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[POLL] Do you usually play computer games in a window or full-screen?
Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2022 5:47 pm
by pinback
Computer science has advanced to the point that most games can be played in windows, instead of full-screen. Have you made the jump?
Re: [POLL] Do you usually play computer games in a window or full-screen?
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2022 3:05 am
by AArdvark
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
Re: [POLL] Do you usually play computer games in a window or full-screen?
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2022 7:48 am
by Flack
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.
Re: [POLL] Do you usually play computer games in a window or full-screen?
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2022 5:06 pm
by Ice Cream Jonsey
I feel they don't work in windows displayed mode. No?
Re: [POLL] Do you usually play computer games in a window or full-screen?
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2022 3:08 am
by pinback
Like what?
Re: [POLL] Do you usually play computer games in a window or full-screen?
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2022 7:23 am
by RealNC
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.
Re: [POLL] Do you usually play computer games in a window or full-screen?
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2022 3:02 pm
by AArdvark
I don't have a clue to what Real just said but I agree with him
Re: [POLL] Do you usually play computer games in a window or full-screen?
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2022 4:24 pm
by Ice Cream Jonsey
Yeah, Nikos is right. I no longer like the delay.
Down with borderless!!!!!
Re: [POLL] Do you usually play computer games in a window or full-screen?
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2022 5:46 am
by RealNC
I'm "that guy" at parties :P
Re: [POLL] Do you usually play computer games in a window or full-screen?
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2022 3:47 pm
by AArdvark
Changing my answer to windowed only because the new video card skips and slows Mafia 2 in full screen
Re: [POLL] Do you usually play computer games in a window or full-screen?
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2022 8:50 pm
by Ice Cream Jonsey
What kind of card is it? I will hate your answer.
Re: [POLL] Do you usually play computer games in a window or full-screen?
Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2022 3:54 am
by AArdvark
Er....the $79.99 Nvidia one on Amazon.
Thread bump until I fire up my desktp pc and look
Re: [POLL] Do you usually play computer games in a window or full-screen?
Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2022 7:06 am
by Tdarcos
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?
