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

[xyberelite]

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?

 

[Pipboy]

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?

Maybe because they are using 24" widescreen which has native res of
1920x1200? Your performance in games shouldn't drop at 1440x900 compared to
1280x1024. If you want the best perfomance then you should be using a crt
for gaming on.

 

[Mike Ruskai]

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.

 

[don't look]

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.

 

[willbill]

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