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Broken screen (65” LG TV)

opfish — Sat, 23 Dec 2023 10:19:13 +0800

Hi guys,

The screen of my LG65UQ9100PSD was broken due to installation mishap. After sending their team to my house, LG informed me that it is not covered under warranty and quoted me RM3k+ for the screen replacement. I would rather get a new TV for around that price.

Seeking your advice on what I can do with this broken TV. Thinking of getting some $ rather than throwing it into the garbage bin.

Thank you.

[WTS] Komar non-woven wallpaper

opfish — Fri, 11 Sep 2020 10:58:13 +0800

Item(s):1 roll of unused Komar non-woven wallpaper XXL4-051 (Victoria)

Price: RM600. Brand new RM900+

Dealing method: COD

Location: Kota Damansara, Glenmarie

Contact method/details: PM or WA zero 1 nine 2 three 6 eight 7 eleven
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Item(s) conditions: New, unopened. Can refer here for details of the product and application:
Komar official website

Picture:

As installed at Ambient Living, Bangsar Shopping Centre

Shipping gears overseas

opfish — Thu, 16 May 2019 08:54:28 +0800

Do you have any experience shipping gears (pedals, amps, guitars) from Malaysia to other countries say UK or USA?

I'm thinking of listing some of my stuff on Reverb, but dunno how to calculate the shipping fees to be imposed. Would you recommend Pos Malaysia?

[WTS] 32GB iPad 4th gen wifi + cellular

opfish — Tue, 01 Dec 2015 20:48:10 +0800

Item(s): 1 unit of black 32GB ipad 4th generation with wifi & cellular (model no. A1460).

Features:
9.7" Retina display
A6X chip with quad-core graphics
5.0MP iSight camera with 1080p HD video recording
FaceTime HD camera
Up to 10 hours of battery life
Built-in Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n)
Over 275,000 apps on the App Store

For those who do not know, on top of the wifi connectivity, you can insert your SIM card for this model

Package includes: The unit itself plus OEM charger & cable. No box

Price: RM1,000

Warranty: Nil

Dealing method: COD

Location of seller: Glenmarie, Kota Damansara

Contact method/details: PM

Age of item: 2 years

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Item(s) conditions: Normal wear and tear but not abused. 8/10

Reason for sale: Extra unit

Advice on setup for e-commerce biz

opfish — Thu, 28 May 2015 10:39:50 +0800

I'm helping my wife to run an e-commerce platform. Compared to the traditional brick-and-mortar retail shop where potential customers can physically check the sale item, online marketplace relies heavily on the posted photos to do the talking.

We would like to have all our products to be displayed on white background. We also plan to shoot video for product reviews. Due to our business model, both of us think that we need to slowly rebuild our AV equipment (yeah, I sort of "quit" photography for quite some time...). There might be certain occasion when we need to bring our soon-to-be-acquired equipment outside. Mobility is a must.

With limited budget and in mind (most of the $$$ went towards setting up the biz), what would you propose for our setup? Doesn't matter used or new as long as cheap and reliable.

DSLR - Good for photo & video (HD). I used D7000 last time. Still can consider other brands and models.
Lenses - Maybe one prime, one zoom
Lighting - Continuous lighting perhaps? LED vs CFL? 3 lights setup with softboxes?
Mic/voice recorder - H4n?
Any other things that I miss...

Maybe you guys can start with "If I were you, ..."

Thank you in advance!

Looking for a specific mobile no.

opfish — Wed, 20 May 2015 21:10:45 +0800

Guys, I need a specific phone number. Say 7234512. Prefix doesn't mind but if can get 012 or 019 would be perfect.

Rather than making dummy calls to each of the prefixes to ensure the number is taken or not, is there any other way I can do?

Ecommerce platform

opfish — Mon, 04 May 2015 18:24:41 +0800

I'm planning to have my own ecommerce website, a la Rakuten, Lazada, Soukai etc. Domain registered btw.

Quite a newbie in this area, I've come across few names like Shopify, easystore and sitegiant. Looking at their UniCart Pro package (RM1090/year), Sitegiant suits most of my requirements, except for multilingual feature. They use Google Translate which a major turn off for me since their translations can be funny, unprofessional and do not convey the right message. My target audience is Malaysians, so should have at least an option for the potential customers to select either Bahasa or English pages.

With those big local companies, I do not have to worry about hosting etc and their customer support so far (pre-sales) have been great. Thinking of getting OpenCart or Magento but I'm worried about hosting, support etc.

Which way should I go? Would the learning curve be too steep to have those open source platform? Appreciate your feedback. Thank you.

[WTF] Somebody to repair a toy

opfish — Sat, 28 Mar 2015 14:44:15 +0800

Looking for somebody who can fix my kid's toy. Pls PM me. Thanks

Wireless Presentation for Meeting Rooms

opfish — Thu, 06 Nov 2014 14:26:50 +0800

For meeting rooms at my office, we are planning to equip them with wireless connectivity from laptop & mobile devices (all platforms) to the ceiling mounted projectors. We would like to go away from using cables. Currently, the presenter needs to sit in front of the table where the projector port is located. Sometimes we require multiple presenters and this exercise of changing seats and cables is simply troublesome.

Is there any recommended hardwares/systems capable of achieving our goal?

