Fullscreen (best choice *): SoftTH (DX9 x86). In-game select massive resolution.
OR Borderless: In-game windowed, quit. Edit %LOCALAPPDATA%\EA Games\Dead Space 2\system.txt. Window.Height & Width = your PLP resolution (no border **). ShiftWindow (+ border = borderless).
Game renders all well, hor+ & FOV looks proper. But minor issues (none a problem): A. Zoomed text on loading screens. B. Rendered video is mostly single-screen that requires key-press for proper FOV. C. When heavy damage is taken, the bloody red overlay which appears starts as shrunken square, then fills center screen properly (but not sides).
Game looks good, hor+ & FOV looks proper. But some things stretched (none a problem): HUD & text messages; occasionally "scope overlay" elements & loading/lobby screens.
SoftTH (fullscreen, DX9 x86) in (path-to-game)\bin. In-game select fullscreen & massive resolution.
In-game (x64 or x86 version), windowed. ShiftWindow (+ border = borderless). FOV Fix: Hover at window top-left for menu; Settings, Rendering Options, change "lateral field of view" to 93.4, press Esc to close (FOV is approximate, change as needed; default was 60).
SoftTH (fullscreen, DX9 x86). Do Cursor Lock Fix *. In-game select massive resolution (every time). When done playing, revert to your single-screen resolution before quitting (every time **).
Game spreads all perfectly, except lighting maybe hint different (no worse/better) & multiplayer remains single-screen. Even rendered cutscenes are hor+ (unlike native LLL; so SoftTH is better).
Bit complex setup. Game renders hor+ & proper FOV. But HUD, text, scoreboard & FMV video are stretched. None a problem; LLL suffers same.
Game & video renders well; hor+ & FOV in all views looks proper (including house). But HUD & menu are stretched, not a problem.
Edit (path-to-game)\DATA\ENGINE_SETTINGS.XML. Search for resolutionX & copy the whole line. Paste above it, changing for your resolution (4 nums, , no border *) & incriment precedence #. In-game, select windowed & your PLP resolution. ShiftWindow (+ border = borderless).
