Project Drive-in

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http://projectdrivein.com/

[palmboy5]

Never been to one... the town I went to college in had one but in my four years there, I had never gone. >_>

I'm not one to support outdated/expired methods and technology though so can't say I care about the outcome of this project either way.

[Directive]

You suck. Drive-ins are great. Theaters came first so there more outdated then drive-ins.

[palmboy5]

Age and outdatedness are closely but not directly related.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/14/us/re ... d=all&_r=0
Stuff like this are what make drive-in theatres more outdated than their "older" counterparts.

[Directive]

The problem is the cost of the upgrades to digital projectors, not that the upgrades don't exist. Also not having them available in standard format. Drive-in owners run these places not only for the money but for nostalgia, which most younger generations do not get. I like watching movies on BIG screens, like theater or drive-ins. I do not like watching movies on my phone, tablet or any handheld device.

[palmboy5]

Yes they can upgrade their hardware to stay in business, but such upgrades are something a regular theatre can afford to and have already done on their own. Besides, the trend I linked to claim that drive-in's are outdated has nothing to do with what hardware they're using. The drive-in idea itself is a problem when people are less likely to be driving (and spending money on increasingly expensive gas) or even have a car. Not to mention other inherent weaknesses such as being dependent on weather.

Their demise sounds like nature working as intended.

[Directive]

Ba! There has been rain forever, when drive-ins were popular and not. I figure its like bell bottom paints, they were outdated to until I saw kids wearing them in the late 90's. Oops, they called them flair bottom, not bell bottom. Alto, the gas point you make is a good one. That kind of perpetuates it seeing the less drive-ins there are the longer the drive to get to them.