Way too much for me.

I am with Adam here. I am in the KISS camp. People far too busy to scroll through a very busy site. Fatigue sets in very quickly. Although it certainy looks very professional I would like to see a site like this at the forefront of design and I really don't think this is. Remember the old publishing adage. White space attracts the eye.

I also cannot abide advertising in the body of a site like this (I know there are commercial considerations), but it is a turn off for me.

On the plus side the overall template is attractive and eye catching (too much Javascript maybe). The resolution thing shouldn't be an issue - particularly for the majority of people who use the site. Given the efforts of messrs Dell & HP, cannot see o many casual users with 800 x 600 screens these days. I certainly don't know anyone who is still in the steam age.

Keep at it. Lose half the content and you will have a winning site.

Cheers

Ian