Small screen vs big screen

My opinion is that the 14" screen is significantly better when you are using it for the following two purposes, for example:

- back-up camera - the larger image is really impressive and useful (same comment applies for any of the camera views that are available)

- navigation - much larger map display and if you are using CarPlay then the display is large enough to have a usable map display on the left portion of the screen, with the right portion of the screen used to display podcast or other information

This is my first vehicle with such a large display. Before I purchased it, after I test drove one of the first '24 Tacoma's that came in and was backing it into the parking place at the dealers and the display came on with the backup camera, I actually laughed (in a good way) at how large and impressive it was.

 

Fourteen inch for the win!! Huge ass screen for maps is great.

 

You know what. Let’s just be happy we get to choose the options between 8” and 14”.
People with the 8” are happy and people with the 14” is happy. Any 8” screen owner shitting on a 14” screen is due to envy. Nothing less and nothing more.

 

And vice versa

 

I would have loved the big screen, but that would mean going to a TRD and would have cost me thousands, so I’ll make do.

 

i came from an Xterra which didn’t have any creature comforts. to me, the 8 inch is totally luxury. it works great.

 

I originally wanted the larger screen, and had test driven a truck with the large screen, but the discount I could get on a TRD Off Road with the smaller screen compared to the same truck with the 14" screen was a no brainer. It was a LOT. And I'm perfectly happy with the 8" screen. I actually prefer it to the larger screen now that I have one for comparison. I remember thinking that the 14 inch screen in the one I test drove made the cab feel a little cramped, like it was too big for the truck. The 8" screen is actually more proportional to the cab, and is plenty large enough for Waze and Spotify, Pandora, etc. The large plastic bezel surrounding the 8" screen is what makes it look cheap. If it had a thin bezel, it would look great. A 10 to 12 inch display would be ideal, but Toyota probably knows that and the 8" vs.14" is a great marketing tactic for upselling expensive premium packages. The larger screen is available as a stand alone option for around $850, but they seem to be scarce.