Almost everyone likes to adorn their desktop screen with some kind of wallpaper; for many, it’s a family photo, for me it’s astronomy wallpaper. But I have heard that for best performance, don’t use wallpaper, just have a basic solid color background. The screen is less personal, but the computer is faster.
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[*]Are there any studies that prove or disprove this assertion?
[*]If true, how much is performance affected?
[*]Does the impact depend on which CPU and/or graphics adapter is in your computer?
[*]Does “size” (i.e. resolution) matter? My screen is 1920×1080; would the effect be different for higher or lower resolution?
[*]How about using the tiled or stretch option to fill the screen when the size of the picture is smaller than screen resolution?
[*]If there is a performance impact, is it more or less for different versions of Windows?
[*]What about using a third-party app that allows you to display multiple graphics, either simultaneously or sequentially?
Just curious. Thanks for all responses.
