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Yeah, I just copied whatever you have in your sig, except the player Maybe I'd regret down the road, but we might need another player anyway... So for now the Sony should be fine Its reviews aren't bad anyway. I did ask them about changing the rear speakers to white ones, but was told they have to be special orders, which takes much longer time. Thought it over, white speakers on not-so-white wall probably don't look nice either. So we scrapped that idea and stick to black ones. Also asked them about mounting the front speakers on TV wall, but in that case they can't use better quality (thick wires) which they promised to give us FOC, only normal thin wires can be used to make the setup look nice. So we scrapped that idea too.

Okay, finally made my final call, bought the following: AVR - Onkyo 608 Speakers - Fronts & Rears : Deft Tech Procinema 800 I Centre : Deft Tech Procinema 1000 Subwoofer - Velodyne CHT-8Q Blu-ray Player: Sony BDP-S370 The only thing I bought against the mainstream here is the BP, got a cheapy Sony BDP-S370 as a bundled deal w/ my TV, feature-wise should be good enough to me. Besides, I got a Sony USB wireless dongle which I can use w/ the 370 BP, I guess it'd be fine for now. Might upgrade to an OPPO player in a later time when we decide to put a TV in our bedroom Thanks for all the suggestion here, especially to brother vicenzo70. Really appreciate your tips and suggestions. Now just wait for the completion of our house's renovation ...

Not true. You can read it here: http://www.hdb.gov.sg/fi10/fi10322p.nsf/w/...ts?OpenDocument

Too late, poisoned already Yeah, I know. But there is a wife and two kids, plus a big HDB loan on the other side, hard to balance leh ...

Man, you poisoning me leh ... I feel I shouldn't have come here asking for suggestions, should just go down and buy a cheapy Sony or Samsung HTS set and be done w/ it

That's okay. Since we sold our current flat fairly easily w/ some gain, I might top up a bit

Well, since your tv is 50', I'm sure vic would suggest you to go for the 83 Your current setup is exactly what I'm getting, except the TV (mine will be smaller due to my tiny living room )

I'll take your 80 if you decide to upgrade Original budget was 3k, now over quite a bit liao ...

Went to KEC today, checked out the 608 receiver and procinema 800 combo, sounds great! I was quoted about $27xx w/ cables and installation for 800 and 608 combo, that leaves me no enough money to buy the OPPO 80 Wonder if the procinema 600 speakers would be sufficient for my living room (which isn't too big anyway). They don't carry OPPO player, so I have to get it elsewhere. Originally planned to buy Samsung 46" LED, but after some comparison and readup, now I'm thinking of getting a Plasma from Panasonic, most likely the Viera TH-P42S10. It's slightly smaller, but I like the color and movies better on this screen.

Man, money doesn't come easy leh 3K is already pushing the limit from the other side, and there is no end if chasing for the latest and the best ... Given 3k budget, what's your suggestion then? Thanks btw

After some quick research, decide to go w/ the following combo: Blu-ray Player: BDP-80 or BDP-83 Amp/Receiver: Onkyo TX-SR507 or TX-SR607 Speakers: Definitive Technology ProCinema 800, 600 or 60 depends on how much money left from the above two Since I'm setting up 5.1ch HTS only, is 607 so much better than 507? Will the 607 be overkill? There is quite some price difference between these two, but I do like the idea of having a better amp if it does enhance the quality. Any comments on this setup and which to choose? Again, my budget is 3k, but I don't mind saving a bit if possible Thanks and cheers!

That's my target. But my wife thinks it's a bit over our budget to buy such an exp washing machine She wants a dryer too ... Oh boy, I wish I were rich ...

I guess that's why my flat was sold in 3 days after I posted the ad, even w/o going through agent. The buyers said they had seen quite a few resale flats, but couldn't buy because of this quota thing. After seeing our house, they liked it, and they were eligible to buy, so our deal was fixed in an hour after viewing.

Okay, thanks for the reminder. Probably go there on Sat afternoon, after I come back from the PC Show

Thanks for the suggestions. I'd go down to Aldeph sometime over the weekend to check these out. Been dreaming of a good sound system for a long time, finally dream coming true Can't wait to move in to our new (but now still empty) flat ...

