Bob Wright wrote:
> I am looking for a quantitative report of the resolutions used by
> people browsing the web.  Recently, it was reported to me that
> 97% of the viewers to a semi-popular web site were using the
> resolution of 800x600.  Of course, by pure logic I know this is
> a statistic created out of thin air.
>
> If you know of a web site, manufacturer or other, that has any
> statistics on popularly used resolutions, please let me know.


There are a number of places to check for such data. I suspect that you
would probably have to check several sources and compare the results. You
could start with http://www.statmarket.com/ although it's not free.
http://www.thecounter.com/stats/2002/January/res.php ; another stat
gathering site, shows currently that 800x600 users make up about 52% while
1024x768 users make up 34%. The other 10% are using various other
resolutions. http://www.evolt.org/ , a site for web designers by web
designers, may also be a place to start. For some sites, 97% 800x600 may not
be too unreasonable. Keep in mind that most new computers are brought home
with 800x600 and are never changed by the user.

Daniel Medley

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