Is it time to start making sites 1024x768? - GoFuckYourself.com

mrgica · 01-13-2005, 09:52 PM

hmmm...?

xclusive · 01-13-2005, 09:53 PM

No most people still go 800x600

galleryseek · 01-13-2005, 09:57 PM

I wonder... what are the current statistics?

Rantan · 01-13-2005, 10:18 PM

i think 800x600 is a good number.
480,000 pixels yay!

wargames · 01-13-2005, 10:18 PM

still 800x600

Spunky · 01-13-2005, 10:19 PM

800x 600 is the safest bet...all those others are too damn small

NickPapageorgio · 01-13-2005, 10:20 PM

you mean I have to convert all the stuff I have that's 640x480?

AlienQ - BANNED FOR LIFE · 01-13-2005, 10:23 PM

most of my work is between 710 and 740 wide.
I think anticipating 800x600 is the safe bet these days.

foolio · 01-13-2005, 10:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AlienQ

most of my work is between 710 and 740 wide.
I think anticipating 800x600 is the safe bet these days.

yup - still gotta respect the 800'ers

FiReC · 01-13-2005, 10:27 PM

stats on www.schoolthumbs.com

out of about 48k in the last 24 hours

53% 1024x768
23% 800X600
9% 1280X1024
4% 1152X864
3% unknown
7% other

sumphatpimp · 01-13-2005, 10:28 PM

the real problem is that tgp's and link lists will not accept anything but 800x600, so that is what you are stuck with.

Rantan · 01-13-2005, 10:28 PM

If porn websites didn't need to be so graphic intense, it would be much easier to design websites that fit the screen no matter what, and always looked good...

GeorgeK · 01-13-2005, 10:35 PM

Even if folks have bigger monitors thes days, I bet most don't run their browser maximized (I like to keep mine at 800 wide, so I can see other programs running along the side, e.g. instant messaging programs).

jayeff · 01-13-2005, 11:06 PM

http://www.upsdell.com/BrowserNews/stat_trends.htm

800x600: ~30% of page accesses.
1024x768 and higher: ~67% of page accesses

The best approach is to design pages which size themselves, because anything else means you are not optimized for a sizeable chunk of your audience. However that can be fairly tricky with graphic-intensive sites, so for now if you work on fixed sizes, you pretty much have to design for the smaller size.

Which seems to be the general practise. What we don't seem to have as good a grasp of (judging by the tendency towards massive page sizes) is that even in the US broadband penetration is still only around 55%. Korea is among a handful of countries with higher broadband penetration, but otherwise the rest of the world isn't even at US levels.

On the topic of compatibility, it's also interesting that the use of IE has fallen from a high of 94% down to around 84% and still declining. That's relevant to anyone using CSS because Explorer has a lot of non-compliancy issues. If you checked your design in IE, there is a good chance your site won't look right in Netscape, Firefox, Opera or whatever, unless you included some workarounds.

pornRefinery · 01-13-2005, 11:08 PM

www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_stats.asp

2004 Higher 1024x768 800x600 640x480 Unknown
October 10% 51% 34% 1% 4%
July 10% 50% 35% 1% 4%
January 10% 47% 37% 1% 5%

mrgica · 01-13-2005, 11:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pornRefinery

www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_stats.asp

2004 Higher 1024x768 800x600 640x480 Unknown
October 10% 51% 34% 1% 4%
July 10% 50% 35% 1% 4%
January 10% 47% 37% 1% 5%

Interesting stats

flashfire · 01-13-2005, 11:30 PM

no way...so many people still surf 800x600

Basic_man · 01-13-2005, 11:31 PM

Nop, not yet ! Hope it will be soon, I fucking hate people who use 800x600 !

fetishpix · 01-14-2005, 12:03 AM

We have been designing all our sites in 1024x768 format for the past year.
Seems to be the default resoulution of most new computers these days.
We have had no complaints from viewers or members since we changed.

sharpx9 · 01-14-2005, 12:06 AM

neeehhhh..

fetishpix · 01-14-2005, 12:16 AM

we are building this site right now in a 1024 layout
http://www.diamondteens.com/guests/

vending_machine · 01-14-2005, 12:23 AM

Designing a site to fit a certain screen resolution is stupid 95% of the time.

latinasojourn · 01-14-2005, 12:33 AM

depends on the niche of the site.

i.e.; artistic or boutique erotica sites should be setup with bigger screen size because those surfers will demand high rez, and have the hardware for it.

potter · 01-14-2005, 01:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vending_machine

Designing a site to fit a certain screen resolution is stupid 95% of the time.

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SomeCreep · 01-14-2005, 01:39 AM

It is better to have a page at 800x600 and have it be a little small for 1024x768 users, than have your 800x600 surfers get a horizontal scroll bar. Speaking of which, I wish GFY was 800x600 + firefox friendly.

eiht_98 · 01-14-2005, 01:43 AM

still 800*600

PersianKitty · 01-14-2005, 01:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sumphatpimp

the real problem is that tgp's and link lists will not accept anything but 800x600, so that is what you are stuck with.

