# Widescreen: ingenious solution or beginners mistake?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/widescreen-ingenious-solution-or-beginners-mistake/217878>\
**Category:** web dev\
**Created:** [March 2, 2007, 5:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/widescreen-ingenious-solution-or-beginners-mistake/217878 "2007-03-02T17:32:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![hoolagon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/58956e/32.png) [@hoolagon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hoolagon)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2007, 5:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/widescreen-ingenious-solution-or-beginners-mistake/217878/1 "2007-03-02T17:32:26Z")

</div>

Hi,

Ive been making websites for only 6 months. The last 2 sites Ive built I have made wide-screen, in order to first; resolve the problem of viewers all having different resolutions. But secondy because I think its looks good.

However the everso well spoken and helpful Anogar informs me it’s a beginner’s mistake. See: [http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=251480](http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=251480)

Does anyone know why? Is it a performance, platform or technical thing? if so what exactly? …or is it simply down to aesthetics and taste?

[site1, [URL=“http://www.kigwana.com/latinsource”]site2](http://www.xavierhourlier.com)

thanks,  
Hoolagon