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Steelseries Arctis 5

-=mayatsan=- — Sun, 30 Jul 2017 22:14:22 +0800

Item(s): Steelseries Arctis 5 DTS 7.1 Surround

Package includes: Everything in the box

Price: RM500 FIRM

Warranty: 10 months to go, bought from ALL IT (May 2017)

Dealing method: COD Kajang or KL area

Location of seller: Kajang

Contact method/details: PM or WhatsApp 0123452300

Age of item: 2 months

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Item(s) conditions: 9.9/10

Reason for sale: Upgraded to Arctis 7

[WTS]Dell 30" U3014 UltraSharp PremierColor

-=mayatsan=- — Sun, 16 Jul 2017 21:54:05 +0800

Item(s):Dell 30" U3014 UltraSharp PremierColor Monitor

Package includes:Monitor, stand, power cable,

Price: RM2000

Warranty:NO

Dealing method: COD (NO BOX)

Location:Kajang

Contact method/details:PM @ Whatsapp 0123452300
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Item(s) conditions:9.8/10

Reason for sale:Upgrade to Asus ROG Swift PG279Q

[WTS] XBOX ONE DAY ONE EDITION 500GB

-=mayatsan=- — Thu, 06 Jul 2017 22:16:00 +0800

Item(s): Xbox One Console Day One Edition 500GB

Package included: 1 x Astro A50 (7.1 surround) (Stand NOT INCLUDED), 1 x wireless controller, 1 x HDMI cable, 1 x USB Cable, 1 x Power Brick, 1 x Kinect

Price: RM900

Warranty: No

Dealing method: COD

Location: Kajang

Contact method/details: PM or Whatsapp 0123452300

TO LET GO IN BUNDLE, NOT TO BE SOLD SEPARATELY

[WTS] EVGA GeForce GTX TITAN HydroCopper Signature

-=mayatsan=- — Tue, 16 Jul 2013 21:43:35 +0800

Item(s): EVGA GeForce GTX TITAN HydroCopper Signature 6GB GDDR5 384-Bit

Package includes: As per pictures

Price:RM 3800

Warranty:Amazon, Purchased on 1st July 2013... arrived Malaysia 12th July 2013

Dealing method: COD

Location of seller: Kajang

Contact method/details: 0123452300 call/msg/whatsapp

Age of item: BRAND NEW!!!

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Item(s) conditions: 10/10

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Reason for sale: New project coming in

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PS3 Media Server

-=mayatsan=- — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:15:42 +0800

FINALLY U CAN DUMP YOUR SUPER SUCKS TVERSITY... AND PLAY *.mkv FILES STREAMED TO YOUR PLAYSTATION 3 WITH PS3 MEDIA SERVER (NOW SUPPORTS 720P & 1080P WITH 7.1ch + SUBTITLE)

Guide to streaming videos with subtitle on PS3 with Java PS3 Media Server!

Alright guys, PS3 Media Server is a new program so much easier to set up than TVersity. It’s Java based, works for Windows or Linux and capable of transcoding any HD content to your PS3 with subtitles on the fly.

Check out the features here.

Download it here.
Latest version v1.10.5.

Playing the video files (some extracted from Readme)

- Install PS3 Media Server.

- Get and install AVISynth 2.5.7 from here. (2.5.8 has issues)

- Install codec pack, I recommend K-Lite Codec Pack.

- Set up the FFDShow Audio Decoder Config > Mixer to your preference, or this one 5.1 (3/0/2 LFE)

- Set “Autoload VSFilter” to Yes in Haali Splitter settings. *if necessary*

- Configure Haali Splitter (audio/subtitles language priorities) *if necessary*

- You can have optional codecs i.e. CoreAVC, Quicktime Alternative and Real Alternative.

Fine Tuning PS3 Media Server

Mencoder settings:

Common transcode settings:

- UPDATE: v1.10.5 has improved Mencoder settings especially with subtitles, so no need to play with AviSynth priorities anymore.

- There’s nothing much to tweak for this program as it runs perfectly fine after install.

- Go to Navigation/Share settings and add the folder you want your video files played.

- Download “VSFilter.dll” here. Place it inside Avisynth’s plugin folder found in “Program Files/Avisynth 2.5/plugin”.

- Go to Transcoding Settings to change your Video quality, I use Good Quality and everything plays without stuttering.

*- Change “Avisynth/Mencoder” to 1st priority by clicking the Up/Down arrow on the bottom.*

If your PS3 detects the Media Server, everything should play up nicely!

You can have .avi files with .ass files in the same folder with same name and they will detect just fine. It’s a much better alternative to TVersity!

Edit: I tried using the subtitle file (*.srt) with AVI files and it worked great too (provided both files have the same name)

iphonebrowser - manipulating Iphone/Ipod Touch

-=mayatsan=- — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 09:45:31 +0800

http://code.google.com/p/iphonebrowser/

its free...wut else...???

Metal Gear Solid 4's Rudest Easter Eggs

-=mayatsan=- — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:22:51 +0800

BOUNCY BOUNCY BOUNCY

Heavy Rain (PS3)

-=mayatsan=- — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:48:58 +0800

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Heavy Rain Screen
Wikipedia
Quantic Dream Website
IGN Interview
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FIRENES

-=mayatsan=- — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:07:35 +0800

http://www.ripten.com/2008/06/22/firefox3-...-games-at-work/

HDMI vs. Component

-=mayatsan=- — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 10:25:08 +0800

Introduction

Amid a global spectrum of high definition format battles, none is so misunderstood as the debate between HDMI and component video. Some videophiles expect HDMI to completely outpace the "vintage" analog format, while true experts in the field know there are distinct advantages and disadvantages to each format. This article will give you a better idea of the technologies that make up these video formats, and prove that the differences are not as lopsided as you may think.

