In my newest replace of our long-term 2023 Toyota Sienna Platinum AWD, I poked round and located all the assorted ports and plugs for powering and charging units and equipment. Our tester, outfitted with the rear-seat leisure package deal, has a 120-volt plug and HDMI port on the again of the middle console. So, I did the following logical factor: I attached my Sony PlayStation 5 to see if it performed properly with the Sienna. This is how that went.
First I opened up the ceiling mounted show, plugged the PS5 energy twine into the inverter plug, and hooked it as much as the HDMI enter as effectively. I checked to see if there was energy to the plug with the automobile turned off. There is not. I turned the automobile on, although, and nonetheless had no energy. A fast Google search jogged my memory of the button labeled “AC 120V” on the sprint to the left of the steering wheel. I turned that on, and was in a position to fireplace up the PlayStation.
I checked the display screen and, voilà, there was my PS menu. First, a pair notes in regards to the rear-seat leisure system within the Sienna …
It is a single display screen mounted from above, versus twin screens on the again of the entrance headrests. That is nice for everybody getting a view — particularly for third-row passengers — however it means the oldsters within the second row must crane their necks to look at. Fortunately, the captain’s chairs have armrests to lean on. The opposite challenge is that the display screen blocks the motive force’s view within the rearview mirror. A rearview digital camera mirror is elective.
The rear-seat leisure system comes with a distant management, in addition to two pairs of wi-fi headphones so the motive force would not should hearken to regardless of the passengers are watching (although you may hearken to the audio by means of the automobile’s audio system in the event you desire). Third-row passengers can plug into the headphone plugs subsequent to their seats.
Additionally, the sunshades on the rear home windows assist to cut back any glare.
After that, I used to be good to go. I fired up Star Wars: Jedi Survivor, and it performed simply superb. It isn’t fairly as comfy as gaming on an precise tv. Once more, you are not wanting straight forward and, additionally, you are sitting just a little nearer to the display screen than is comfy. It is just a little higher for passively watching one thing, as my eyes have been straining as they looked for particulars when making an attempt to identify gadgets or discover the following location to go to.
There are some issues to recollect in the event you’re hooking up a console to the system. One, the ability solely works if the automobile is on, so in the event you flip off the automobile earlier than totally powering down the PlayStation, you will find yourself getting a kind of “Ps was not correctly shut off,” and you will fear about your save information being corrupted. You even have to recollect to hit that “AC 120V” button each time you flip the automobile again on if you wish to use that plug.
I admit I used to be stunned by how seamless all of it got here collectively … as soon as I found out that that button up entrance needed to be pressed on. There have been no points with the ability supply, nor with recognizing the HDMI. I simply plugged it in, turned it on, and the display screen got here alive. It behaved higher than my basement TV.
As for the rear-seat leisure system, there are a number of choices at numerous worth factors, whether or not you get it bundled with the digital rearview mirror, a spare tire and/or 50-state emissions {qualifications}. The bottom level of entry for the rear-seat leisure package deal is $1,715, which is what’s in our tester. That features the 11.5-inch 1080p show, HDMI enter, distant and two pairs of wi-fi headphones, in addition to the 1500-watt inverter (together with two 120-volt plugs) and 50-state emissions. At $1,790, you do not get the 50-state emissions, however you do get the digital rearview mirror and Homelink transceiver (for storage doorways and whatnot), in addition to a spare tire. Shifting as much as the $1,915 package deal retains the digital mirror and Homelink, and provides the 50-state emissions, however does away with the spare tire.
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