Great prices! I've been to HN, Courts, and BD, definitely higher in those stores. Mega Discount will be out last stop after walking around these stores. Next we'd visit everjoint and goh ah bee.

Thanks. Sounds nice, although we don't have such kind of high power blowers, only a couple of 1kw ones. So 3.3k is reasonable? I need to buy asap 'cause my reno guy is moving in very soon. They want us to settle A/C first

Oh man, how come I missed this one

You see, it's gonna take about a week to get the principle approval. But buyer needs to have the signed OTP form to get the approval (loan) from the bank. But this thing crossed over the month ... That's the thing I'm afraid of. The agent definitely won't get the money. But I hope the seller won't lose money to the bank because of something we can't control (but the agent should've warned us before letting us sign the OTP) That's true. This system definitely got holes right now ... No, it only took 5 business days for him to get the bank approval, but he only started it on 28th of May. When the bank loan was approved, it's June 3rd already ... I don't know how the buyer processed the bank loan, hopefully he won't lose much because of this You are sssoooo right! Base on the current HDB policy, we'd better don't sign the OTP when it's one to two weeks to the month end. Which means we only got the first two weeks to process the purchase. Otherwise the paperwork might cross over to next month, and the whole deal might be off. "available quota for the next 15 days" is definitely a better practice than the current one. Or just base on the sign date of OTP 'cause that's when the deal is made, but only give 14 days max to submit the application. The Quote should be based on the date of sign instead of the date of submission 'cause we can control the sign date of OTP but there are quite some uncertainty for the submission date.

Thanks for the info. Seems our deal is off Actually it's not totally the agent's fault lah. She's a good friend, just helping us out w/ the paper work, we buyer/seller do the purchase on our own. Before we signed the OTP, she did check the SPR Quota, and our deal was fine since all ethnic group could buy then. But the buyers needed some time to get the bank loan, which stretched across the month. But the agent didn't check the SPR Quota before they submitted the application, which was of course rejected Now the buyers are not eligible to buy my flat, but they already got the bank loan. Now the buyers might be fined by the bank because of this, and I need to find a buyer for my flat again. Everything was going so smoothly until now .... Sigh

Hi All, I just got a couple of quotes for the Daikin System3 aircon w/ 4 ticks inverter, model: 3MKD71ESG. Upgrade to 1/2" insulation, G23 copper piping and installation, all together for $3300 nett. Is this price reasonable? I know GC is selling for quite a bit higher than this price. Our initial budget is $3k, but my wife like the Daikin because her sister (who is in construction business for more than 20 years) suggested to buy this brand. Any comment on this one? Many thanks. Frank

That's pretty good price comparing w/ Best Denk...

We were at Best yesterday evening to look for washing machine and dryer, saw the bundled deal: Bosch WAE16060SG+WTC84100GB at $1870, plus a $150sgd check from Bosch. I know these were made in Thailand, wonder if anyone here using them and how's the feedback on them? Our new flat is under reno now, a lot stuff to buy ...

Thanks for the reply. Writing to the press didn't come to my mind until you said so. I guess I'm gonna try that and see how. Our agent didn't expect this would happen, she didn't highlight us the risk because I was selling the house on my own, she's only handling the paper work. I called HDB about this and was told to appeal but there is no guarantee that our deal would go through Anyway, we'd gonna try and see how it goes. Actually it's not a big deal to us sellers 'cause we'd lose nothing but some time. It's the buyer who might be in trouble 'cause he applied bank loan already. If the deal can't go through, he'd have a lot explanation work to do w/ the bank, and might face a fine or something ...

Dear All, I'm quite new to this, although I've been wanting a decent sound system for many years. But didn't bother buying anything for the rental (then bought) old HDB flat. Since we are moving to our new 5rm HDB flat soon, I guess it's time to get a decent sound system. We've decided on the TV and BR player (Samsung 46" LED w/ BR bundle), what else do I need to buy to have a decent sound system? My usage would be movies and music, and budget is 2.5k to 3k (not including the TV and BR player). 5.1 speaker should be sufficient I guess, and our place isn't too big, about 3.5m to the TV, but the living room is pretty decent which includes a study room in the hall. Your suggestion would be very appreciated. Thanks and Cheers! Frank