Assumptions That Mask The Facts

If you talk to any half-witted video enthusiast or ask an associate at your local big box retailer - bearing in mind that the two groups are pretty much the same - they'll unmistakably tell you that HDMI is better than component, case closed, end of story. This is just based on tired assumptions of the entire audio/visual industry. HDMI is based on a digital technology while component is analog, HDMI is a more recent development and HDMI costs more. Conventional wisdom says that newer formats are better, digital is always the best and a higher price tag equals higher quality.

Mad Catz component video cable

Living under the guise of these kinds of stereotypes will eventually tear your brain to shreds. They're just not true. Component video cables can deliver really high quality pictures, just like HDMI. They also tend to be a bit more robust, especially if you need a really long cable.

Cables Unlimited HDMI cable

Another issue is that digital is rarely all that it's cracked up to be. On one side, digital technologies have vastly improved mechanisms to weed out imperfections caused by their analog counterparts. Unfortunately, on the flip side, it's also an excuse to employ cuts to make the new technology as cheap as possible. Specifically, when the HDMI standard was developed, a very robust system of checks and balances was tossed out, in favor of a cheap alternative that can lead to degradation of the cable signal over time. The analog component cable has no such built-in flaw, and in most cases should be able to last a lifetime without problems.

Taking An In-depth Look At The Formats

While both cable formats present a picture as essentially a mosaic of red, green and blue color components, the way they do this is based on two completely different processes. For component, three individual inputs are needed; the signal is usually referred to as YPbPr. The "Y" component focuses on the brightness of the image as the "green" channel, the "Pb" component is the blue channel, and the "Pr" component presents the red part of the picture. All three signals are then put together to create the final picture.

An image from Nintendo's Wii manual shows the many different individual parts of a component video hook-up. Three inputs are used for the video, and audio cables are hooked up separately.

HDMI, on the other hand, uses a standard called Transmission Minimized Differential Signaling (TMDS). What this basically does is incorporate three different channels for each color set, allowing one cable to sync all the channels together in a straight-to-digital format. Component cables typically take a digital signal, convert it to analog for internal conversion processes, and then convert it back to digital for output to the TV.

The resting assumption is that, because of the digital-to-analog-to-digital mechanism involved with component cables, there's always a bigger loss of picture quality. That sentiment is ridden with naivety, though, because HDMI suffers similar issues. Even though it's a digital format, it's hardly a universal conversion from every single output source. HDMI cables also need to convert signals to their own format. The only difference is that it's just messing around with conversions between different digital signals instead of digital and analog.

A type A ("female") HDMI port contains 19 discrete pins, most of which carry different components of the TMDS standard.

In other words, the stuff that's going on inside these crazy cables is whacked, no matter what kind of cable you're using. While it's an easy cop out to just assume a more antiquated analog format will have more trouble reproducing a purely HD image, that statement lacks thorough consideration.

HDMI has also been panned because it's much easier for the signal to degrade over time. Long-range HDMI cables are also known to lose quality because of a less-than-perfect set of standards for the format. Analog cables, on the other hand, can last decades and stretch for dozens of feet without any sort of automatic degradation.

Because of its universality with one single input for audio and sound, HDMI has become the much preferred standard for HDTV hook-ups. That doesn't mean it necessarily has a huge leaps-and-bounds advantage over component, though. Component video provides a more reliable picture, carries a more robust set of standards and generally works better for long-range professional-type set-ups.

It should be noted that the other major high definition video standard, DVI, runs with the exact same technology as HDMI, except it does not carry audio. Your HDTV may have DVI inputs instead of HDMI, and everything written here about HDMI video is the same for your video signal.

Conclusion

The real point is that there's not really a winner: the argument to be made is that both formats function just fine. HDMI is nice because it incorporates both audio and video, and that's a very nice extra feature. However, if your cable company's HD converter box only supports component output, that's not a reason to jump to another service provider. Analog technologies date back decades upon decades and are built on a long-standing tradition. And while digital formats are supposed to deliver more fulfilling standards, they're often under-utilized in favor of making cheaper products.

http://www.tomsguide.com/us/2007/09/11/hdm...nent/

TIME CRISIS 4 Discussion Thread (PS3)

-=mayatsan=- — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 22:24:14 +0800

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DEAL OF THE DAY TIME CRISIS 4 FOR 80USD

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How can an $80 game ever be a deal? Well, when it includes the Guncon 3. Namco Bandai's upcoming Time Crisis 4 is a pricey purchase thanks to the bundled peripheral. However, it promises to be the most advanced light gun on the market. Hopefully, we'll see other games support the Guncon -- it would be a total waste to just make a single game for it. The PSN is a perfect place for Namco Bandai (or any other publisher) to release small new light gun games. (Of course, we hope Sega realizes how perfect it would be to bring Let's Go Jungle! to the system ... )

Amazon.com is offering the game and gun peripheral for $80. Yes, it's a bit much, but it's probably the cheapest pre-order you'll find right now.

...this is MUST buy title for me

-=mayatsan=- — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 18:45:30 +0800

Frontlines: Fuel of War, a battlefield style online multiplayer shooter made by some of the crew who worked on Battlefield 2, will be getting an Xbox 360 demo this December. No news were given regarding a PC and PS3 demo, but expect the game to be simultaneously released on all three systems in January 2008. Powered by the Unreal Engine 3, the PC version will support up to 64 players, while the Xbox 360 and PS3 will have up to 32 players online.