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HyppTV STB mess up ARC

anon5391 — Tue, 21 Feb 2017 12:35:59 +0800

I have a Sony TV & a Sony 5.1 HTIB. Audio is automatically output to the HTIB receiver & I can switch on/off both TV & receiver simultaneously with 1 remote. I believe this is called ARC

I installed unifi recently & got the HyppTV STB. When the STB is plugged into my system, it messes up the link between the TV & HTIB receiver. I get a "communication error" msg & all audio (astro/BR player/HyppTV STB) goes to the TV speakers. The on/off switch also no longer switches on/off both TV & receiver. When the HyppTV STB disconnected, everything goes back to normal. WTF??!!. Any sifu can help?

password protect folder

anon5391 — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:41:18 +0800

I'm currently using MyLockbox by FSPro labs but it doesn't work for USB/portable drives. Any freeware recommendation?

Low risk investment

anon5391 — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:53:57 +0800

Hi,

I'm quite tech savvy but not so knowledgeable when it comes to financial stuff, so I would appreciate you guys comment/feedback or point me in the right direction:

1) ASNB funds vs PRUlink assurance investment linked plan, for long term investment (say 20+ years) which is better?

2) I know ASB max is 200K, what happens if you have more than 200K?

3) For the various ASNB funds, can I check units availability on-line?

TIA

Wireless keyboard & mouse

anon5391 — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:25:19 +0800

Hey guys, I am from outstation & I will be in KL next week. I'm looking for a wireless keyboard & mouse combo for my gaming HTPC. Does anybody here happen to know if any shops in low yat selling this http://www.a4tech.com/ennew/product.asp?ci...scid=156&id=598 ? Alternatively can anyone recommend other model like microsoft or logitech? I'm also looking for wireless x-box controller (for pc). Thanks, your comments much appreciated

external usb dvd-rom

anon5391 — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:01:08 +0800

hi guys,quick question b4 i go to low yat this weekend. i'm looking for an external dvd-rom drive....not burner....read-only. which shops selling? thks

Mineral vs fully synthetic oil

anon5391 — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:12:34 +0800

Hey guys,

I'm driving a civic FD, now clocked about 35k. I switched to fully synthetic oil on my 15k service but now I'm thinking to switch back to mineral. The reason is because I think paying extra for the synthetic oil is a waste. Honda's servicing schedule is oil change every 5k. Synthetic oil is supposed to last longer, about 10k isn't it? So what's the point if you're going to do oil change every 5k? Yes I know synthetic oil is also high performance bla-bla-bla but I'm not driving F1 car.

So the question is whether there will be any problem switching back to mineral from synthetic? Appreciate you guys input. I've already discussed with the honda SC and also googled the net. I just want you guys opinion. Thanks

Kingston Flash Drive

anon5391 — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 09:43:31 +0800

i dropped my kingston flash drive, now it does not show up in windows when plugged-in. tried several pc already. any tips would be very much appreciated. thks

NZ iphone

anon5391 — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 23:01:52 +0800

Going to new zealand for holidays soon. Vodaphone NZ selling Iphone 16GB (handset only, no contract) for $1129. That's about RM2260. What you guys think? Reasonable?

Laptop & 3G phone

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 07:30:00 +0800

Laptop & 3G phone

anon5391 — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:57:22 +0800

Anybody here connect to the net using laptop & 3G phone? is it possible? i think it's more or less the same thing as using a usb 3G modem right? pls comment/ share your experience. thks

copy & paste text

anon5391 — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:18:28 +0800

hi guys, i have come across a web site that will not allow me to copy & paste text from the web page onto notepad or ms word. i can select the text & right click "copy" but when i try to paste the copied text, "you are not allowed to copy ...... from this website" come out instead of the copied text. i've tried different browsers but no joy. is there any way or program to get around this? the strange thing is that it works on my office pc running windows 2000 but not on pc running xp or 98.

QWERTY ONLINE

anon5391 — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:45:36 +0800

Hi, anybody here bought laptop from (http://www.qwerty.com.my/)? Any comments? Any other recommended online laptop shops? Specifically I am looking to buy eee pc. I'm in Sarawak, the prices here suck & outdated. The latest model available is 900. The shops here are still selling 701!

SSD

anon5391 — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 08:59:42 +0800

Is SSD easily available yet? any shops in low yat selling? i was thinking of buying a 13" or 14" low spec laptop <2k & swapping the HDD with SSD instead of buying a SSD eeePC. tia

reset ipod touch keyboard

anon5391 — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:40:49 +0800

i have a 16gb jail-broken ipod touch 114. i installed macbook air keyboard skin. it did not install properly & now my keyboard is corrupted. it does not show up in installer "uninstall" so i can't uninstall it. is there a way to reset the keyboard? yes i know i could restore using itunes but then i would have to jail break & install my apps all over again. any other way?

[addedon]June 29, 2008, 5:18 pm[/addedon]nevermind, i installed another keyboard skin & now ok

PS2 component video cable

anon5391 — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 09:49:34 +0800

just bought bravia LCD tv. roughly how much does a ps2 component video cable cost? also, anybody can advise roughly how much component video cable for dvd player cost? TIA

Ipod touch USB cable connector

anon5391 — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 18:51:45 +0800

Touch newbie here.....

I have a 1st gen 1GB ipod nano. Recently I bought a Touch (16GB; 1.1.3). I installed the latest version of itunes & started synching music, videos & stuff using my existing nano USB cable. Some songs become corrupted when transferred to my Touch. The song plays ok on my pc & nano. I have swapped the cables, now using the new cable that came with the Touch, re-synched & now all ok. I guess newer ipod dock connectors are wired differently.

1) The 1st gen nano usb cable connector has buttons on the side that you have to press to unplug. But the new Touch connector is shorter & does not have the 2 buttons. So just simply pull out to disconnect-kah?

2) I grabbed some you tube videos using orbit then converted using videora. When I play the videos on my touch, some videos stutter & blanks out momentarily at the beginning then continues smoothly till the end. But the same video plays smoothly with itunes on my pc. Anybody else experience this?

TIA

wireless gateway

anon5391 — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 22:38:11 +0800

I just bought a linksys WAG200G wireless gateway & a wireless USB adapter (also linksys). I have 1 pc which is connected wired & 1 other pc which I intend to connect wireless. This is my 1st time with networking stuff so appreciate you guys help with some noob questions.

1) on my wired pc, previously with my ZTE modem I have to manually connect to streamyx. Now with this linksys gateway my pc is automatically connected as soon as switched on. How do I configure it so that connection must be done manually?

2) wireless security is disabled by default in the linksys setup program. which security should I use? (I have not set up wireless connection on my other pc yet)

TIA, cheers

ipod touch

anon5391 — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 22:42:49 +0800

I've read in reviews that the ipod touch safari browser does not support flash or java so some web pages will not display properly. Why? What is the technical reason for this? Is it a hardware limitation? Or can it be fixed in future firmware updates?

can't connect to streamyx

anon5391 — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 15:25:47 +0800

today morning suddenly can't connect to streamyx, "error 678 the remote computer did not respond...etc"

i'm using ZTE ZXDSL831 modem & on-board LAN (gigabyte P35-DS3 mobo). the DSL light on my modem is steady but the LAN light is blinking. i've never really noticed before but i think the LAN light should be steady ON right?

hope to get you guys feedback before I call tmnet support helpline. TIA

TMnet communities

anon5391 — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 09:20:18 +0800

most of the time i cannot log into the tmnet news server, keep getting "you have no permission to talk" error message but occasionally i can. is it just me or you guys having the same problem as well? i'm using streamyx, XP & outlook express.