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Dual Hdmi 3D Bluray Player

eye — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 14:52:34 +0800

Where to get one of these in Klang Valley please:

Panasonic
DMP-BDT310
DMP-BDT350

Upgrading to a new 3D plasma. But I am using a non-3D home theatre amp.

If I have one of these players I can connect the the first hdmi output to the 3D plasma, the second hdmi to my old amp.

Been looking around but cant find any

Thank you.

Logitech 650 Remote Controller

eye — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 12:59:39 +0800

My experience with this logitech 650 remote controller is bad. The unit I bought, I have to rma it as it kept rebooting. The second unit, less than three months, same problem too. I suspect that this model has a motherboard issue. So, potential buyers, beware.

I was using the 525. Wanted to upgrade to the 650 for the color screen and better ergonomics. The 525 was a good model. Lasted me a number of years, it is still working now except for the wear and tear. Looking at the harmony one now, but im having second thoughts

No new notes!

eye — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 12:47:16 +0800

No new notes for CNY. Tried numerous banks. Last week tak'ada. News report said, monday. Went monday, zero. Went this morning .. still zero. Really fish singing (tuna, specifically). What bluudy kpi the duit ministry has; all shud be sacked!!!!!

My family and i sure know where to put the X in the next election. Cilaka betul!!!!!!!

E39 speakers & head unit replacement

eye — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:23:44 +0800

I plan to improve the sound system in my e39 525 year 2003.

Any recommendation please? I tried to seach through this forum but no results.

Budget about rm2K to 3K.

1)Plan to replace the speakers and hopefully maintain the stock head unit as it's tied to the tuning and volume dials on the steering wheel

2) if head unit can be matched to the steering wheel controls, wud consider to change.

Thanks a lot!!!

15" 0r 16" Rims & Tyres for E34

eye — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 02:43:58 +0800

Hello everyone.

I have an old beemer e34; the rims are spoilted. I planned to buy a set of new 15" replacement + tyres. What are the recommended shops in klang valley please?

Thank you.

[WTA] Where to buy those tv racks/consoles?

eye — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:30:18 +0800

Hi there,

Planning to buy a 50" plasma tv soon. I am now trying to buy a tv rack/console for this tv as it will not be wall mounted.

Anyone knows where to get these items please?

Thank you.

Best Branded Budget DivX/DVD Player

eye — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:25:26 +0800

What are your opinions and recommendations please? Which do you think is the best budget "branded" divx player for a crt tv :

Samsung DVD P365K
LG DV245K
Sony DV300
Pioneer DV 300K

The samsung and LG is a bout rm190+ while the sony and pioneer is about rm260+.

Thanks.

RMA 7900GT - Help?

eye — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 13:07:45 +0800

i sent my forsa 7900gt for RMA becoz memory chips koyak after using less than a year.

they came back to me saying 7900gt no longer in production, asked me to consider a palit 8600gt with a rm80 top up.

i told them .....

"allo, the reason i bought tat 7900gt was bcoz of framerate. tat 8600gt is a poor performer compared to 7900gt in terms of frame rate. i dun need a dx10 card. at least, offer me a 7950gt or a 1950pro. i can understand if now tat 7900gt is out of production and if u gip me a comparable updated card, i also dun mind a reasonable top up.

tat chap at the company replied that he will check (ok that sounds reasonable ) but he hinted that the top up will be very much more (adui .. ).

i said, tat palit 8600 is worth about rm400, I paid rm1200 for tat 7900gt, ok maybe now tat 7900gt is worth rm700+. the 7950 or 1950pro shud be around rm700+ also what .... i forsee, he will try to squeeze me larrrrr .. what can i do ?????

if that chap comes back to me with very bad offer, i m gonna SING that company to death. and guys, i think, no matter what, it is better to buy better brand cards, u may pay a higher premium but at least they have better rma

Port Forwarding aztech dsl600E

eye — Sun, 06 May 2007 00:42:49 +0800

Hi there,

I tried to follow the guide at portforward.com but I got lost in the midst of all the instructions.

Please, would appreciate some guidance. I am trying to do portforwarding for my utorrent.

Many thanks.

V3x Casing

eye — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 16:13:26 +0800

V3x casing, where to buy please? how much please?

Thank you!

Microsoft LifeCam - a Piece of Crabbbbbb

eye — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 10:19:15 +0800

Bought the microsoft lifecam vx-1000. It came with LifeCam 1.1 webcam software. Installed it into my pc. The webcam ran, but the audio did not.

