everything sounded good about moving past 960 until i saw your comment and synthesized it with the knowledge that i do this very frequently.
the other problem with this and fluid designs on wide screens is that it becomes difficult to read text when it is that wide.
the best idea that i have seen is a site (or maybe it was sites, i know I've seen at least one), where the content is 960px but then if your browser window is wider, javascript adds additional content to the right of the content, columns that come down with additional links and further navigation options.
absolutely! I remember once when my monitor resolution reached 1280x1024 and beyond (especially now on wide screens), I quit browsing with a maximized browser. Even if the browser was maximized and page was full of content, border to border, it would be hell to read/use. Imagine old newpaper format of gargantuan A1 size, it sucks.
the other problem with this and fluid designs on wide screens is that it becomes difficult to read text when it is that wide.
the best idea that i have seen is a site (or maybe it was sites, i know I've seen at least one), where the content is 960px but then if your browser window is wider, javascript adds additional content to the right of the content, columns that come down with additional links and further navigation options.