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What screen resolution do you use?

800 x 600

[ 1 ]

1024 x 768

21%

[ 10 ]

1280 x 720

[ 0 ]

1280 x 800

19%

[ 9 ]

1280 x 1024 :)

29%

[ 14 ]

Something else entirely

27%

[ 13 ]

Total Votes : 47

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tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45664
Location: Essex

Posted: Wed Nov 11, 09 1:12 pm Post subject:
I think it should be a new poll, I'd imagine quite a few people have moved on from 1024x768 since May08

Jo S

Joined: 13 Jan 2009
Posts: 5174
Location: Somerset

Posted: Wed Nov 11, 09 1:12 pm Post subject:
1280x800 on the laptop. Refuse to pay astronomical fees for mobile browsing so can't help you with that!

sally_in_wales
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Joined: 06 Mar 2005
Posts: 20809
Location: sunny wales

Posted: Wed Nov 11, 09 1:22 pm Post subject:

tahir wrote:

I think it should be a new poll, I'd imagine quite a few people have moved on from 1024x768 since May08

just checked, my work one is exactly that

Barefoot Andrew
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Joined: 21 Mar 2007
Posts: 22780
Location: In the 17th century

Posted: Wed Nov 11, 09 1:25 pm Post subject:

I think we're probably more interested in descriptions of user experience of browsing DS on a small device rather than specific resolutions per se. In particular:-

1. Is browsing the DS main site or the forum on a hand-held a painful experience at the moment or does it work just fine and dandy?

2. How does this compare with using a fixed-width site such as Beeb news? (assuming you're browsing the main edition and not the mobile version)

A.

12Bore

Joined: 15 Jun 2008
Posts: 9089
Location: Paddling in the Mersey

Posted: Wed Nov 11, 09 1:27 pm Post subject:
1440 x 900

Mr O

Joined: 13 Feb 2005
Posts: 5512
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada

Posted: Wed Nov 11, 09 1:51 pm Post subject:
1024x768 thats as high as my clockwork laptop will go.

Mary-Jane

Joined: 13 Jan 2005
Posts: 18397
Location: The Fishing Strumpet is from Ceredigion in West Wales

Posted: Wed Nov 11, 09 2:07 pm Post subject:
"Gervase...what screen resolution do I have?" 1680 x 1050 apparently. Whatever that means...

emmac

Joined: 15 Oct 2009
Posts: 115
Location: Somerset

Posted: Wed Nov 11, 09 2:25 pm Post subject:
1440x900 - just to be awkward

sean
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 42219
Location: North Devon

Posted: Wed Nov 11, 09 2:31 pm Post subject:

emmac wrote:

1440x900 - just to be awkward

That's not awkward, it's correct.

Gervase

Joined: 17 Nov 2004
Posts: 8655

Posted: Wed Nov 11, 09 2:37 pm Post subject:
Mine works out as 2560x1024.

Fee

Joined: 21 Mar 2005
Posts: 15922
Location: Earth

Posted: Wed Nov 11, 09 3:08 pm Post subject:
I sometimes browse on my phone, but not very often (once every 2 months or so perhaps, or less), and I have to say it isn't a perfect experience, but it's doable if you want to browse only. Posting doesn't work from my phone (Nokia 5800), though I can type an entire message out! It's the submit post button that doesn't seem to work.

Bebo

Joined: 21 May 2007
Posts: 12590
Location: East Sussex

Posted: Wed Nov 11, 09 3:10 pm Post subject:
I browse and post from my Blackberry. It's OK, but the avatars loading slows in down quite a bit.

Fee

Joined: 21 Mar 2005
Posts: 15922
Location: Earth

Posted: Wed Nov 11, 09 3:14 pm Post subject:
Yeah, would be good to have the mobile css make avatars invisible.

nats

Joined: 12 Jun 2007
Posts: 2374
Location: Swindon but not a Swindonian

Posted: Wed Nov 11, 09 3:16 pm Post subject:
I browse occasionally from my phone - it's not brill but OK I've not tried posting though I'd like to do it more.... I pay a flat fee for mobile internet and since I find the odd FaceBook usage to chill out in the middle of a stressful work day (whilst on the loo - only place I can get away with it!) a necessity I might as well browse this as well!!

emmac

Joined: 15 Oct 2009
Posts: 115
Location: Somerset

Posted: Wed Nov 11, 09 5:38 pm Post subject:

sean wrote:

emmac wrote:

1440x900 - just to be awkward

That's not awkward, it's correct.

Ha - yes, you are right of course

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