Did a check on the website and found that there was an updated LifeCam 1.3 software, Downloaded that and installed; hoping that it will solve the audio issue. Now the webcam no longer works, it keeps giving me the "Initialization Error" ...sighhhhh.

Tried uninstalling the v1.3 and reinstalled the v1.1; same problem. "Initialization Error". Went through the support site at microsoft, those remedies prescibed dun work for me (((((((((

Did a google search .... gooodnesss!!!! lots of people having the same issue and no remedy.

Any help please?

(((I am not gonna buy any HARDwares by MicroSOFT anymore!!!!!!)))

Acoustic Pianos - Second Hand Reference

eye — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 16:44:21 +0800

Had a tiring yet fun time buying a used piano. Thought that some of the info that I have gathered will be useful to other would-be purchasers :

KAWAI Age (Year vs Serial No.)
1950-14200 1967-251660 1975-785568 1983-1372000
1952-15000 1968-303686 1976-844362 1984-1465000
1955-20590 1969-369088 1977-904384 1985-1549000
1958-23200 1970-425121 1978-973490 1986-1627000
1960-26000 1971-488834 1979-1067130 1987-1704000
1964-13230 1972-558216 1980-1126366 1988-1779000
1965-16517 1973-633601 1981-1219355 1989-1850000
1966-20343 1974-718768 1982-1300000 1990-1921000

YAMAHA Age (Year vs Serial No.)
1958-89000 1968-689000 1978-2583000 1988-4492000
1959-103000 1969-809000 1979-2812000 1989-4650000
1960-122000 1970-978000 1980-3000100 1990-4808000
1961-149000 1971-1169000 1981-3261000 1991-4966000
1962-188000 1972-1317000 1982-3464000 1992-5124000
1963-237000 1973-1510000 1983-3646000 1993-5282000
1964-298000 1974-1743000 1984-3832000 1994-5440000
1965-368000 1975-1943000 1985-3988000 1995-5598000
1966-489000 1976-2144000 1986-4157000 1996-5756000
1967-570000 1977-2383000 1987-4335000

Source : http://www.bluebookofpianos.com/

After listening to many models, I was partial towards Kawai. Here are more details on the Kawai's age vs its model name :

