Which resolution do you now code for?

Has 800 by 600 died yet?

[bloke in a box]

Hello world!

I'm interested to see what resolution you guys design a site for.

My main background in design has come from sites relating to computer games and gamers and as the large majority of gamers have relatively high end computers - very very few would ever consider using a resolution less than 1200 by 1024 let alone 800 by 600. As such I don't have any of my own stats to rely on.

I have recently started coding more commercially based sites and originally I set the design out for 1024 by 768 but is there still a need to be coding for the smaller resolutions?

[Span]

Hello bloke in a box,
depending on your audience, 800x600 is still used by 30%-40% surfers.

[thecounter.com ]

[bloke in a box]

Wow, that's a lot higher that I would have dreamed of. Thanks very much for that link.

[Matt Probert]

It might depend upon the type of site one operates. Mobile devices are becoming increasingly popular, with Vodafone currently field-testing a new network which actually works for web surfing. Mobile phones have very small resolutions, to exclude that market could prove short-sighted.

[jim_w]

As Span said, ir depends on who is using your site. For example, we are a B to B, and our users typically get 'hand-me-down' machines due to the departments they are in.

[krieves]

Here are some stats, month to date, from my primary website.

1. 1024 x 768 pixels 54.64%
2. 800 x 600 pixels 30.54%
3. 1280 x 1024 pixels 6.35%
4. Other Resolutions 4.12%
5. 1152 x 864 pixels 2.39%
6. 1600 x 1200 pixels 1.23%
7. 640 x 480 pixels 0.72%
8. 1024 x 721 pixels 0.01%

[netguy]

If possible we try to use a liquid layout, but more often than not, liquid doesn't hold the design well so we end up with a 740px fixed width.

We've found that 740px is the optimum width, with many 1024 x 768 still using a left column for 'favorites,' for example. Also, you can often go liquid on the header and provide a 'subtle' right-of-fixed background to make a fixed design better accomodate your higher res visitors.

Here's some more on specific browsers and canvas sizes:
[webmonkey.wired.com...]

Steve

[ControlEngineer]

Most of my site viewers are control engineers working in offices with fairly new machines and high resolution screens. However, I have found that a growing number are using laptops, typically while traveling or visiting plant sites. These generally have a lower resolution.

For me (and, I suspect, for travel related sites) people who take the time to call dialup from a hotel (slooow speed) are more serious about finding the information they need, hiring me as a consultant, or buying from me than those who are sitting at their desk (often killing time).

There has been a decline in the 800 x 600 screens, but it isn't dead yet. But before too long it will be.