Thanks for the info George. Would anyone care to hazard a guess as to what
those 40% of "don't knows" are set to? Is there a normal DEFAULT size for
PCs? Is it safe to assume that if they don't know what size they're on,
then they're on 640x480?
Are most designers still assuming that most users will be on 640 x480? The
other day a prospective client sent me to see two sites that he liked,
microsoft.com and intel.com, and I immediately noticed that both of these
sites spilled over the edge when viewed on my #2 monitor, 14 incher set to
640x480. I suppose it might be safe to assume that a large proportion of
Intel and Microsoft visitors might be "experts," but who knows?
What size page works best for WebTV users?
Specifically I'm asking this question because we're designing a web site
for the first interactive motion picture designed specifically for DVD.
It'll also be available in some DVDrom and CDrom formats. We know that
there are some 100,000 DVD players out there. Should we assume that the
owners of DVD players are likely to be surfing the web at 600x800 or at
640x480? Naturally, the screen images from the motion picture look at lot
prettier at larger sizes, but I don't want to annoy small-screen users with
windows that require scrolling.
The clients, being artists and producers, have large screens, so if we
design for small screens, then our pages are going to look dinky on their
monitors. If we ask them to change their PC's screen resolution to 640x480
so they can see their site as most users will see it, can they change their
resolution on the fly , or will they have to restart?
Suz
>>Do any of you know approximately what percentage of web users have 640x480
>>screens vs. 600x800+ screens?
>According to the GVU survey, 40% of users don't know, followed by
>19% at 800 x 600 and 12% at 640 x 480.
>
>They do take into account that 26% of the respondents have WEB TV.
>
><http://www.gvu.gatech.edu/user_surveys/survey-1997-10/graphs/tech
>nology/Monitor_Resolution.html>
Suzanne Stephens, Stephens Design; Ashland, Oregon
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