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Need advice on Air Con repair charges

chimera — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 17:25:40 +0800

Dear fellow forummers, i need ur input on charges that might be incurred for aircon repair job....anyone who hv experience pls don't hesitate to reply...my york inverter goin kaput after only 1 1/2 yrs in service...indoor unit stop working after switched on for less than an hr and the power button start flashing...dont know which part is the problem...either the board itself, the thermostat, the blower or the compressor is the culprit...so anyone who hv encounter these problem pls do share the cost of repairing em...i just dontt want to get conned...cost of hse call already RM80 per visit...haiz...

Air Cond - Brand w/ best cooling performance

chimera — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 21:51:53 +0800

I'm asking for ur opinion and experience coz i'm abt to install one in my hall/living room. Don't want the inverter type...had bad experience with YORK Inverter... pretty crappy product... very bad cooling performance and start having problem after exactly one year after installation.... indoor unit stopped working after 1 hr and the unit Power LED start flashing....send to Air con dat did the installation 4 repair...still the same thing happen... so i'm looking for the standard type.... recommendation for any brand that hv good cooling performance? TQ

Cats and Dogs problem

chimera — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 23:01:05 +0800

Here's the situation...next door neighbour hv these 2 dirty (literally) dogs he kept as guard dog i guess...let the dogs roam around his compound...lately one of the dogs start climbing over the fence into my hse compound and shittin all over the lawn and garden...FYI my hse has this mesh wire fence all around...My neighbour rents the hse and man it looks like a crack hse ever since he moved in a few years back...it's so dirty and unkept...my guess is the landlord doesn't care as long as the rent is paid every month....and i know for a fact he and his buddies smoke weed or sumthin at the back of the hse every now and then...pity his children playing in the lawn while the pop go high....same goes with the neighbour at the back of my hse...the family got a pair of siamese cats for the children recently...let em roam free...and guess where the cats like to hang out and poop....my hse....i'm like wat the fak man...problem is they cement almost 90% of their compound and i guess the cats decides to use my lawn as the shittin ground...i'm really pissed off with ppl who wants to keep pets and doesnt train or prepare a place for their dogs/cats to shit ...aside from building a wall fence wat else r my option?

I'm thinking about putting a barb wire along the fence as a deterrence...what do u guys think....any good reasonable suggestion r welcome...thanks

Ghida Fakhry is the hottest newscaster on TV

chimera — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 18:57:05 +0800

[YOUTUBE]<object width="640" height="390"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YVFrryFNfEA&rel=0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YVFrryFNfEA&rel=0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="640" height="390"></embed></object>[/YOUTUBE]

yeah...thats right...slowpoke or not...i dont care... she's the hottest there is...bar none...reminds me of my avatar... ...just sayin'...

How BIG is ur Mushroom...?

chimera — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 14:04:31 +0800

found it in my garden...2 days ago it was the size of a baby's fist and thought nothing of it...but today it has grown to the size of a baby's head....dang...thought u could only find this in jungle or sumthin but in the suburb...it's a whole different story la...grossed me out a bit coz it looks like a brain growing in a garden

Western Digital TV™ HD Media Player

chimera — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 07:06:40 +0800

Western Digital TV

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Key Features

Optimized for My Passport and My Book storage, works with many other
USB storage devices - Play content from most popular USB drives,and digital cameras, camcorders, and portable media players that can be recognized as mass storage devices.
Full HD video playback and navigation - up to 1080p - Experience the spectacular picture quality of HD video and crystal clear sound clarity of digital audio. Use the included remote control to navigate through your entertainment choices using our crisp, animated HD menus.
Collect without limits - There's no limit to the size of your media collection; just add more USB drives for more space.
Advanced navigation

* Thumbnail and list views – Browse your content by filename or by thumbnails of photos, album covers and movie cover art.
* Media Library – This unique feature lets you view all your media by media type in one menu regardless of its location in folders or drives. You can view your content by categories such as genre, album, artist and date.
* Search – Search by genre, title, artist, filename and partial filename.

