what size is your monitor? what settings are you using?

[Veleno]

Hi Guys,

I'm curious to know what size of monitor you have, as well as what settings (ie. 800x600, 1024x768, etc) you use.

I ask because I'd like to make my webpage look even for viewers using different settings than what I'm using.

Thanks for the help.

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Richard
NSXTASY

 

[NetViper]

The standard these days (at least for Gannett) is to design for 800x600. If I am designing a site, I will do 8x6 min, but sometimes make it expand to fill whatever the screen is.

Even though the standard is 8x6, I would guess most people are browsing at 1024x768 these days.

My monitor is 19" at home and 21" at work. Both are set at 1280x1024.

Hope that helps.

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[flaminio]

21" Sony, 1152x864. I've never liked the 1280x1024 resolution, because it's not in the 4:3 ratio that the monitor is. I'm not sure why that makes a difference to me, but it does...

-Bob

 

[FuryNSX]

Home is 1152x864 on a 17" monitor. At work, I'm at 1600x1200 on a 21" monitor, but my browser window isn't full screen. It's probably about 1000 pixels wide. For me, I like to make pages for 1024x768. If people are still running at 800x600, they've really got to get themselves out of the stone age. That resolution is whack!!

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1995 NSX-T
1999 3.2TL
2001 Odyssey
1992 SC400

 

[skim83]

1024x768
19" monitor I think, don't quite remember

 

[justin hall]

640x480 on a 21" monitor

 

[akira3d]

At home, 1024x768x24bit on a 19" Mag monitor.

At work, 1920x1200x32bit on a 21" Sony wide aspect (16:10) flat monitor....very sweet!

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'00 Acura NSX-T (red/black), '97 Honda Civic HX (black), '01 Lexus IS300 (black/black)
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[Veleno]

Thanks for the info guys.

Justin are you for real? Aren't things LARGE at that size?

I use 800x600 on a 17" because it's not too small and I don't have to strain my eyes looking at the text.

Does it make a difference what color setting your using? (I'm at 32bit, the next one down is 16bit)

Thanks again for the help

 

[akira3d]

The color depth does have a significant impact on the quality of images. Color banding is quite noticeable at 16bit, 32bit is much smoother in appearance.

 

[rquintero]

21" at home or office, but the important thing is the resolution and the refresh rates... like flaminio 1152x864 is great, but 1280x1024 is horrible. Thats is just an opinion though.

I've demanded a minimum of 800x600 for my commercial app. for many years, just not an issue - plus it is a safe standard for accessibility reasons.

 

[justin hall]

Originally posted by Veleno:
Justin are you for real? Aren't things LARGE at that size?

of course I was just kidding. I went to change my work monitor to that setting for laughs when I wrote the post, and I had too many icons on my desktop so they all got screwed up, and I had to move about 20' away from my computer. I thought it was funny....

 

[nsx1164]

Home
- 1024x768 (32-bit color) on a 15" LCD panel
- alternately 1280x1024 (32-bit) on a 19" CRT (1600x1200 works, but is hard to read -- I think you need at least a 21" for that)

Work
- 1024x768 (24-bit) on a 15" LCD (notebook)

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[nsxtasy]

Home: 640x480 on a 15-inch monitor (NO, I'm not kidding)

Work: 800x600 on a 17-inch monitor, I think

 

[lemansnsx]

1024 x 768 32 bit on 15" laptop. Haven't used a regular monitor in so long...

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[ncdogdoc]

1024 by 768 on a Panasonic 17". Will occasionally surf at 1280 by 1068 just to fit everything on the page. Looking to upgrade to a 21" monitor, but have limited desktop space now.

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Gary Yates
1995 Red/Tan

 

[NSXaholic]

Home: 640x480 on a 15-inch monitor (NO, I'm not kidding)

Work: 800x600 on a 17-inch monitor, I think

I was searching for something else, and came across this thread. nsxtasy deserves a round of applause for his strong contributions to Prime in general. However, this should be all the more so given an understanding of his working conditions. Ken, you still using a resolution of 640x480 at home, or have you gone wild...and moved to 800x600.

Regards.

 

[Number9]

Home:
1600x1024 (SGI Large Odd-Sized LCD)
1280x1024 (Viewsonic 18" LCD)

Work:
1280x1024 (21" Tube)

Note: I'm surprised that so many of you dislike 1280x1024, since it is the native resolution for most of the 17"-19" LCD panels, hence they look pretty terrible at any other resolution. Not the optimal aspect ratio for movie viewing to be sure, but haven't noticed any material drawbacks...

 

[NSXaholic]

...Note: I'm surprised that so many of you dislike 1280x1024, since it is the native resolution for most of the 17"-19" LCD panels, hence they look pretty terrible at any other resolution. Not the optimal aspect ratio for movie viewing to be sure, but haven't noticed any material drawbacks...

Agree. That's the resolution I'm running my 19" Samsung 191T LCD at (to be honest it's a rebranded Samsung with the Dell logo in front ).

Regards.

 

[FuryNSX]

I run my laptop at it's native resolution of 1600x1200.

 

[nsxtasy]

you still using a resolution of 640x480 at home

Yes. I don't like having to read tiny tiny text on the screen.

 

[Carguy!]

Home: 640x480 on a 15-inch monitor (NO, I'm not kidding)

Work: 800x600 on a 17-inch monitor, I think

I think we should take up a collection to buy Ken a new monitor for his home computer!

I am running a resolution of 7680 x 2400 on my home / work system. I am curious if anyone knows how I achieve this?

 

[Jonathan]

How many displays are you using?

I use 1600 x 1200 almost all the time, at home and on both work systems (laptop included).

I would be curious if people are still designing web sites at 800 x 600 as a standard, since this post is nearly 2 years old.

I think a standard move to 1024 x 768 would be nice.

 

[Carguy!]

How many displays are you using?

I use 1600 x 1200 almost all the time, at home and on both work systems (laptop included).

I would be curious if people are still designing web sites at 800 x 600 as a standard, since this post is nearly 2 years old.

I think a standard move to 1024 x 768 would be nice.

I didn't notice that Ken's post was from almost two years ago! I hope he has upgraded by now.

I am running two displays, I also agree that anyone who develops web pages should concentrate on 1024 x 768 and higher. I develop stand alone software and develop for 1024 x 768 and higher, to make it work at 800 x 600 requires a lot of compromises.

 

[POWERED by HONDA]

Home:
22" NEC running at recommended 1600x1200.

Dell 15" LCD Laptop, running at native 1600x1200.

Work:
21" Running at 1280x1024.

I agree with the 1024x768.

I run my web browsers in a smaller window anyway... and I think it's sized for 1024x768.

 

[NSXaholic]

...I would be curious if people are still designing web sites at 800 x 600 as a standard, since this post is nearly 2 years old...

Actually, many, many popular web sites are still being designed with the old 800x600 width in mind, much to my chagrin. I did a quick search, and here are just some of the few:

(1) www.cbsmarketwatch.com
(2) www.ebay.com
(3) www.cnet.com

Look how narrow the width is.

Regards.