[POLL] Do you usually play computer games in a window or full-screen?

pinback · Post by **pinback** » Sun Oct 16, 2022 5:47 pm

Computer science has advanced to the point that most games can be played in windows, instead of full-screen. Have you made the jump?

AArdvark · Post by **AArdvark** » Mon Oct 17, 2022 3:05 am

Hum. Diablo 2 was windowed 'cause it was only 640 X ? graphics. Mafia 2 was full screen. L.A. Noir was PS3 only.

Since those are the only games I've really played in the last fifteen years I'm having a hard time picking only one choice

Flack · Post by **Flack** » Mon Oct 17, 2022 7:48 am

Windowed for me. I play a lot of older games designed to run in 4:3, and running them in full screen (16:9) screws up the display. Even when playing more modern games, I like to be able to see if I have new email. If I have the choice, it's windowed for me.

Ice Cream Jonsey · Post by **Ice Cream Jonsey** » Mon Oct 17, 2022 5:06 pm

I feel they don't work in windows displayed mode. No?

pinback · Post by **pinback** » Tue Oct 18, 2022 3:08 am

Like what?

RealNC · Post by **RealNC** » Tue Oct 18, 2022 7:23 am

Full screen. Windowed mode (including "borderless" fake full screen) forces the game's output to be composited by DWM (Dektop Window Manager). This introduces one frame of delay which makes the mouse feel a little bit more sluggish.

There's exceptions to this, because depending on the frame presentation model the game uses it's possible to bypass DWM (by using the DXGI flip model for bordeless and multiplane overlays for normal windowed mode), but most of the time it just doesn't work. The stars have to align in a way apparently only Microsoft can figure out.)

And finally, VRR (gsync and freesync) tends to stutter in windowed mode.

So true full screen is still better right now.

AArdvark · Post by **AArdvark** » Tue Oct 18, 2022 3:02 pm

I don't have a clue to what Real just said but I agree with him

Ice Cream Jonsey · Post by **Ice Cream Jonsey** » Tue Oct 18, 2022 4:24 pm

Yeah, Nikos is right. I no longer like the delay.

Down with borderless!!!!!

RealNC · Post by **RealNC** » Wed Oct 19, 2022 5:46 am

I'm "that guy" at parties :P

AArdvark · Post by **AArdvark** » Fri Nov 18, 2022 3:47 pm

Changing my answer to windowed only because the new video card skips and slows Mafia 2 in full screen

Ice Cream Jonsey · Post by **Ice Cream Jonsey** » Fri Nov 18, 2022 8:50 pm

What kind of card is it? I will hate your answer.

AArdvark · Post by **AArdvark** » Sat Nov 19, 2022 3:54 am

Er....the $79.99 Nvidia one on Amazon.

Thread bump until I fire up my desktp pc and look

Tdarcos · Post by **Tdarcos** » Sat Nov 19, 2022 7:06 am

RealNC wrote: Wed Oct 19, 2022 5:46 am I'm "that guy" at parties :P

Does that mean you played and beat the game I Wanna Be the Guy?

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