Models Dimension (mm) Weight Production
CD300 1560w x 1320h x 670d 260 Kgs. Aug/1983
CD500 1560w x 1320h x 670d 253 Kgs. Aug/1983
CD600 1560w x 1320h x 670d 260 Kgs. Aug/1983
CD700 1560w x 1320h x 670d 259 Kgs Aug/1983
CD800 1560w x 1320h x 670d 260 Kgs. Aug/1983
CL4WO 1460w x 1040h x 530d 165 Kgs Apr/1985
CL4E 1460w x 1040h x 530d 165 Kgs. Aug/1985
CL7WO 1450w x 1080h x 570d 200 Kgs. Apr/1985
CL7C 1450w x 1080h x 570d 200 Kgs. Apr/1985
CL4I 1460w x 1040h x 530d 165 Kgs. Apr/1985
NS10 1530w x 1240h x 590d 215 Kgs. Jun/1984
NS15 1530w x 1250h x 610d 230 Kgs. Jun/1984
NS25 1530w x 1270h x 610d 235 Kgs. Aug/1984
NS35 1560w x 1320h x 670d 255 Kgs. Aug/1984
KL11WI 1460w x 1110h x 600d 200 Kgs. Nov/1982
KL11KF 1460w x 1110h x 620d 200 Kgs. Nov/1982
KL68C 1540w x 1320h x 660d 265 Kgs Jan/1984
KL70W 1540w x 1320h x 660d 260 Kgs. Jan/1984
KL90R(B) 1560w x 1320h x 670d 265 Kgs. Nov/1983
KL76S 1560w x 1320h x 660d 255 Kgs. Nov/1983
KL82W 1560w x 1320h x 670d 255 Kgs. Mar/1984
LK63T 1520w x 1270h x 620d 240 Kgs. Apr/1984
BW52 1530w x 1250h x 610d 230 Kgs. Mar/1985
BW61 1560w x 1320h x 670d 255 Kgs. Mar/1985
CL3 1520w x 1220h x 560d 210 Kgs. Aug/1984
CL4MW 1460w x 1040h x 530d 165 Kgs. Apr/1985
US50 1540w x 1320h x 660d 260 Kgs. Aug/1985
US55 1540w x 1320h x 660d 265 Kgs. Spt/1985
US65 1540w x 1320h x 670d 270 Kgs Sep/1985
US75 1560w x 1320h x 670d 270 Kgs. Sep/1985
US95 1540w x 1320h x 670d 275 Kgs. Sep/1985
BW69 1540w x 1320h x 660d 265 Kgs. Jun/1986
ED50CA 1470w x 1110h x 570d 208 Kgs. Oct/1986
BS10 1530w x 1240h x 600d 215 Kgs. Oct/1987
BS20 1530w x 1250h x 600d 220 Kgs. Apr/1987
BS30 1530w x 1270h x 600d 225 Kgs. Apr/1987
BS40 1560w x 1320h x 670d 250 Kgs. Apr/1987
KL65B 1530w x 1250h x 600d 230 Kgs. Mar/1988
KL72W 1530w x 1270h x 610d 235 Kgs. Mar/1988
US63H 1540w x 1320h x 660d 265 Kgs. Mar/1988
BS20S 1530w x 1250h x 600d 220 Kgs. Apr/1988
ED52S 1470w x 1110h x 570d 208 Kgs Oct/1986
ED48E 1470w x 1110h x 570d 208 Kgs. Oct/1986
KL95R 1560w x 1320h x 660d 254 Kgs. Sep/1990
KL78W 1560w x 1320h x 660d 255 Kgs. Jul/1989
KL75W 1540w x 1320h x 650d 255 Kgs. Jan/1990
KL74K 1560w x 1320h x 650d 245 Kgs. Jan/1990
KL68W 1550w x 1320h x 650d 245 Kgs. Jan/1990
KL64K 1520w x 1250h x 600d 225 Kgs. Sep/1990
KL53K 1530w x 1250h x 600d 220 Kgs. Jul/1989
KL51WI 1460w x 1110h x 590d 200 Kgs. Jul/1989
KL51KF 1640w x 1110h x 600d 200 Kgs. Jul/1989
BS3A 1560w x 1320h x 660d 245 Kgs. Jan/1990
BS2A 1530w x 1250h x 590d 215 Kgs. Jan/1990
US9X 1540w x 1320h x 680d 264 Kgs. Sep/1990
US8X 1560w x 1320h x 660d 259 Kgs. Sep/1990
US6X 1540w x 1320h x 650d 255 Kgs. Jul/1989
CL5E 1460w x 1050h x 530d 166 Kgs. Oct/1990
CL5 1460w x 1050h x 530d 166 Kgs. Sep/1990
BS1A 1520w x 1220h x 590d 217 Kgs. Sep/1990
BS25 1530w x 1250h x 590d 219 Kgs. Mar/1991
US7X 1540w x 1320h x 650d 230 Kgs. Mar/1991
US5X 1490w x 1250h x 590d 232 Kgs. Mar/1991

Source : http://www.yasumaru.com/

I ended up buying a Kawai US63H

Cheers!

Piano Tech

eye — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 18:14:03 +0800

Good afternoon everyone.

I like to hire a piano tech to help me check out a used acoustic piano that i intend to buy.

Anyone has any contact please? Need the service in USJ.

Many thanks.

PLS HELP - "lan cable is unplugged" issue

eye — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 15:25:53 +0800

Help please.

My pc keeps telling me that my lan cable is unplug. I checked, it is plug in. No lights on the lan cable terminal plug tho.

I checked the modem ... all lights are stable except the LAN light, it's blinking.

So in all probability, is it the network card or the modem that went kaput???

Many thanks.

HELP PLS - Lan Wire Unplugged?

eye — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 15:13:50 +0800

Digital Piano For Beginner

eye — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 12:14:19 +0800

Got a niece, she's 11. Wanted to start her off on the piano.

Ok i have googled and read about the advantages of acoustic vs digital pianos. For starter, maybe we start her off on the digital piano.

Any particular model available in msia that you could recommend please?

Thank you.

Buying Mobile Phones In Spore

eye — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 00:19:29 +0800

Folks,

Where is the best place to buy hand phones in Spore please?

Going down this xmas, intend to buy two units.

Thank you for your inputs.

Connection Error 678

eye — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 09:52:05 +0800

Just got hold of the streamyx in the box promo for my house.

Activated my account via sms - connected all the hardware last night - installed the dialer - tried to connect - no success - error code 678 - the adsl light on the modem kept on blinking ................... sighhhhh .... really anti-climax aaaaaaaaar .......haiyaaaaa

What do i do now? Your advice please. Many thanks.

Widescreen Support for FIFA07 & TWPGA07

eye — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 16:29:03 +0800

Anyone knows how to enable wide screen support for FIFA 2007 and Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2007?

Thank you.

Asean Scholarship

eye — Fri, 25 Aug 2006 18:30:29 +0800

If u r awarded this, would you go or would u not go??????