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should be ok, since TV and FM are coming from the same coaxial cable, so buy a $3 splitter to split one output to the SCV box and the other output to ur AVR....

that's why i would think is a matter of heng/suay thing.... the playground is always skewed towards sellers and their agents..... depending on their character, they can cook up all sorts of nonsense to artificially inflate the COV.... which i think even the most season buyer agent oso can't do much....

diy a bit lor, everything white, TV frame, starhub box, etc :D your AVR can connect to the FM point to receive 88.3fm?

nice! i see your are using premium brands like marantz and CA Azur .... by the way, u spray ur monitor audio white?

read this. it has been acknowledged most aircons will eat some phantom power during standby mode used to preheating the compressor.

both would be better ;p

no problem.... IMHO, toilet accessories are the most often used items, so may be a good idea to spend a lil bit more on the better stuffs.... a tap's life can be very tough. one person uses it 8 to 9 times a day turning on & off, multiply by the number of pple in the household, multiply by 365 days

apologies for the super late response, hope u got the correct cables.... anyway, yes, there are specs to comply for HDMI cables... check out this link to compare the differences in version... basically the current v1.3 (and their sub-variants or minor revisions) supports full HD with the DVD-audio, DeepColor, DolbyHD and all those techno-babble ; only 3D is not supported (only v1.4 supports).... the contentious issue of quality of signal cables (given the same version) is always there one, some believe it's not worth paying $25 for a cable while some pay $2500 for a similar cable. for me, i belong to the first category..... cos as technology evolves, these stuffs get outdated real fast. a $5 HDMI cable doesn't hurt me when it's time to upgrade to a v2.0 cable (if there really is such version ) compared to a silver multistrand uber chio snakeskin cable with bling bling 24k silver connectors.... as long the cable plug in, the TV is able to display what it's supposed to display, with no artifacts (blockiness, frozen images, blank-out screen, dropped frames, disrupted audio, etc), good enuf. after all, my TV does not know nor appreciate if it has been inserted with a $2500 cable (that cost more than itself!!!) in its socket.... :P

Try royal fanco at jalan besar.

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i'm using cold water pipes nia, so no ugly surprises there....

then boh pian lor, gotta pay for it lor, else no hot water....

refer back to ur signed contract. does it say anything about running hot water points? if no then i would say this is overlooked by urself and addtional work constitutes variation order liao....

extremely concise explanation!!! So i was right to use a wired 100base-T connection for my Samsung DLNA TV, rather than relying on their pricey 802.11n USB dongle which will hardly attain a sustained 54Mbps for BD content.

if your toilet is located far away from the shower area, then is ok to use this type of shelter-less holder, as water will not wet onto them....

rem to ask the contractor add some stoppers to prevent the main door grille from banging onto the wall

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Chances are slim they can do at ur request if their scheduled installation is April next year. So in that case, just make provisions for the location to install the TP lor.

