It was assumed some time ago that 800 x 600 was safe for developing
sites optimized for that resolution.
Are the statistics still there? How much have they changed over the
last three years?
Thank you.
/Lizardnation
One thing to keep in mind, even if the majority are now using
1024x768, as long as a sizable minority is still using 800x600, you
may want to continue designing to that level. As someone who has
occasion to visit sites from computers with both resolutions, I am far
more annoyed by having to scroll side to side to see a full page
designed for a higher resolution than to have a little blank space
when visiting a site designed for a lower resolution. And annoyed
visitors tend to surf on over to other sites that don't annoy them. I
suspect that is why most pages are still designed for 800x600 - to
avoid antagonizing customers who haven't made the switch to a higher
resolution. Of course if your site is promoting the latest high
quality graphics video games, as an example, then you might assume
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Hello again, lizardnation!
When researching these statistics, I found considerable variance from
one site to another. One source said "Credible stats are hard to
find," and I can certainly believe that. Seeking exact data on this is
rather like trying to nail Jell-O to the wall. However, it does appear
that the trend toward higher resolutions has now put 1024x768 on the
top of the heap, with 800x600 close behind in popularity. Here are a
few figures for you:
"In a study conducted by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a
definite trend was observed of users moving to higher resolution
desktop display formats. The survey demonstrated that the most common
display resolution is currently 1024x768 on a 15-inch display. This
display format is the least expensive to the consumer and most cost
effective to manufacture due to the sheer volume that are produced.
Less than 25% of the users surveyed were operating with a display
resolution lower than 1024x768."
OEM Portrait
http://oem.portrait.com/us/products/ls_whitepaper.html
"800x600 (XGA): this accounts for ~45% of page accesses, down from 51%
a year ago. Some users surely have old PCs, with little video memory;
the rest likely have PCs whose resolutions are set lower because (a)
many new PCs default to a lower resolution, and (b) many PCs have
monitors too small for readable higher-resolution text. The percentage
will likely decrease steadily as higher resolution displays grow more
common, but will remain popular for many years.
1024x768 and higher (SVGA): this accounts for ~51% of page accesses,
up from 43% a year ago. Most new PCs have enough video memory for high
resolution displays, but many are set to a lower resolution because
(a) many new PCs default to a lower resolution, and (b) many PCs have
monitors too small for readable higher-resolution text. The percentage
of high resolution users will continue to grow steadily."
Upsdell Browser News
http://www.upsdell.com/BrowserNews/stat_trends.htm#res
By comparison, here are some statistics from 2001:
Display Size WebSideStory Browser News
7/2001 Survey 12/2001 Stats
640x480 5.71% 4%
800x600 52.47% 53%
1024x768 and higher 35.6% 41%
NetMechanic
http://www.netmechanic.com/news/vol4/accessibility_no24.htm
From web archives, here are data from 1999 and 2000:
Screen Resolution Jul 99 Oct 99 Jan 00 Apr 00 Jul 00
1024x768 22% 23% 25% 29% 30%
800x600 54% 55% 56% 56% 56%
640x480 15% 14% 11% 10% 9%
Other or Unknown 9% 8% 8% 5% 5%
Archived data from W3Schools.com
http://web.archive.org/web/20000831045935/http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_stats.asp
If you do a Google search for the keyphrase "optimized for 1024x768"
you will get over 9,000 hits:
Google Web Search: "optimized for 1024x768"
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=+%22optimized+for+1024x768
A similar search for the keyphrase "optimized for 800x600" brings up
more than 57,000 hits:
Google Web Search: "optimized for 800x600"
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=+%22optimized+for+800x600
Although many Web designers are optimizing for larger resolutions,
obviously many are not. This change is happening gradually, and I
would expect that 800x600 will continue to be common on the Web for
quite some time, even though larger resolutions are becoming more
popular among users.
Search terms used:
"resolution" + "trends"
"resolution" + "statistics"
"resolution" + "stats"
I hope this information is helpful. Please request clarification if it
is needed; I'll be glad to offer further assistance before you rate my
answer.
Best regards,
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