Best Size for Web bound Video Clips

I have been making all my videos at 320x240 pixels, is that still the best size to go for or should I be brave and go a bit bigger, if so how much bigger? Any advice from you experts appreciated.

Bigger is always better.
But you don't have to change what you've already published as there are simple html codes that can "change" the default dimensions of your QuickTime files. There are plenty of other html "tricks" that can change the display properties of those files.
Trick number one; the "Scale" command:
Most applications use the default size of the QuickTime file as part of the html code but you can do more.
Scale="tofit". The "tofit" command overrides the actual dimensions and uses the values you enter in the html code.
This allows you to use a 320X240 file and display it at "double" size by simply adding the command and changing the values in your page code. In most modern video codecs (especially H.264) your file will look just fine at double size but you save the bandwidth by using a smaller file size.
QuickTime Media Link (.qtl) file. These are simple text based files that automatically download when clicked and launch the file via the QuickTime Player app. These files can have "special" properties (like Full Screen playback) and even open the QuickTime Player app (even if not already opened).
Since they are text based files you only need a text editor to create them and they can be inserted in any Web page as a "link". Nothing loads (no bandwidth used) until the URL is clicked. One of my files as an example:
http://homepage.mac.com/kkirkster/.Public/Tiny_Movie.qtl
You can also use the special "href" tag code to "call" the QuickTime Player app (bypassing the browser plug-in). Another example:
http://homepage.mac.com/kkirkster/64/
Lots of tricks you can do to make "small" files look "large" and save bandwidth at your Site.

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