[WTS] Original Nikon bag

opfish — Sat, 30 Aug 2014 19:10:59 +0800

Item(s): Original Nikon bag

Package includes: Just the bag

Price: RM50

Warranty: -

Dealing method: COD only

Location: Taman Tun/Bandar Utama

Contact method/details: PM
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Item(s) conditions: Very good condition. Never been used. Just collecting dust

Reason for sale: Not using

[WTS] Legendary Nikon SB-26

opfish — Mon, 05 May 2014 09:36:19 +0800

Item(s): One (1) unit of Nikon SB26 flash. Made In Japan

Package includes: Original box and pouch

Price: SOLD

Warranty: -

Dealing method: COD

Location: TTDI/Bandar Utama

Contact method/details: Zero 1 Nine 2 Three 6 Eight Seven 11 (fish)
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Item(s) conditions: Very good working condition. See to believe. Highly sought after among strobists

Picture:

Reason for sale: Almost quit photography

Home Security

opfish — Sun, 26 May 2013 19:40:58 +0800

My family (wife, 7 years old son and yours truly) will be moving to a new single storey house in TTDI (rent). It is a matured non-gated neighborhood. Our daily routine would be sending my son to school in the morning, I go working and my wife stays at home alone until my son comes back from school. After going out for dinner, we spend most of the quality at home till the next morning and the cycle goes on (except on weekends and holidays). Sometimes my job requires me to travel domestically, and during this time I'd have sleepless nites thinking about their safety.

I'm thinking of installing a CCTV system, alarm system and motion sensor lights. As an initial benchmark, I've made some searches on aliexpress and found these:

GSM SMS Home Burglar Security Alarm System Detector Sensor Kit Remote Control

8 Channel IR Weatherproof Surveillance CCTV Camera Kit Home Security DVR Recorder System

Solar Motion Sensor PIR Wall Mount Garden Light+100% solar powered+12 LED White blubs Solar wall light

What are your thoughts about these? Tq.

[WTS] Louis Vuitton Neverfull Damier Ebene

opfish — Sat, 18 May 2013 13:23:27 +0800

Item(s): Original Louis Vuitton Neverfull MM Damier Ebene (N51105)

Package includes: Box, paper bag, unused dust bag, receipt from LV Starhill

Price: RM2,000

Dealing method: Strictly COD

Location of seller: Kota Damansara/Bandar Utama/TTDI

Contact method/details: Call, text or whatsapp Zero One 9 Two Three 9 Eight 7 Eleven

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Item(s) conditions: Rarely used. Excellent condition

Picture: [attachmentid=3444550][attachmentid=3444559]

Reason for sale: Clearing wardrobe

[WTS] Nikon Speedlight SB900

opfish — Mon, 13 May 2013 16:11:23 +0800

Item(s): 1 unit of Nikon Speedlight SB-900.

Package includes: Box, diffusion dome (SW-13H), soft case (SS-900), filter set (SJ-900) and its holder (SZ-2).

Price: RM950

Warranty: Nil

Dealing method: COD

Location: Pavilion/Kota Damansara/Bandar Utama/TTDI

Contact method/details: Whatsapp or call me at Zero One 9 Two Three 6 Eight 7 Eleven (fish).

No need photo, just meet and inspect immediately on a no obligation basis. Thanks!

Music related apps

opfish — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 11:58:31 +0800

Yes, I'm talking about apps for iOS and Android. There are tonnes out there, be it in the forms of lessons for every instrument, e-tuner, recording etc. Just wondering which apps are you guys currently using in your devices.

Canvas print

opfish — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 22:25:36 +0800

A friend of mine is looking for a place to print some photos on canvas, in various sizes. Appreciate your recommendation on good and affordable places in Klang Valley. Tq

Short course for videography

opfish — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 00:05:31 +0800

Guys,

My friend from SG asked me whether there is any short couse for videography (around 3-4 days) in KL, and the participants will get some sort of accredited certificate at the end of the course.

Appreciate your feedback. Tq.

Recommended shop selling used items

opfish — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 12:50:45 +0800

I'm in the market for some used/old lenses and flash units. Is there any recommended shop? Preferably in KL, but I'm willing to travel up south (Ipoh, Penang, Alor Setar). Thanks!

All my files are lost for the 2nd time!

opfish — Mon, 14 May 2012 11:40:53 +0800

I've been using WD My Book Essential 1TB for around a year or so as a backup/archive, mostly my precious precious photos (I'm a photographer). About 1 month ago, I was shocked to death to find that all my files in it were lost. As if I've not saved anything in there. 931MB free space, and nothing in it. Not even the WD lock proprietary software and all other pre-bundled files. Luckily that time I still have almost all the original files, so I transfer everything back in it. Yesterday, the same thing happened again. This is really getting on my nerves!

1) Instead of trying to put the files back in, I'd like to explore the possibility of retrieving all the files in it. Can that be done?

2) What actually happened and can I solve the issue once and for all?

3) Anyone ever experienced this issue with the My Book?

Thanks.

HTS recommendation

opfish — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 23:01:14 +0800

Planning to buy a home theatre system next month. It will be installed at my untreated living hall. Mainly to be used to amplify Astro b.yond, bluray movies (including concerts which I love) and music.

I went to Harvey Norman @ Pavilion earlier today and managed to test 2 systems (both 5.1):

1) Pioneer HTP-RS331 (RM2,499)

System includes a VSX-521 AV receiver, S-RS33TB speakers and S-RS3SW sub. Quite nice sounding, just not too defined (less clarity) for my liking.

2) Pioneer/Infinity HTP-TSS521 (RM2,699)

System includes a VSX-521 AV receiver and Infinity TSS-500 speakers. Although relatively small, this system impressed me much. Nice clarity throughout the whole range. Tested both systems for stereo and surround, the latter wins hands down. The only setback is they don't come with stands for at least the 2 rear speakers. Can anyone advise me on how to go about this and how much would it cost?

For a budget of below 3k, what do you think about the Infinity? Any other better new systems within that range? Anyway, I got a Panasonic P42X20K plasma and Samsung BD-C5500 player to be paired with.

Thanking you guys in advance.