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PersianKitty · 01-14-2005, 01:52 AM

My stats for Jan

1024 x 768 49.49%
800 x 600 33.93%
1280 x 1024 8.07%
1152 x 864 3.25%
1600 x 1200 2.78%
Unknown 1.34%
640 x 480 0.98%

serguei · 01-14-2005, 01:55 AM

most people still go 800x600. But you need to do your site that will goog looking for both of them as 800x800 and 1024...... For example we did it for our sites as www.defloration.com www.naked-gymnast.com

SBJ · 01-14-2005, 02:42 AM

my take is paysites: 800x600
TGP galleries: 800x600
free sites is the grey area.. If you have a ton of traffic and content then go with 1024x768 but a small to medium sized free site should stay 800x600

Twe Russ · 01-14-2005, 02:45 AM

maybe, maybe not.

GatorB · 01-14-2005, 04:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xclusive

No most people still go 800x600

Actually that's not true. Most go at 1024X768 or higher. More and more people are getting LCD monitors and I don't know of any that are set at 800X600. Also anyone with a CRT larger than 17in is certainly going to be at 1024X768 or higher and even many with 17in CRT use that setting

Rui · 01-14-2005, 06:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xclusive

No most people still go 800x600

Amen

I don't think its time to move to 1024x768 yet, but I would appreciatte if all you guys moved tho

Maybe in a coupple more years perphaps

01-13-2005, 09:52 PM	#1
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01-13-2005, 10:28 PM	#11
sumphatpimp Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 5,235	the real problem is that tgp's and link lists will not accept anything but 800x600, so that is what you are stuck with.

01-13-2005, 10:35 PM	#13
GeorgeK Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 423	Even if folks have bigger monitors thes days, I bet most don't run their browser maximized (I like to keep mine at 800 wide, so I can see other programs running along the side, e.g. instant messaging programs). __________________ I buy good domain names. Send lists to George (at) LOFFS.com

01-13-2005, 11:06 PM	#14
jayeff Confirmed User Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 2,944	http://www.upsdell.com/BrowserNews/stat_trends.htm 800x600: ~30% of page accesses. 1024x768 and higher: ~67% of page accesses The best approach is to design pages which size themselves, because anything else means you are not optimized for a sizeable chunk of your audience. However that can be fairly tricky with graphic-intensive sites, so for now if you work on fixed sizes, you pretty much have to design for the smaller size. Which seems to be the general practise. What we don't seem to have as good a grasp of (judging by the tendency towards massive page sizes) is that even in the US broadband penetration is still only around 55%. Korea is among a handful of countries with higher broadband penetration, but otherwise the rest of the world isn't even at US levels. On the topic of compatibility, it's also interesting that the use of IE has fallen from a high of 94% down to around 84% and still declining. That's relevant to anyone using CSS because Explorer has a lot of non-compliancy issues. If you checked your design in IE, there is a good chance your site won't look right in Netscape, Firefox, Opera or whatever, unless you included some workarounds.

01-13-2005, 11:08 PM	#15
pornRefinery Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: ICQ 241-656-086 Posts: 384	www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_stats.asp 2004 Higher 1024x768 800x600 640x480 Unknown October 10% 51% 34% 1% 4% July 10% 50% 35% 1% 4% January 10% 47% 37% 1% 5%

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flashfire ICQ 1 6 7 8 5 3 4 9 2 Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 13,098	no way...so many people still surf 800x600

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Basic_man Programming King Pin Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Montreal Posts: 27,360	Nop, not yet ! Hope it will be soon, I fucking hate people who use 800x600 ! __________________ UUGallery Builder - automated photo/video gallery plugin for Wordpress! Stop looking! Checkout Naked Hosting, online since 1999 !

01-14-2005, 12:03 AM	#19
fetishpix Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 100	1024x768 We have been designing all our sites in 1024x768 format for the past year. Seems to be the default resoulution of most new computers these days. We have had no complaints from viewers or members since we changed.

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sharpx9 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 2,085	neeehhhh..

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fetishpix Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 100	we are building this site right now in a 1024 layout http://www.diamondteens.com/guests/

01-14-2005, 12:23 AM	#22
vending_machine Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Seattle Posts: 1,062	Designing a site to fit a certain screen resolution is stupid 95% of the time.

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latinasojourn Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 3,191	depends on the niche of the site. i.e.; artistic or boutique erotica sites should be setup with bigger screen size because those surfers will demand high rez, and have the hardware for it.

01-14-2005, 01:39 AM	#25
SomeCreep :glugglug Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Where the Wild Things Are Posts: 26,118	It is better to have a page at 800x600 and have it be a little small for 1024x768 users, than have your 800x600 surfers get a horizontal scroll bar. Speaking of which, I wish GFY was 800x600 + firefox friendly. __________________ Webair Hosting I use and recommend Webair for hosting.

01-14-2005, 01:43 AM	#26
eiht_98 Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: EU Posts: 6,103	still 800*600

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PersianKitty Meow Media Inc. Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: In the valley of the sun, cactus, tacos, tequila, and nod Posts: 7,785	My stats for Jan 1024 x 768 49.49% 800 x 600 33.93% 1280 x 1024 8.07% 1152 x 864 3.25% 1600 x 1200 2.78% Unknown 1.34% 640 x 480 0.98% __________________ Wondering what webmaster programs PK uses? Check them out here!

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SBJ So Fucking Fabulous Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Indiana Posts: 11,375	my take is paysites: 800x600 TGP galleries: 800x600 free sites is the grey area.. If you have a ton of traffic and content then go with 1024x768 but a small to medium sized free site should stay 800x600 __________________ Chaturbate - Make tons of money from Cams! *Name Silo - Domains under $9 and free ID protect*

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