Toshiba A505D-S6987: A Look at Turion II Ultra M600 Performance

Toshiba A505D-S6987 LCD

Toshiba advertises the screen on the A505D-S6987 as a “TruBrite HD” and it offers the traditional 1366x768 resolution common on mainstream notebooks. The picture is attractive enough, but discoloration occurs at nearly any viewing angle; the Samsung panel used in this unit is one of the worst screens this reviewer has ever seen. There's a color shift that gradually occurs from about two-thirds down the screen for the rest of it, and that's at the ideal viewing angle.

The Toshiba's screen is what it is: a budget screen on a budget notebook. Quality is acceptable but lackluster, but for what you're paying it's unreasonable to expect an evenly-lit RGB-LED backlit monster. At the $800 MSRP, we want a lot better quality, but street prices are about $150 lower.