Photo viewing

* Create custom slide shows with a variety of transitions and background music
* Zoom and pan
* Search by filename, partial filename, most recently viewed and date

Movie viewing

* Fast forward, rewind, pause, zoom, and pan
* View subtitles
* Search by filename, partial filename, most recently viewed and date

Music playback

* Fast forward, rewind, pause, shuffle, repeat
* Search by filename, partial filename, most recently viewed and date

Access two USB drives simultaneously - Two USB ports on the player let you connect two USB storage devices and access them simultaneously. Our Media Library feature aggregates the content on both drives into one list sorted by media type.
HDMI and composite video connections - The High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) port lets you connect to the highest quality HDTV or home theater. Additional composite (RCA) outputs ensure compatibility with virtually all television sets.
Includes free media conversion software - ArcSoft MediaConverter™ 2.5 -- a fast, easy-to-use application that converts photo, video, and music files into formats optimized for use on the WD TV HD Media Player.
Ultra-compact design - Fits easily into your entertainment center.
Ideal For

Hassle-free playback of HD movies, home videos, digital music, and photos on your TV.

System Requirements

* My Passport portable hard drive or other USB storage device with supported video or audio content stored on it.
* Standard or high definition television with HDMI or composite video connections

Package Contents

* HD Media Player
* Compact remote with batteries
* Media converter software (Windows only)
* Composite AV cable
* AC adapter
* Quick Install Guide

WD TV Firmware Update: http://www.wdc.com/en/products/wdtv/

Known supported Wifi adaptor for WDTV Live:

Here are the USB Adapters that we've tested: Ralink based

Manufacturer Model # Device Name
Belkin F5D8055 N1 Wireless USB adapter
Belkin F5D8051 N1 Wireless USB adapter
Buffalo WLI-UC-G300HP Wireless N compact USB 2.0 Adapter
Buffalo WLI-UC-G300N Wireless N compact USB 2.0 Adapter
Buffalo WLI-UC-GN Mini
D-Link DWA-140 Rangebooster N USB Adapter
EnGenius EUB-9701 Wireless N adapter
Linksys WUSB100 Rangeplus wireless network usb adapter
Linksys WUSB600N Wireless-N USB network adapter with dual-band
Trendnet TEW-644UB Wireless N USB adapter
Trendnet TEW-645UB Wireless N USB adapter
Trendnet TEW-664UB 300Mbps Dual Band WirelessN USB Adapter
Sitecom WL-329 Wireless Dualband USB Adapter

Did Measat Broadcast deliberately misled its cust

chimera — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 14:24:48 +0800

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Astro subsidiary sued for RM1.3b over B.yond box
UPDATED @ 02:06:44 PM 28-09-2010
By Neville Spykerman
September 28, 2010

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 — A RM1.3 billion lawsuit was filed today against Ananda Krishnan’s Astro subsidiary for breaching a “non-disclosure agreement” by a local company, pertaining to the use of its rain fade technology in the satellite television operator’s B.yond set top boxes.

The suit was filed by AV Asia Sdn Bhd against Measat Broadcast Networking System Sdn Bhd (MBNS), Astro’s subsidiary which enjoys an exclusive licence with the operator for satellite transmission.

AV Asia claims in its suit that MBNS had breached a mutual non-disclosure agreement with the private company over its technology to reduce rain fade.

Rain fade refers to the absorption of satellite or radio signals by rain or snow.

Astro’s signals are frequently interrupted by rain.

AV Asia’s suit was filed today at the High Court here by lawyer Ravi Sodhi.

Ravi said his client had entered into the mutual non-disclosure agreement with MBNS, prior to negotiating a commercial agreement on technology solution on rain fade.

“Rain Fade is a phenomenon that occurs in tropical countries, when satellite signals are disrupted by rain,” said Ravi.

