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body { background: url(../images/bg_9550x1950.gif) no-repeat left top ;}

As the filename suggests, i’m actually calling a background image thats 9550 wide by 1950 tall.

In FF and Safari, the background image displays without issue. However, in IE, it doesnt display at all.

Seems the dimensions of the BG image is over some threshold for IE to display. For if i reduce it to something much smaller, 1000×204 for example, IE will display the background image.

The threshold seems to be dimensional, not based on filesize. I tested with a background image of same dimensions but with a filesize of only 90k (still large) but IE still doesnt display it.

I was unable to locate information specifically declaring where or what this dimensional threshold is.

Can someone educate me at what dimensions IE will cease to render my BG image?
Are there options and/or workarounds?

I have a design proof-of-concept thing in my head involving a simple yet rather large BG image. If IE cannot/will not render background images of this size, i’d like to learn why.

Thanks in advance…