Anyone have server stats that show screen resolutions of your visitors?

[RedCherry]

I'm really curious what the break-down in screen resolutions is now. I have been building everything for awhile to fit in 1024x768, and personally, I use 2560x1024 resolution. (I have dual monitors, so 1280 per screen). Sites built for 800x600 look tiny on my screens.

Are there that many surfers still using 800x600? Anyone know % of surfers that visit their sites that use different resolutions? Webalizer doesn't give me that info.

Just curious...

[cybersexhound]

Im not sure however I know that after working in tech support forever that their are allot of people out there which received a computer from some family member from 10+ years ago and use the thing for nothing but porn - so saying that I think it is especially important in this industry but thats my thoughts

[RobUK]

I recall reading something about this somewhere else not too long ago - not sure where, though. IIRC, it was felt that somewhere between 10% and 20% of surfers are using 800x600. Not a huge number, but still potentiall significant.

Rob.

[Halfdeck]

10% and 20% kinda reminds me of the percentage of people using Mozilla based browsers.

[juggernaut]

So far I have used, 3 differant stat programs. AWStats, Wusage (CRAPPPP!!!), and whoson (good for live monitoring) but so far nothing is showing me the screen rez.

[RedCherry]

When I redesigned TRC and XXXP awhile back, I used 1024 resolution, figuring that very few people use 800x600.

10-20% would be higher than my guess, but that may be true. Might also be people that that was the default resolution, and they have no idea how to change it either, lol.

[Fonz]

You might want to check out this page: http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_stats.asp

[MrYum]

Originally Posted by Fonz

You might want to check out this page: http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_stats.asp

Excellent info...thanks Fonz

With 25% still at 800x600, definitely looks like it's still worth building at that res...even though it looks soooo tiny on a flat panel.

At least 640x480 is finally DOA

[RedCherry]

Originally Posted by Fonz

You might want to check out this page: http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_stats.asp

Thanks alot for that, nice to see it trending down, but 25%? I would never would have guessed it is still that high!

[MeatPounder]

One thing to remember is though many keep their desktop at very high resolutions, a lot of those browse with multiple windows open and showing at the same time.
In other words their screen resolution may indeed be 2048*1536 but the browser window is perhaps only 800*600

[Trev]

Originally Posted by MeatPounder

One thing to remember is though many keep their desktop at very high resolutions, a lot of those browse with multiple windows open and showing at the same time.
In other words their screen resolution may indeed be 2048*1536 but the browser window is perhaps only 800*600

yep. Even at only 1024x768 on a 19" monitor, I only open my broswer full screen for some things. As for 800x600 still being at 25%, there are a LOT of really old comps still out there, with their 15" or less monitors.

[Cleo]

I never surf at full screen and don't know too many people that do. Plus some browsers put side bars and other stuff using up the browser's window.

In answer to your question,
Wusage, IMO the very best server stats program, does this if you add a bit of code to your pages.

1. Copy the provided file wusage_screen_properties.gif to the top directory of your web server's web space. This file was provided with Wusage. If you cannot locate it, check the Wusage home page, or use any image you like. The important thing is that you place it in the top directory of your web space and give it the correct filename.
The provided wusage_screen_properties.gif image is a 1x1 pixel transparent GIF. It has no visible effect on the web page in which it is installed to collect information.

2. Embed it in your home page, or another heavily-accessed page, using EXACTLY THE FOLLOWING HTML:
<script>
<!--
        var bName = navigator.appName;
        var bVer = parseInt(navigator.appVersion);
        var ver;
        if (bName == "Netscape" && bVer >= 4) {
                ver = 4;
        } else if (bName == "Microsoft Internet Explorer" && bVer >= 4) {
                ver = 4;
        } else {
                ver = 0;
        }
        if (ver >= 4) {
                document.write('<img src="/wusage_screen_properties.gif?' +
                        'width=' + screen.width + '&' +
                        'height=' + screen.height + '&' +
                        'depth=' + screen.colorDepth + '">');   
                document.writeln();
        }
// -->
</script>
Experienced users may of course modify this Javascript, carefully. The critical thing is that the image be loaded at the URL shown, with the appropriate parameters packed in the format shown. Wusage 8.0 must see the URL as shown above in order to capture the information correctly.

[RedCherry]

Boy, I must be unusual, I keep my browser full screen in one window, but then I got another for everything else, lol.

Thanks Cleo for the code!