[Newbie - is it worth it?]

Thanks for the input guys. Things look ok without basic shaders just not very refined compared to screenshots I have seen. Going to try to find Singularity to see if there is a difference. Will stick with it then. Found the "pink" problem is widespread for a lot of people running graphics cards meant for HD use primarily which is where I also found the suggestion to turn off basic shading which cleared that up. Again thanks.

 

[Newbie - is it worth it?]

Just signed up for a Second Life account and I have found out that I can't play with basic shaders enabled without most things rendering a flat pink surface. Running a laptop and won't be able to get a better desktop with a decent graphics card for a year or longer. My question is whether or not it is worth getting into Second Life without these graphical features? I suspect object creation would be a fail in this regard but how about everything else like concerts, events, skins, clothes, etc. Can I still get a rich experience playing? I don't know where this journey may lead. Roleplaying, social interaction, commerce, or whatever. Opinions in regards to this would be great. Peace.

 

Toshiba laptop

Satellite L505D

AMD Turion II Dual-Core Mobile M500 2.20 GHz

Ram 4GB (3.75 Usable)

64 bit Windows 7 OS

ATI display adapter

AMD M880G with ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4200

Total available graphics memory 1918 MB

Dedicated Video memory 256 MB

System Video memory 0MB

Shared system memory 1662 MB

Video drivers up to date.

[Newbie - is it worth it?]

Just signed up for a Second Life account and I have found out that I can't play with basic shaders enabled without most things rendering a flat pink surface. Running a laptop and won't be able to get a better desktop with a decent graphics card for a year or longer. My question is whether or not it is worth getting into Second Life without these graphical features? I suspect object creation would be a fail in this regard but how about everything else like concerts, events, skins, clothes, etc. Can I still get a rich experience playing? I don't know where this journey may lead. Roleplaying, social interaction, commerce, or whatever. Opinions in regards to this would be great. Peace.

 

Toshiba laptop

Satellite L505D

AMD Turion II Dual-Core Mobile M500 2.20 GHz

Ram 4GB (3.75 Usable)

64 bit Windows 7 OS

ATI display adapter

AMD M880G with ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4200

Total available graphics memory 1918 MB

Dedicated Video memory 256 MB

System Video memory 0MB

Shared system memory 1662 MB

Video drivers up to date.