1024 X 786 is the new standard. I got a new computer and 1024 is what works best on the 20 inch flat wide screen. If you make your website bigger than that your gonna lose about 1/3 of the people. LOL Its better to make your website to fit the smaller resolutions than have it so big people wind up scrolling.
Mine is 800x600. It doesn't look huge. And since I work for so many hours on the computer, it seems to be a better option to me.
Are you kidding me? I would need a magnifying glass to read things on a resolution setting for that screen size.