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Website resolutions, Whats next?

is 800x600 websites dead? should i start doing 1024 websites?


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The answer depends on who your target audience is and how important it is for you that they be able to see all the content. 

According to the most recent stats that I've seen some 20% of the population still uses the 800x600 resolution. In my experience, these are often older users and people who are not necessarily computer-savvy.

If the last sentence describes your target audience (or else your website is general interest and you want to make sure that your users see everything on their screens) stick with 800x600. Else, feel free to go for 1024x768. 
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Yedda - a brain the size of a planet.

Of course, the best would be to create user interface that scales correctly to take the best advantage of the available screen space.

But when this is not possible, I think that Shaister's advice is the right way to go. 

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The short answer is yes, 800 is dead.

The long answer is that it depends on the demographic of your users. The majority of your users will have a screen width of 1024 or more. The question is how many do not, and how many becomes significant for you. For example at clicktale.com, 90% of the page views are viewed with a resolution of 1024 or more. On the other hand, at codebuildingblocks.com, only 80% of the page views are viewed with a resolution of 1024 or more.

I would suggest that you monitor your site with a web-analytics service that is able to collect screen resolution data (most do) and decide for yourself.

Based on the data that we collect at clicktale.com (some variation of a novel web analytics service) I can say that, on average, 77% of page views are viewed with a resolution of 1024 or more.

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Web Two Point OohhhYeahhh .

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