Gaming on integrated graphics - my Radeon HD 4250 experience

Two years ago, i built my own system with a quad-core AMD Athlon II X4 645, a motherboard based on the AMD 880G Chipset, 4 GB of RAM, a 500 GB HDD and an Nvidia 8800 GTS 320 MB graphics card.

The card was somewhat old for the system, as it was second hand (gift from a relative). So, after some months playing top and demanding games like Elder Scrolls V:Skyrim and Racedriver:GRID the card died. Well, i remember being in front of a black screen and after restarting there were artifacts everywhere. Then, there was no signal from the card to the monitor and much the same situation appeared when i connected the card to my other system.
Searching online, i found guides suggesting putting the card in the oven (!!!), a solution i never tried. Nevertheless, to my surprise, baking the graphics card seemed to work for many (brave) users.
But, let's get to the point of this article. After the card died on me, i immediately decided to turn to the integrated graphics and give it a shot with some games. My system has an integrated Radeon HD 4250, which i thought would be capable of some light gaming. I've never been so wrong. Just kidding. Of course, i never tried to even start Skyrim but i managed to play GRID in low settings. The integrated graphics didn't struggle with Full Hd video playback and old and not demanding games like Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Pro Evolution Soccer. Nowadays, i play a lot of League Of Legends and i get 9-23 fps in-game. Well, this is obviously a very low number but i find the game running smoothly so it doesn't bother me.
To sum up, i'm really pleased by the performance of the Radeon HD 4250. It's a reasonable solution till i get a new GPU.

Thank you for reading, comment below and have fun.

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Nokia Booklet 3G

Nokia announced the Nokia Booklet 3G. It may seem just another netbook but its features show it isn't. It's a mini notebook (as Nokia claims) with mobile phone specs that increase its mobility. It features a 10,1 inch HD ready screen, HDMI output,bluetooth, wifi of course, 3G, HSDPA, ovi suite and more nokia services. Also, as the pictures show it may come with Windows 7. In my opinion it's another digital breakthrough from Nokia that will be really successful. We will just wait to see.

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All i ever wanted from a dslr camera : Nikon D90

Ok, i'll admit that this is the camera i like the most. So, i won't be objective enough if i make a review about this dslr. When i first read about it i wanted to buy it immediately. Its features and specifications can satisfy even a hard to please customer and an enthusiastic photographer.
Enjoy the 12.3 megapixels camera, the live view, the Nikon DX format, the world's first dslr movie function up to 1280x720 pixels (avi), the 3" inches color LCD screen and the number of lenses you can try for even better photos.
The only downside might be its price (the reason i haven't bought it yet), but if you consider the abilities of this dslr camera you will find the price logical.
My opinion : if you want a dslr camera to take beautiful, stunning, high quality, professional shots and even record dvd quality video just BUY NIKON D90.
More Features at nikon.com .
Reviewed thoroughly at dpreview.com .

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Take home cinema into a whole new level (if you can afford so)

As the entertainment market grows people buy more and more electronic consumer products.
As a matter of fact some technologies become mainstream. So, it is common many people to have TFT/LCD TV's of 26", 32", 37" or even more inches and to use them to build their home cinema.
Things change above 50" , or in lower inches where there is full hd that allows you to watch movies on full hd quality (the best quality you can wish for).
Most tv's have wide format (16:9). But the new Phillips Cinema 21:9 tv isn't like most tv's. It's unique. It supports an even wider format (21:9) same as the format of movies you watch on cinema. Also its 56" inches display, the Ambilight and the analysis of 2560x1080 (more than full hd) will make you believe that what you see is really happening in front of you.
Nevertheless if you want to have a cinema at home you have to pay a staggering amount of money (about 4000 euros).
So, you have a lot to think about. Hey, also don't forget to buy a blu-ray player. And a good set of speakers. And have good lighting too.
I hope you all have the best cinema experience with this tv.

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