surf to the max....

looks like there is an on-going war among the telcos for their mobile internet plans......

this week m1 is offering their 1 gb plan at 9.95 per month ...........but of course one gonna sign a 24 months contract with them......

well this kinda matches what starhub is doing but not to forget, users on starhub get free mobile tweets and always-free MSN on-line as well as demand TV..... not that i wanna watch TV on my phone but who's to complain for something that's FREE

recently i'd changed to M1's 20 mb plan at 5.35.... so should i upgrade to this..??? but i hate to be bound by another contract......

hmmmm, it's just another 5 dollars more .....

fat and slim....

even though the ps3 slim has yet to officially arrive in singapore, there is already a good number of ppl who wanna sell their ps3 FAT....

so it's a good time for the rest who wanna grab a ps3 at fall-out prices....

dun miss it....

as for me? i think i'd keep mine haha.....

up the firmware....

since the busy times began, i didnt have much chance to play around with the sony ps3 and the rest of the video system...... but last night i told myself i MUST update the firmware, which i did .... but that was only after i caught the european grand prix on tv.....

this afternoon i was able to make my way out on time and in the evening squeezed a little bit of time to play one blueray disc.... CASINO ROYALE.....

between the 2 craig bond movies, i like casino royale over the quantum of solace......

and that one name of the bad guy..... Le Chiffre and his blood-tearing eye...... is already a classic...... maybe we all are fans of poker deep inside.....

too bad....

sigh.... more bad news

due to the rising yen, the retail price for a sony playstation 3 has increased....!!

if u had expected it to fall in time, then this is something that bucks the usual trend....

ever smaller sony

so i thought the mini laptops or netbooks are small and light .......

but the new sony vaio p simply blows the rest out of the water............

small enough to fit into your rear jeans pocket..... how's that for size huh......??

and it's no slouch ..... except for the price

i want one too........ haha, just for the fun of it.....

personal decision

after thinking through carefully, i wont be selling my sony ps3 game console any time soon........

major reason? haha i am facing a personal credit crunch so i will put off an unnecessary purchase for the moment.......... moreover, the panasonic bd-55 may be in singapore very soon........ so let's wait......

anyway how much can i ask for my 1 year old ps3? S$350? S$400??..... in this way i still need to pump up some cash for a replacement bluray disc player...

but somehow i cant resist the big ticket purchases...... OUCH.....

today's task

i woke up early this morning.......... but it's a saturday, oh come on, i should have slept till noon time........ i am always a sleepy head....... too little sleep is not a good thing......

since yesterday, the onkyo 875 was back to its original resting place..... last night i tried the reon settings but i need more time to ascertain its effectiveness ......



but since i was up early, i might as well use the time i have to finetune the audio and video setup........ before i started, i re-read the instruction manual for the mj acoustics subwoofer......

using the bluray disc of cai qin's concert, i fiddled with the pic settings until i was satisfied..... full HD 1080p is really sharp........... click on the below pic for to see it clearly...........

i will spend more time to check on DVD and starhub cable tv settings in the afternoon.......

today's problem

ok today's problem is:
should i get a new bluray disc player??

right now i am using a sony ps3 for bluray movies............. as i dun game, the ps3 is solely a BD player and nothing else...................

i bought it a few days after it was released in singapore......... cost me S$559 a year ago







goodie points:
wifi enabled - able to download firmware updates easily
regular firmware updates
large storage - ready for BD Live with firmware update
onboard decoding of HD audio formats to linear PCM
fast loading time
able to surf internet
able to function as a computer

baddie points:
DVD region locked - code 3 only
higher power consumption than other BD player
unable to output HD audio formats as bitstream

i love the ps3 for what it is........ however the main ass is my onkyo AV amp cant flex its muscle cos the ps3 cannot output HD audio formats as bitstream........ i would wanna at least have the chance to try things out......

so i could perhaps sell the ps3 for S$350? ............ and top some cash to buy newer BD players such as these:

sony s350, now at S$699........




this is very new to the market.......... and is able to send bitstream of HD audio formats to your fav AV amp......... however, there is onboard decoding........ if u need that feature, then stay with the ps3 haha..... or the s550 at S$999..........

samsung 1500, now at S$599




i saw this last week........ and was very tempted to buy at this lower price........ however it's so plasticky that i feared for its life, hehe....... for the S$100 savings, i can buy 2 BD movies..... so i am keeping my options open........

reviews are generally positive and it is able to pass HD audio as bitstream.......... and not to forget, it has an ethernet port.........

panasonic bd30 at S$799??

this is also a profile 1.1 compliant BD player..........

IIRC, this player does not have a ethernet port........ so firmware updates can only be done through a CDR file..... abit troublesome if you are spoiled by ps3 and its user-friendliness....

all are pretty promising based on specs.......... so which one is suitable.....???

let me think about it..... :)

super wet wednesday..........

there was no post yesterday as i decided to take a break......... hehe.... sometimes there were multiple postings for one day so why not take a rest........... for me and for you.....

anyway i was trying to finish up some work at the office .....

another storm is brewing and lashing right now in the eastern part of singapore......... i suspect the whole island is raining but i cant confirm this......

football rants............

can u believe this..............? alex ferguson was making noises about ronaldo being targeted by referees ????? surely he was happy when ronaldo clearly dived and won a few penalties....... so why not make noises then but now........?

a player that dives should live and die by the DIVE........ good if he wins a penalty...... in the event he gets booked for diving, well that's part and parcel for diving ...... u win some u lose some..............

BD rant.......

amazon is offering, for a limited time and for limited titles, a one-for-one promotion............ get it while u can........ :)

and i hope sony can update ps3 to output uncompressed digital audio in bitstream format soon............. haha.....

lately the release of samsung BD-S1400 has added excitement into the local market...... and the offers at SITEX were very attractive.......... too bad i bought my ps3 a few weeks earlier.....

well, that's the price to pay for being an early adoptor..........

good news for BD....and saturday jalan jalan

was at audio house this evening.......the samsung BD-P1000 is now selling at S$799....

also saw a sharp BD player......hope to see more choices soon and looking forward to the hifi show in mid nov....

at 799, the samsung player is quite close to the price of a sony ps3....

prior to that, visited the omega speedmaster 50th anniversary exhibition held at ngee ann city civic plaza...........shd be interesting for omega speedie fans but i found it ok only........there were many speedmaster watches displayed, from the 50s, 60s and so on......

heard the ym2 is in town so went over to paragon.... saw both the YG and WG yachtmaster 2 at dickson......did not manage to see the price tags though......they also have blue wave dial DD, which is nice....

the milgauss is already in HK........so it in SG yet...??.....so far no news le