Why don't you like the large format screen in the Prime?

Head unit failed? Throw away car.

 

LOL. I needed a new set of tires for my previous PRIME Premium, but I didn't throw it away. I just traded it for a new 2020 PRIME LE with smaller more functional screen and comfortable cloth seat... and a brand new set of tires.

 

Yeah, even with street price for the displays (either), add labour and taxes, you're likely back over $6K out the door. New primes (in the States) are going for what $20~22K with all the green discounts?

The sand-pounding absurdity of modern commerce.

 

And fresh oil/filter!!!!

 

Yeah, and two more years of FREE TOYOTA CARE maintenance!

 

And a 10-year, 150k mile hybrid warranty!!

 

I already had that on my 2017 PRIME. I live in CARB state. But, yeah I reset the clock to zero again.

 

I guess I'd forgotten that Maine is CARB.

 

Resolution is also going to depend on the input and program.
Cheap camera with great display isn't going to overcome the camera's resolution.

 

I personally like the 11.6” screen, especially the big map.

However, there certainly are things I don’t like about it. Most importantly, it’s mounted too low; it takes my eyes too far off the road!

Also, the touch targets are often too small, requiring really-precise aim while you’re trying to drive.

All in all though, I’m fine with it.

 

Independent of the screen, I really recommend getting the Advanced trim, because of the HUD, rear cross-traffic alert, blindspot monitoring, and auto-wipers. To me those are excellent safety and/or convenience features!

 

It's not so much the resolution as the pixel density that makes it fuzzy, or maybe the data being fed to it as @Trollbait mentioned. I'm a little jaded by the 218 ppi on my 5k iMac and especially by the 458 ppi on my phone. At 5-3/4" wide, the display should be about 188 ppi. Given that it's almost as dense as my iMac's display, I'd think it would be almost as sharp at the same distance. But it's not even close. That makes me wonder if they're feeding SD data to an HD screen thinking it'll look like HD. It won't. Another sign of poor implementation.

Like you, I don't hate it. It's just sad that with the specs it has, it doesn't look better and do more. I wonder if they didn't leave some of their engineers pulling out their hair in frustration.

Edit to add: contrast ratio on the display is another big issue for me. For something that sees such extremes in lighting, you'd think it would be a little stronger in that area.

 

I really like it. In fact, it was one of the reasons I bought the car. I much prefer the touch screen controls too, and if it had only physical knobs instead of touch controls, it would have made my decision to purchase more difficult. I have no problem reaching/adjusting the controls that I need, and the map is a good size. I don't understand the complaints about the big screen at all.

 

Like. Admittedly, I agree only up to a point, but thumbs-up nevertheless.

For me, the main benefit is the monster map, and to me, that’s worth the downside of not being able to run controls by feel.

Toyota’s GUI/OS strikes me as like the Prime’s driving performance: “it’s fine.” Nothing amazing but it works.

 

I think the big screen in the 2017 advance trim was intended to mimic the portrait-oriented big screen in the Tesla. It was definitely a 'cool' thing found only in the Prime and Tesla.

As noted elsewhere, the back-up image fills the full width of the screen. Having it fill the height would not add any useful information.

We keep a "Swiffer" anti-static cloth in the arm-rest console. It is an inexpensive and convenient way to wipe dust of the screen.

Generally, I use the buttons on the steering wheel to control the audio volume and to change "channels" between presets.

What I don't like is having to use the touch-screen to de-fog the windshield if you don't want to run the gasoline engine which starts when the front defroster button is used.

But, all things considered, after three years I am still enjoying this car. It comfortable (and I am a BIG bear) and, because I make lots of short city trips, it's great not to have to "crank" an internal combustion engine making cold starts.

 

I test-drove the base and upgrade versions of the Prime on a warm sunny day last August. I immediately noticed the glare on the large screen and the "back-sauna" vinyl seats on the upgrade model, which made the smaller screen and breathable cloth seats of the base model an easy choice for me. I would have liked a few of the upper-model features like the JBL sound system and head-up display, but I'm happy with my choice.

 

Living down South, in Austin TX, I felt … betrayed? ... that cloth seats weren’t even an option on the top trim level. However, it’s been not nearly as bad a concern as I expected, in part because we got the mostly-white seats of the “moonstone” interior (that plus remote climate). Could be better though, yes.

 

Same here! Not nearly as uncomfortable as leather.