Can you watch a film in a moving vehicle?

Streaming quality is consistent with any smart television experience

- Shouvik Das

The evolution of technology in cars has standardized features that were once reserved for the luxury segment. This, in turn, presents a conundrum for cars commanding a hefty premium over the mainstream ones. To stand apart, displays have offered car makers with avenues to innovate within the confines of a car cabin. For the BMW i7, this manifested in what is a rarity in cars in India—a full-scale theatre with a 31.3-inch 'Oled' (organic light-emitting diode) display, paired to an 18-speaker, 655-watt surround sound system built by British audio brand Bowers & Wilkins. To go with this, the company's infotainment modes come with a dedicated "Theatre mode"—which rolls up the window and rear windscreen shades, closes the glass roof's shades too, and flips the display down for the rear passengers to savour. The experience, interestingly, is heightened by the company's inclusion of a port that allows users to use any str