Originally Posted by
Flatballer
Please listen to umd. 640 is so small. I'm all for picture resizing, but either take Crasts' advice above and make it screen dependent, or at least make the maximum 768.
768 is a much better compromise. Over 86% of internet users have resolutions bigger than 1024x768.
Thanks.
According to Wikipedia:
Resolution % of Internet Users
Higher than 1024×768 38%
1024×768 48%
800×600 8%
Lower than 800×600 < 1%
Unknown 6%
Looks like 1024x768 is the majority.
This makes a 640 width just a bit less than the message area and everything fits without scrolling. If you really need to see more detail in the images, just right click and View Image and you'll see the original. Besides, the smaller initial images load much faster on computers and connections that aren't the latest and greatest.