Hmm. There's a convergence of laptops and phones to produce either phones with larger resolutions, or small mobile browsing devices like sub-notebooks, and these devices will be lucky to have a resolution higher than 640x480.
I myself use a Zaurus with a 640x480 resolution, and then there's all the iPhones and whatnot.
So I would always keep in mind that a growing number of people are going to be accessing sites in lower resolutions.
As you say, if you design your site to be size agnostic, then it's not a problem. If you absolutely, definitely need a minimum width for some strange reason, then 800x600 is still a good target as it will require the least scrolling on smaller resolutions.
Naturally don't fix it to that width, but allow it to dynamically resize otherwise all the people with their massive monitors will just see your site as a cute little thumbnail.
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Originally Posted by AndyM
The only exception I would concur with would be that 640x480 is probably not worth bothering with, but then again, if its designed right then your site will fit anyway.
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