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Toshiba 55UL605 LED LCD HDTV First Impressions Review

$1,399.00
By Jeremy Stamas September 25, 2010
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Performance Features

Display Size & Technology

The 55UL605 is a 1080p TV, even though it's not Toshiba's top-line model. The TV does not have 3D support, but it does have LED backlighting that helps improve the contrast ratio and motion quality.

FI Front Image
The 55UL605 has a thick bezel that the LCD is set in from by a few centimeters.

Formats & Resolution

Since the 55UL605 is a 1080p TV it supports Full HD content at a 1920 x 1080 resolution. You can still watch 720p or standard definition content on the TV, it just won't have the same detail as Full HD footage.

Brightness, Blacks and Contrast Ratio

Toshiba doesn't list the contrast ratio for the 55UL605, but that doesn't matter anyway. Manufacturers will often list inflated contrast ratios that don't reflect real-world use of the television, so its best to wait until we get the 55UL605 into our labs so we can give you a more accurate contrast ratio measurement.

Color

Colors looked good on the 55UL605 when we checked out the TV on the floor at the CEDIA Expo in Atlanta. The TV also has a touch sensitive power control that uses Toshiba's DynaLight technology to automatically adjust the television for optimal picture quality for your viewing environment.

Motion & Refresh Rate

The 55UL605 has a 120Hz refresh rate, which we think is good enough for today's HDTVs. We often notice no improvement in motion quality on 240Hz or 480Hz televisions, so 120Hz should be fine for almost any content. When we actually looked at motion on the TV, we thought it looked really good.

Viewing Angle

For an LCD TV, the 55UL605 showed us a good viewing angle. The TV started to lose some brightness at extreme angles (beyond 45 degrees), but we still thought the image looked decent.

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Jeremy is the video expert of our imaging team and Reviewed.com's head of video production. Originally from Pennsylvania and upstate NY, he graduated from Bard college with a degree in film and electronic media. He has been living and working in New England since 2005.
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