He said his client had commissioned Japanese company MASPRO to utilise its research and development facilities to find a solution to rain fade.

However he said through tender documents issued by Measat or Astro his client learnt that the non-disclosure agreement was breached.

“The first defendant used the plaintiffs confidential information to launch the Astro Byond high definition product,” he said.

AV Asia named Tele System Elecronics (M) Sdn Bhd as second defendants.

Ravi said the second defendants were the current provider of satellite dishes to MBNS.

The company’s statement of claim also described Astro Byond as a “scam product”.

Consumers are required to install a new decoder and a new satellite dish for a month for a monthly payment of RM20 to received the HD programmes.

However the plaintiffs are alleging that MBNS knew that a new satellite dish was not required for the HD service but the information was withheld from their customers.

They also allegedly withheld from their customers that the new satellite dish, made with the plaintiff confidential information, had a built in rain fade solution.

Ravi said the company’s claim of RM1.34 billon is based on “loss of potential profits”.

The figure was calculated based on the 7.3 million subscribers which MBNS is targeting to get by 2020 as well as the estimated pre-tax profits of each satellite dish at RM183.84.

Ravi said they had attempted to settle the matter with MBNS but had reached an impasse.

“We are disappointed at how MBNS handled the situation,” said AV Asia chief executive officer V.Vijayakumar.

Source: Malaysiakini

WTF...

Roslin Hashim Fail Perceraian Petang Ini

chimera — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 12:31:59 +0800

Roslin Hashim Fail Perceraian Petang Ini

News:

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if this turns out to be true...man this guy is an embarrassment to malays and men in general...first marriage 12 days then second marriage barely 2 months.... i dont know what to call it...serial divorcee?

LCD TV! Should i wait or should i go 4 it?

chimera — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:52:25 +0800

i'm looking for 32" LCD TV...cant afford to get bigger one...i'm putting this Question out to seek opinion on which brand gives the best bang for ur buck in terms of PQ, Features, Connectivity and etc for LCD TV under RM2k...cant seems to find a good review site for 32"...i've look around including in LYN Garage sales...there are a few that caught my eyes...among them:

1. LG 32LH70YR (FHD, 100Hz, very good PQ but puny speakers) - RM20x0 from sky heart
2. Philips 32PFL5409S (HD Ready, Pixel Plus HD Engine etc) - RM1699 from chinankak

FYI, i'm using it mainly for watching movies. i would really appreciate it if any owner of the above two models or any other models can give me feedback or recommendation...ur input will be greatly appreciated...TQ

Linksys WRT54GS v.4 wireless problem

chimera — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:20:25 +0800

Personal equipment
Modem: Aztech DSL600EU
Router: Linksys WRT54GS v.4
Firewall used: Norton Internet Security

Problem details

Problem description:

i cant connect wirelessly to my router. i've setup my netbook lenovo s10 as usual and hv no problem connecting to my brother's hse wireless connection. it's only with my linksys router that i'm having this problem. FYI, i've had this router for a couple years now but never tried the wireless connection b4. i hv no problem with wired connection with it. broadband and everything is ok, only the wireless connection giving me problem.i've tried everything from :

-disabling firewall on both sides router and netbook
- setting TCP/IP manually on my netbook
- disabling wireless security
- changing firmware from linksys to dd-wrt and finally to tomato

everything doesn't seems to work. my netbook or any notebook for that matter cant find the wireless network. occasionally when it does find the wireless connection it'll only connect for a split second then got disconnected instantly. then the wireless connection cant be detected. help me pls...dont wanna spend getting a combo router...short on money

my configuration screenshot:

AMD Trots Out Ultrathin "Yukon" Notebook Platform,

chimera — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:56:38 +0800

wow this babeh looks nice...performance + mobility

Spec & price...

