Should I update this statement?

[rollie]

Hi there. Seven years ago when I designed my website I put this statement at the bottom of each page:
"Best if viewed in browsers 4.0 or higher at a resolution of 800 x 600."
The website is an online art gallery and I copied this statement from another online art gallery. Because the images are artwork they need to be viewed with quality in mind. What would you recommend? Maybe it's not even relevant anymore and I should just take it out. But since I'm not sure I decided to ask. Thanks for your help!

[Train]

You might want to update it seeing as a lot of us now use Firefox and the like.

Be sure to test the webpage with what ever browsers you list.

Me, I would remove the statement.

[lgbpop]

I'm with Train, just remove it altogether. Most people now are using LCD monitors of various sizes, many of them wide-screen using 16:9 as opposed to 4:3 aspect ratio anyhow. If nothing else, 800 x 600 dates your webpage unnecessarily.

Do test for undesired characteristics, though.

[JPnyc]

It would help if we can see the site, but sight unseen, I would just say remove the statement. Leave it up to users to view it the way they wish. If there's really a problem viewing at other resolutions and in other browsers, then the site needs to be updated well beyond that statement.

[rollie]

I'm going to remove the statement altogether. I just wanted some feedback from you guys hoping to learn more about the browser issue. I agree it dates the website unnecessarily. I recently viewed my website on a brand new computer, and some older ones and it has looked just fine to me. Thanks again for your help--have a great day!

[JPnyc]

if I saw the pageI could give you more insight. I can tell from the code which browsers will choke on it and which won't.

[foxy]

"Browsers 4.0" means nothing anyway. Ever browser has its own numbering system.

[SpywareDr]

To me the term "Browsers 4.0" would mean any browser capable of handling the official W3C HTML 4.0 recommendation, (December 1997).

[foxy]

To me the term "Browsers 4.0" would mean any browser capable of handling the official W3C HTML 4.0 recommendation, (December 1997).

But the average web user wouldn't know that.

[SpywareDr]

Well then, welcome to the "above average web users group".

[foxy]

While some regulars here might know what W3C means, most folks who encounter it on a random web page are not programmers.

I think this topic is played out.