Widescreen and bigger flat screen monitors is the trend.
Since the beginning of the internet, website developers have created sites to cater to the lowest common denominator. In screen resolution, the standard has been 800x600 for several years, but this monitor size is quickly becoming obsolete.
8.6% of the population uses an 800x600 monitor resolution.
I've been tracking various stats from my community photography gallery since April of 2006. Since this site is visited 30k-50k times per month, it's enough of a sample size to report the numbers without a huge margin of error.
In April of 2006, 22.4% of the population used 800x600; however, in August of 2007 only 8.6% use that resolution, which is down from 10.6% the month before and has been hovering around 8.5% since. At the current pace, 800x600 should be less than 5% in another year.
In April of 2006, 22.4% of the population used 800x600; however, in August of 2007 only 8.6% use that resolution, which is down from 10.6% the month before and has been hovering around 8.5% since. At the current pace, 800x600 should be less than 5% in another year.
1024x768 screen resolution represents the largest percentage of available options.
1024x768 is slowly dropping. It started at 48.1% and is down to around 41% now.
1280x1024 is now the second most popular option. It bounces around 16% of The Lens Flare's visitors.
1280x1024 is now the second most popular option. It bounces around 16% of The Lens Flare's visitors.
Widescreen monitors represent the largest growth over the past year.
Everybody seems to want widescreen these days, and while it makes sense on a TV, it doesn't make as much sense on a monitor (unless you're watching movies a lot on it). The widescreen format is nice for one other reason: It's closer to the same aspect ratio as raw images out of most cameras.
Regardless, marketing for widescreen monitors is working.
1280x800 is the most common resolution in the widescreen formats. It has jumped from 3.8% in April of 2006 to 10.9% in January of 2008.
1680x1050 has made huge gains in the last few months and is up to 6.1% in January.
1440x900 has dropped to the third most common widescreen resolution. It increased from 1% in April 2006 to 5.1% in January 2008.
1152x864 has remained right around 3%-4%. 1280x768 has been flat for several months at around 1.4%, while the slightly more traditional monitor resolution of 1280x960 only doubled from 0.6% to 1.2%.
Finally, the best resolution traditionally available: 1600x1200 has hovered around 1% for the last year.
Regardless, marketing for widescreen monitors is working.
1280x800 is the most common resolution in the widescreen formats. It has jumped from 3.8% in April of 2006 to 10.9% in January of 2008.
1680x1050 has made huge gains in the last few months and is up to 6.1% in January.
1440x900 has dropped to the third most common widescreen resolution. It increased from 1% in April 2006 to 5.1% in January 2008.
1152x864 has remained right around 3%-4%. 1280x768 has been flat for several months at around 1.4%, while the slightly more traditional monitor resolution of 1280x960 only doubled from 0.6% to 1.2%.
Finally, the best resolution traditionally available: 1600x1200 has hovered around 1% for the last year.
The Lens Flare - Image Hosting
These stats have been collected by one of the most popular grass roots art and photography communities on the Internet.
The Lens Flare currently hosts over 30k images of art and photography, and represents some of the best work from hundreds of photographers and artists from all over the world.
In February of 2008, over 52,000 people visited the site.
Why not take a peek and see for yourself what all the fuss is about? I'd start with the most popular pictures on the site.
The Lens Flare currently hosts over 30k images of art and photography, and represents some of the best work from hundreds of photographers and artists from all over the world.
In February of 2008, over 52,000 people visited the site.
Why not take a peek and see for yourself what all the fuss is about? I'd start with the most popular pictures on the site.
Cast Your Vote
What resolution do you use? Besides posting it here, be sure to visit The Lens Flare to be counted in its stats. Another great place to start is the Hot Pictures page, which displays 15 images with the most views over the last 24 hours.
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I'm a semi-professional photographer currently living in Salt Lake City, UT. My passions include nature and wildlife photography, web design & dev...
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