Retire the 800 Table Rule

[virgohippy]

Wait a minute... MrYum had an attitude? |shocking|

I always thought Yum was so busy being a nice guy and getting laid he didn't have the energy to pretend mean!

[iMan]

I have to say that having to fit pages within 800 have been a little annoying to me. Since I work in 2560x1600 normally, 800 seems tiny...
so I was happy that Greenie decided to change this and I hope that more will do the same.

And hey, when those 16% surfers will have to scroll sideways all day long to see some titties, maybe they'll get a clue and upgrade their stuff.
I mean, porn is usually drives people to by new technology anyway, right

[johnnybg]

Originally Posted by iMan

And hey, when those 16% surfers will have to scroll sideways all day long to see some titties, maybe they'll get a clue and upgrade their stuff.
I mean, porn is usually drives people to by new technology anyway, right

Well, while it's nice to educate surfers about the quality of their equipment, I somehow don't think that they'll rush into the store to buy bigger screens for your sites.

What will happen, though, is that they'll click little "X" button on your site and go buy porn on other free site.

[virgohippy]

Originally Posted by johnnybg

What will happen, though, is that they'll click little "X" button on your site and go buy porn on other free site.

I was thinking the very same thing...

BUT, that doesn't mean a site designed for a wider screen won't sell better for those surfers who already run at higher resolutions.

For example, a good friend of mine who operates his computer from his couch and uses his big screen TV as a monitor and has a monthly budget for fun stuff.

Here's the big question: do you want your product to be optimized for as many of your surfers as possible, or do you want to focus on a smaller group?

[johnnybg]

Originally Posted by virgohippy

Here's the big question: do you want your product to be optimized for as many of your surfers as possible, or do you want to focus on a smaller group?

My group is already "small" so I really don't want to shrink it just because I have widescreen notebook.

If you can sell with 800px you will sell with 1000px and even 10000px for that matter.

Jim has a good point with percentages. Optimize for everyone.