I haven't seen any really good articles on this important design problem. Therefore, this is my attempt at outlining the various approaches to making Web pages look good on as many different kinds of monitors as possible. I will try to make this easier to understand by illustrating each approach with examples. Click on each hyperlinked option below to visit an example. The width of any given image within content is limited to 600 or 800 pixels.
Backgrounds are either solid colors or tiled in all directions.
Easy to design with practically any program, easy to repurpose. Rarely aesthetically pleasing. Easy to design. Easy to repurpose. Downloads and renders quickly.