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I'm from a country that doesn't live in cars, can someone explain the drive-in to me? Does everybody have a cabriolet, or how do you see the screen at all? Is i

I'm from a country that doesn't live in cars, can someone explain the drive-in to me? Does everybody have a cabriolet, or how do you see the screen at all? Is it visible through the windshield? How about the audio?

cnasc 7y ago
You see it through the windshield, there is typically a short range radio transmitter that sends the audio so you can hear it over your car speakers. Source: had a college job that involved inflatable movie screens and occasional drive-in style experiences
save_ferris 7y ago
There’s typically a large outdoor projection screen a few stories tall, and each car usually gets a set of speakers that rests on their front side windows. Although these days I bet more are moving to Bluetooth or something like that.
- hedora 7y ago
  The audio moved to low power FM radio decades ago.
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BurningFrog 7y ago
> Is it visible through the windshield? Do you not have transparent windshields in your country?
- hedora 7y ago
  Sure, the engine has one for the conductor, but most cars don’t.
  - bluGill 7y ago
    I'm sure your country has at least a few personal cars. There are a a few islands that don't, but otherwise you have seen cars.
  - beervirus 7y ago
    Automobile, not train.
- skrebbel 7y ago
  Is this how you respond to everybody who's interested in your culture?
catalogia 7y ago
> Is it visible through the windshield? Yes, or you can bring lawn chairs and sit outside next to your car instead. Or if you have a pickup truck, you can park the truck backwards and lounge in the truck bed.
mixmastamyk 7y ago
One thing folks haven’t mentioned is that there is a slight incline at the parking spot to help see the screen.
- toast0 7y ago
  To add on, the parking lot is intentionally made to have rows of (small) hills, so each car will be pointed up towards the screen. Taller vehicles are restricted to the back row, trucks will usually back in and people sit in the bed to watch. Vans (and any remaining station wagons) will also often back in and sit in the back with the hatch open.

cnasc 7y ago

You see it through the windshield, there is typically a short range radio transmitter that sends the audio so you can hear it over your car speakers. Source: had a college job that involved inflatable movie screens and occasional drive-in style experiences

save_ferris 7y ago

There’s typically a large outdoor projection screen a few stories tall, and each car usually gets a set of speakers that rests on their front side windows. Although these days I bet more are moving to Bluetooth or something like that.

hedora 7y ago
The audio moved to low power FM radio decades ago.

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BurningFrog 7y ago

> Is it visible through the windshield? Do you not have transparent windshields in your country?

hedora 7y ago
Sure, the engine has one for the conductor, but most cars don’t.
- bluGill 7y ago
  I'm sure your country has at least a few personal cars. There are a a few islands that don't, but otherwise you have seen cars.
- beervirus 7y ago
  Automobile, not train.
skrebbel 7y ago
Is this how you respond to everybody who's interested in your culture?

catalogia 7y ago

> Is it visible through the windshield? Yes, or you can bring lawn chairs and sit outside next to your car instead. Or if you have a pickup truck, you can park the truck backwards and lounge in the truck bed.

mixmastamyk 7y ago

One thing folks haven’t mentioned is that there is a slight incline at the parking spot to help see the screen.

toast0 7y ago
To add on, the parking lot is intentionally made to have rows of (small) hills, so each car will be pointed up towards the screen. Taller vehicles are restricted to the back row, trucks will usually back in and people sit in the bed to watch. Vans (and any remaining station wagons) will also often back in and sit in the back with the hatch open.