Screen Resolution Settings

[Ken Cox]

your index page looks ok at 800x600

if people cant see things proper on a page they should not have to be reminded to change their resolution

that is putting your opinion ahead of theirs

ken

[Ed Overstreet]

I guess I'm the odd man out, as usual But, since you asked, and since as a former researcher I know it's important that surveys sample all viewpoints not just a few, here's my two cents' worth:

While I run my 19" CRT monitor at 1024x768 when viewing PTE shows, that's only because I create them at that resolution (for our photo club's projector) and I like to fill the screen with a good image (1024x768 shows displayed at 1600x1200 don't look very impressive, IMO). I also generally run PTE at 1024x768 when creating a show, so I can see what it will look at that resolution.

However, at all other times I run my CRT at 1600x1200 (including Photoshop, email, web surfing, and word processing) and when I run my widescreen 17" LCD laptop screen it's at 1900x1200. Yes the print is small, and yes I do have bifocals (not quadrifocals yet), but especially for image viewing and editing I much prefer the larger resolution. I generally view PDF files at that resolution as well; if I find the text too small, there's always the zoom button. I've got used to the font appearance and now find fonts uncomfortably and distracting large at 1024x768!

The only time I set my screen res at 1024x768 is when I'm viewing or creating a PTE show.

I haven't run a screen at 800x600 for years, not since I gave up my old 386 with a 15" screen.

[Conflow]

Granot, Ken, Igor,

I also drop into the "3 Camp" making it a "4 Camp" because I run Tutorials for 'Irish Railways' and others and for these I use 800x600 because I found that many people are actually running 800x600 even on 15"Screens...surprised ? so was I. But then in hindsight most 'Business Networked Computers' are very limited in functionality this by design.

For absolute "Universality" there is nothing to beat 800x600....but having said that, I do agree if one constrains one's work to A/V Productions and 'PTE User' Interchange, then of course 1024x768 is the better quality option.

However the 'crunch' comes when one wishes to broadcast one work on the WEB ~ If its not in Standard ISP Format 640x480 (or thereabouts) these ISP Providers start getting 'stroppy' about 'Allocated Space & Format' unless one is lucky enough to have a 'Business Account' with them in the 1st instance.

At the end of the day it's up to the 'WEB Page Provider' to make choices, or provide a 'Dual-Service' to their viewers and that is a daunting task worthy of all commendations !

Brian.Conflow.

[Ronniebootwest]

A little late in the day to be replying to the last comment, but I agree with Brian on this one. Although the majority prefer 1024x768 resolution there are still many users (especially outside of the UK and USA) who are still using 800x600.

As Granot keeps reminding me, 'you must gear yourself to the user and not expect the viewer to adapt to you'. For this reason I now create my tutorials at BOTH resolutions, i.e. 800x600 and 1024x768. Please visit my website and download a demonstration. My Webpage

[Igor]

I work in 800x600, but I always watch slide-shows in 1024x768