The 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee The Overland I drove recently was pretty well equipped: a head-up display, heated and cooled massage seats, night vision. But I was most intrigued by the passenger-side display at the front, which looks designed to do more than just input data on the center console screen — there’s an HDMI input right up front. before the gear lever. On the back of the center console? 115 volt AC outlet. Which got me thinking: Can someone in the front seat play Xbox here?
Before you assume that me, Jeep, and the good guys at Microsoft have taken driver distraction to a new and dangerous level, I should point out that the Grand Cherokee’s screen is barely visible to driver. Thanks to a polarizing coating on the display, the display is invisible to the driver and completely opaque. Only when you are sitting in front, perpendicular to the screen (or close to it), does the screen appear. So you can’t watch Netflix while behind the wheel. Also don’t play NBA 2K CZKif you can make it work.
Thanks to that HDMI port, it’s easy to get the Xbox’s signal to the display. Powering the console is another matter. Microsoft claims that Xbox One S likes this draw only 62 watts when playing the game, but it has to draw a little more than at startup. Every time I plug in the Jeep, it will power on for about 10 seconds and then start the circuit. The socket is rated as a modest 150 watts, so the Xbox booting process must involve peak consumption slightly above that.
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Available now inverter Plugs into a 12 volt electrical outlet and provides more than 150 watts. In fact, that’s how I brought the Xbox to the rear-seat entertainment screen in last year’s 2021 Chevy Tahoe. Unfortunately I lost my inverter after that and couldn’t buy a new one. But I have another idea for another solution. If 150 watts proves to be insufficient, you might as well play it safe and plug in something that offers more than that. Say, 2200 watts? Should do that.
And that’s how I ended up with my Honda EU2200i inverter generator attached to a cargo rack with mount, an extension cord that runs through the rear window and powers one device: the Xbox. Within minutes, my baby was playing NBA 2K CZK as we drive around the neighborhood. Some where, Xzibit smiled.
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But he played offline, you ask? Yes he is. Although the Grand Cherokee offers an AT&T Wi-Fi hotspot, it’s not set up and I haven’t tried using it on my phone. I’m a power generation genius, not an IT expert. Plus, today’s kids are spoiled enough as they are, what with their passenger Xbox and cargo rack transmitter systems and their seemingly absolute ability to get motion sickness.
There you have it: You can play Xbox in the front seat of the Grand Cherokee 2022. Should you let me answer.
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