Here is my LAN setup....a very simple setup that pales in comparison to RimBlock's uber high-bandwidth setup.... Two network attached storage devices (NAS) keep all my movie/audio/photo files which can be readily shared/accessed/streamed & played back on all wired/wireless devices. Idea is to get rid of all the multi-format disc-based players and keep clutter down....so it is now able to select & play movies on my TV w/o getting off the couch.... the TV supports both 100mbps wired connection or wireless-N connection using their optional (but expensive) WIS09ABGN Wireless LAN adapter dongle... so at the moment use wired first....wait till prices drop more then consider. RimBlock has a concise explanation of the bandwidth required for video streaming. Click here for details. Max throughput on 11n is estimated at around 50Mb/s and 100Mb/s on N+ but you need compatible equipment on both sides of the connection and a lot of N+ equipment lets you use one or the other channel so only gives 150Mbps rather than joining both channels for 300Mbps. Taken From Wikipedia (BluRay) So BluRay also can require 54Mb/s or 6.75MB/s. 54b Wifi is not fast enough for a single stream and neither is 150n (50Mbps) as you will see frame drops or the movie will just hang every now and then. Wireless n+ should be fine with one HD video stream if you do not have any of the issues Neubie stated. Wired networks come in two mainstream sizes, 100Mbit (12.5MB/s) or 1Gigabit (125MB/s). It is not unusual to be able to get over 100MB/s on a Gbit network connection. So to put it all together in one place (net values not theoretical maximums used); Bluray max = 54Mbps (6.75MB/s) Wifi 11g = 19Mbps (2.375MB/s) Wifi 11n = 50Mbps (6.25MB/s) Wifi 11n+ = 100Mbps (12.5MB/s) Wired 100Mb = around 85Mbps (10.625MB/s) Wired 1Gb = around 880Mb/s (110MB/s) So to stream one BluRay stream from a PC to a player (ie the Western Digital live TV for example) you would need to be looking at Wireless N+ or 100Mb wired as a minimum but would probably get stutters depending on anything else going on with the network. Gbit Lan is the best bet. Just as an aside, HDTV (i.e. MIO TV etc) usually runs at around 8-15Mbps average and up to 20Mbps peek (up to 2.37MB/s). This is why the home plugs can work for it rather than requiring a dedicated lan connection. This is with all things equal. I have a DNS-323 NAS box at the moment and it has a Gb network interface but can only get up to 15->18MB/s. I also have an AC Ryan media player which can play HD content but only has a 100Mb network interface. So easy to get tripped up out there. Note,, the Bluray figures are quoted for playing a Bluray ISO from disk over the network and not for playing an avi rip of a Bluray rip (or MKV or WMA). These have been compressed and have a lower bitrate. A high-powered router (bought at a steal from recent Sitex @ Expo ) is able to provide strong coverage to my backyard/utility room, even with the cabinet doors shut.... the good thing about wireless media players, one can remotely control via iPhone, so that each player can either play different MP3 songs in different zones or simultaneously play the same track... as of now, my OpenNet connection is not commissioned yet, so unable to subscribe to any fibre services, so have to fall back on iPhone tethering for access....

agreed, i tink the "first feeling" matters a lot in deciding if one will take/break the deal. gum, then take, buay gum, dun take. but some agents are unscrupulous, artificially marking up unsubstantiated offers where there's no way of verifying. that is the most jialat, as the buyer is at the mercy of the seller agent.

ok, basically, OpenNet installation is just a termination point (TP) connected to the optic-fibre backbone in your block. What is required is OpenNet's subcon will either install this FOC (if u accept their first offer) or paid (for some reason u declined the first offer and changed ur mind after that). their scope of works is to run the necessary fiber cable into your premises and install the TP at a location where there is spare 13A power supply. The power supply is used not to power the TP, but the Optical Network Terminal (ONT) and Residential Gateway (RG). These 2 pieces of ONT & RG will be provided by Retail Service Providers (RSP) like SingTel, StarHub or M1. for now u only need to coincide their TP installation with ur reno as far as possible. nobody likes them to start drilling your walls and cutting thru your false ceiling after ur reno completed. hope that clarifies.

What I think is, when the price is mutually agreed, IMMEDIATELY pay 5k check & sign the otp form. U dun want delays and any 夜长梦多. Lock the deal and even someone else offered 45k that greedy seller agent also can't do anything but to honor the otp.

Welcome! Ur Reno progressing fast n smooth! More pics!!!

dun worry, just ask ur tiler give u some grout powder so u can do some touch up urself.... as long as the electrician follow the standard color coding of the LAN cables, it shd be ok one... but take note, there's a difference between using Cat5e patch cable (which is typically used in short lengths of 1~3m) and the normal Cat5e cable. how to tell? strip off the external sleeve and u should see a metallic foil wrap with drain wire wrapping around the 4 twistedpairs, and/or some strong nylon thread inside. these are the correct cables to be used to run thru the casings and conduits, as this metallic foil/drainwire/nylon thread provides strain-relief to avoid undue tension on the 8 conductors when pulling the cables.... they are more rigid.... make sure the electrician uses this type. normal patch cables dun have the metallic foil one. so they are more flexible, if used this to pull thru the trunkings, the internal conductors may break due to excessive tensioning when pulling of the cable. whatever it is, immediately after cat5e cables run, get ur electrician to test out each and every length of cable to make sure all ok before concealing them with false ceiling/cornices, etc., if got problems can still easily replace cables.

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