PC Gaming:wide vs regular for better fps (frames per second)

On or about Sat, 21 Apr 2007 07:00:03 -0000 did no.RemoveThis@spam.invalid
(xyberelite) dribble thusly:

>I have read about 15 different posts regarding people's inquiries on
>which monitor size to choose. I'm looking to buy a new 19" flat
>panel LCD monitor and trying to decide based on gaming performance
>alone, which is better suited for my needs. I understand that 4:3
>(normal) size of monitor is a native resolution of 1280x1024 and
>actually has about 6-8% more total pixels than a wide screen which is
>1440x900. If the normal aspect 4:3 has more pixels, then why do I see
>gamers who use widescreen monitors having a harder time getting decent
>fps??? I'm currently using a resolution of 1280x1024 on a CRT 17"
>monitor and I dont have any room to lose performance. I want to
>upgrade to a 19" flat panel, but I'm worried that if I choose the
>widescreen format, that my frames per second in game will actually go
>down. I have been told by several people that widescreen format in
>games takes more graphics processing power than traditional format.
>Can anyone confirm this or explain why that is?

A 3D game is modelling a 3D environment. With a 16:10 resolution, the
field of view into that 3D environment is increases, which typically
requires rendering more objects.

That's the only reason I can think of why a 16:10 resolution would
have lower performance than a 4:3 (or 5:4, which is what 1280x1024 is)
resolution of approximately the same pixel count.

You can always get a 16:10 display for a larger desktop, and run the
games at 4:3 resolutions. Provided the display or your graphics card
driver can scale it appropriately (i.e. fixed-aspect), you'd just have
black bars down the side, and wouldn't have to worry about performance
issues.

Actually, if you're choosing between a 1440x900 display and 1280x1024,
you'd be running the game at 1200x900, or the closest equivalent that
it supports, and should see better performance than you currently
have.
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- Mike

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"xyberelite" <no.DeleteThis@spam.invalid> wrote in message
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> I have read about 15 different posts regarding people's inquiries on
> which monitor size to choose. I'm looking to buy a new 19" flat
> panel LCD monitor and trying to decide based on gaming performance
> alone, which is better suited for my needs. I understand that 4:3
> (normal) size of monitor is a native resolution of 1280x1024 and
> actually has about 6-8% more total pixels than a wide screen which is
> 1440x900. If the normal aspect 4:3 has more pixels, then why do I see
> gamers who use widescreen monitors having a harder time getting decent
> fps??? I'm currently using a resolution of 1280x1024 on a CRT 17"
> monitor and I dont have any room to lose performance. I want to
> upgrade to a 19" flat panel, but I'm worried that if I choose the
> widescreen format, that my frames per second in game will actually go
> down. I have been told by several people that widescreen format in
> games takes more graphics processing power than traditional format.
> Can anyone confirm this or explain why that is?
>
What's the rest f your system?LCD's don't like running at other than native
resolution.Some can scale.You need to be sure the rest of your system can
push that resolution at good framerates.
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xyberelite wrote:

> I have read about 15 different posts regarding people's inquiries on
> which monitor size to choose. I'm looking to buy a new 19" flat
> panel LCD monitor and trying to decide based on gaming performance
> alone, which is better suited for my needs. I understand that 4:3
> (normal) size of monitor is a native resolution of 1280x1024 and
> actually has about 6-8% more total pixels than a wide screen which is
> 1440x900. If the normal aspect 4:3 has more pixels, then why do I see
> gamers who use widescreen monitors having a harder time getting decent
> fps??? I'm currently using a resolution of 1280x1024 on a CRT 17"
> monitor and I dont have any room to lose performance. I want to
> upgrade to a 19" flat panel, but I'm worried that if I choose the
> widescreen format, that my frames per second in game will actually go
> down. I have been told by several people that widescreen format in
> games takes more graphics processing power than traditional format.
> Can anyone confirm this or explain why that is?



what benefits do you see with a wide screen
flat panel monitor for your PC?

i see few if any

fwiw, i bought one and had the good
sense to buy it from a company that
gave me a full refund.

bill
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