Trends — Monitors and Screen Resolution

Screen resolution refers to the number of individual pixels that fit within a given space on a computer monitor. The pixel is the smallest addressable unit on a monitor screen.

A resolution of 800x600 means that the monitor can display 800 pixels horizontally and 600 pixels vertically. The type of monitor you have and your computer's video adapter card determine the range of the resolutions available on your monitor. This web site is designed for 1024x768.

There is usually a recommended screen resolution for a particular monitor. If you try to read something on a 15-inch monitor with a resolution of 1024x768, the text might be too small for you to see it clearly — but that same resolution would probably work well on a 17- or 21-inch monitor.

Web Design and Screen Resolution in 2007

During the early days of the Web, we designed for a resolution of 640x480. As technology and color representation improved, the standard moved to 800x600, and many monitors are still shipped preset to this resolution.

Web designers are gradually starting to design for a resolution of 1024x768 because a growing majority of Internet users can handle that resolution and more. While this Web site is designed for 1024x768, Allied Internet is deliberately moving slowly towards this new standard, and only with the permission of clients, of course.

We'd like to hear your thoughts on this subject; our contact form is here.

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