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AMD's poster child for the Yukon platform is the new HP Pavilion dv2 Entertainment Notebook PC. The dv2 incorporates the aforementioned 1.6GHz Athlon Neo MV-40 processor and the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3140 graphics processor. The notebooks includes a 12.1" LED backlit display (1280x800), 802.11n, WWAN support, support for up to a 500GB HDD, HDMI-out, near full-size keyboard, and an optional external Blu-ray drive.

Pricing for HP's Pavilion dv2 starts at $699.

http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=13867

[WTA] Mixing Ballistix Tracer with non-Tracer

chimera — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 06:42:31 +0800

i hv Ballistix DDR2 1066 and thinking of adding Ballistix Tracer DDR2-1066 from shawty...will there be any problem pairing the two together...AFAIK, both r the same except for the LED on tracers...correct me if i'm wrong...mine is single sided and i think the tracer on offer is also single sided (waiting 4 confirmation from shawty)...will it be a problem mixing single sided and double sided RAM...ur input is greatly appreciated...thx

My Rig Spec:

e6420 @ 3GHz 1.42V
Biostar TP35D2-A7
2x1GB Crucial Ballistix PC2-8500
Xpertvision 8800GT Sonic
ST56F PSU

Gigabyte 9800GT for RM350?

chimera — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:52:45 +0800

just wanna know if anybody bought this card at this price from PC-Zone...just wanna confirm if it's true or a typo on their pricelist...if its true might wanna grab one this weekend...

removing HD write protect on Dell PC

chimera — Sat, 03 May 2008 23:11:24 +0800

i hv a dell dimension e520...try to run Chkdsk on it but it says it's write protected...how do i remove the write protect from the HD...FYI i'm trying to install XP in a separate partition...currently running vista basic...any idea how to do it...

Silverstone ST56F v3.1 intermittent humming sound

chimera — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 11:41:42 +0800

Hello guys...dunno if it's a problem with my PSU or not...i just bought the above PSU abt 2 weeks ago and for the past 3 days the PSU emit strange humming sound...it's barely audible but if listen carefully u'll hear it...it feels like something kicking-in...it only occurs a few minutes then dissappear...i didn't do anything particularly CPU or GPU intensive...just normal surfing...and if i turnoff the pc and switch off the PSU it continue making that sound but with less audible which kinda ruled out the PSU fan as the problem...any idea what's wrong...hope anyone out there got the answer for this problem

Can u buy a new Astro decoder

chimera — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 07:45:42 +0800

hi,

can u buy a new Astro decoder? mine oredi dead...if yes how much does it cost & where to get one...sorry if i post in the wrong section...

Biostar TA770 A2+ or Asus M3A

chimera — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 18:19:41 +0800

Can't decide between the two...help me out . want to OC a bit with my 5000+ BE...heard dat biostar can't change multiplier...dunno if true or not...so seeking from those with experience with these boards...

Biostar TP35D2-A7 doesn't support e6550 outright

chimera — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 07:47:55 +0800

I'm abt to get this mobo & found out it doesn't support e6550 out of the box. dunno if they hv bios update to fix this. how am i going to pair it with my e6550 without buying another cpu or getting another board? check biostar webby & it confirms my suspicion Supported CPU .it's the same thing with their TF7150U-M7 which is my 2nd choice. Any ideas guys? is there anyone out there that hv tried pairing this two? . Thanks in advance...

Streamyx Slow

chimera — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 21:57:33 +0800

Anybody got streamyx problem right now....it's bloody slow....my download speed b4 this afternoon is around 50KB/s....now is only around 5-10KB/s....anyone....btw i'm in perak

converting 120v receiver to 240v

chimera — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 16:39:15 +0800

Guys,

Any idea how i can convert my receiver (Sony STRDA50ES) from 120V to 240V. i bought it while studying in the States years ago. wanna convert it. dont want to hv to resort to using up/down portable transformer. very inconvenient ma...

really appreciate for any advice or direction....thanks