Not just Toshiba. A few years ago 1600x1200 was not rare on 15". We had some truly shocking laptop resolutions. There were things like IBM T60p/T61p 15" with QXGA resolution. Now everything comes with 1366x768 (yes even 15", brrr!) and I feel all the manufacturers can get away with it just because they can slap a HD label on this absymal resolution and the consumers lap it up thinking "HD? surely good!" I am sure the Toshiba is a fine machine, I used several Porteges during the years and they were great. I feel that this is like a cancer which eats away any really usable screen, however.