Comments on: Blog Reader Monitor Resolution

By: ICallMasICM

ICallMasICM — Thu, 15 Sep 2005 13:42:41 +0000

I've done quite a bit of work on this for financial websites and these numbers look in line with typical results. The 8X6 are older users. It looks like this is a small sample size to have a consistent percentage on the very high resolutions. They should also be able to provide you with browser statistics which is more interesting.

By: bryan

bryan — Thu, 15 Sep 2005 10:49:43 +0000

David Smith has been quietly adding new features to SiteMeter in recent months. One that's been around for a while that I've just noticed is the ability to track the monitor resolution of the site's readers. I'd just like for him to focus on accurately tracking site visits for a while. My site statistics, while very small compared to yours, fluctuate wildly at times even within a day over the past few weeks. I'm just not sure I'm getting an accurate picture. I'd much rather have that than monitor resolution stats, which I can get from my control panel stats if I'm so inclined.

By: KevinM

KevinM — Wed, 14 Sep 2005 19:54:56 +0000

On many LCDs, the resolution is fixed. All the current 19" ones I'm buying are 1280x1024, but I imagine that legacy LCDs, esp laptops, will keep the average down for years.

By: David Kutzler

David Kutzler — Wed, 14 Sep 2005 17:55:30 +0000

Older users may have visual impairments that make a lower resolution more readable. With others, it's just a matter of preference. My wife goes with a lower resolution than me, because she had laser eye surgery for her distance vision, but still needs to use reading glasses for near vision. If she uses a lower resolution, she can get by without the reading glasses.

By: James Joyner

James Joyner — Wed, 14 Sep 2005 17:44:01 +0000

Gary--The pie is an autogenerated report. There isn't a query function.

By: Will Franklin

Will Franklin — Wed, 14 Sep 2005 17:39:28 +0000

I am 1680 X 1050...

By: Gary and the Samoyeds

Gary and the Samoyeds — Wed, 14 Sep 2005 17:38:51 +0000

Or, maybe people with portables or laptops.

Did you get 0 responses for 640x480 (or lower), or did you simply not ask?

By: Michael A

Michael A — Wed, 14 Sep 2005 17:37:30 +0000

After looking at the linked chart page and a refresh or two it looks like the data only covers a very short time period. Since I use a very rare resolution (1792x1344) I was able to watch my session be dropped from the chart (based on 80-85 data points it seems) after a few minutes. Resolutions of 800x600 are still common enough and as such remain the standard for web page design.

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 14 Sep 2005 16:58:14 +0000

My dad sets his monitor to 800x600. Drives me nuts when I go to visit. So if I use the computer, I set the resolution to something lower which in turn drives him insane.

By: M. Murcek

M. Murcek — Wed, 14 Sep 2005 16:17:59 +0000

Those surfing from work may have no choice. Many organizations "lock down" their client configurations, so users can't change them even if the hardware supports higher rez...

By: Brian Drozd

Brian Drozd — Wed, 14 Sep 2005 15:52:24 +0000

Some of us prefer text you can actually read without squinting.

By: Steven Taylor

Steven Taylor — Wed, 14 Sep 2005 15:41:37 +0000

'tis a mystery.