The options are not mutually exclusive. It is possible, though more difficult, to design pages that accommodate resolutions as low as 1024 x Y, but that also e

The options are not mutually exclusive. It is possible, though more difficult, to design pages that accommodate resolutions as low as 1024 x Y, but that also expand to fit higher resolutions. Any good browser should support "min-width" and "max-width" properties, and even if they don't there are still ways to define at least the min-width. Perhaps I'm old school, but I have respect for websites which utilize my entire screen and still function well and look nice. It takes talent to pull it off. Amazon, for example, has always made me proud. Starting 10 years ago, and probably because of blogging, the trend of fixed width with centered pages kicked in, and thankfully stuck. It's so much easier to deal with fixed width, but you do have a choice in the matter.