What resolution should websites be optomized for?

[dighn]

Originally posted by: ScrewFaceWhen's the last time anyone's set thier monitor resolution below 1024x768?:beer:

if you look at the stats a couple of posts up, 44% of people still use 800x600

 

[Cerb]

Originally posted by: dighn

Originally posted by: ScrewFaceWhen's the last time anyone's set thier monitor resolution below 1024x768?:beer:

if you look at the stats a couple of posts up, 44% of people still use 800x600

We're not proud of it, but we exist!

 

[Kelemvor]

Easiest way to figure that out for your specific site is to get a free counter (do a search, there's tons) and get one that records other information from the visitor. Many of them grab the screen resolution.

However as a standard, 800 x 600 and 1024 x 768 are pretty close. However every day it migrates more and more towards the larer sizes.

Personally, I design for 1024x768 because that's what most people have been using for years and if soem old fogey with a 5 year old PC and a 14" monitor want to view my ste, why shoudl I make it look crappy for everyone else. Not gonna happen.