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2100 40th Storey

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Posted: Wed May 19, 2010 6:42 pm Post subject: |
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| Fia wrote: | erm.. anyone like Jazz? Bebel Gilberto? Lisa Ono?
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I got a number of japalang Jazz/Bossa Nova stuff. From Beuna Vista Social Club stuff (now selling expensive, 40 bucks) to Verve to audiophile type Chesky, Jazz at the Pawnshop etc. About 200+ discs.
Last time my first GF time I listened to Classical music too, about 100+ discs coz she is in a symphony. |
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Fia 45th Storey


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Posted: Thu May 20, 2010 12:17 pm Post subject: |
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| ya.. me Bossa Nova fan. Wah 2100... ex gf from band camp!! |
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Sanmigu 10th Storey

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Posted: Thu May 20, 2010 2:11 pm Post subject: |
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| Fia wrote: | | ya.. me Bossa Nova fan. Wah 2100... ex gf from band camp!! |
Wow...Fia and 2100...my hubby will love to discuss all these jazz stuff with both....  |
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2100 40th Storey

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Posted: Thu May 20, 2010 3:22 pm Post subject: |
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I listen to Jazz / Bossa Nova due to hifi hobby lah, not that I know anything spiritually about music.  |
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Posted: Fri May 21, 2010 12:14 am Post subject: |
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| Fia wrote: | | Yurikaze wrote: | | Fia wrote: | | Yurikaze wrote: | Time to party @ 2100's house liao.. It's Mambo Wambo time..  |
It's Mambo Jambo.... Zouk 90s old skool Wednesday.....  |
Hehe fia jie, I added a twist to it ma.. Hehe.. u 2 old school for that la.. 2100's disco lighting suitable for it ma.. Use his sound sys to blast everything..  |
ya... as ArieLCandy mentioned, we will have some rave parties going on at 2100's house!
P@D Nites!
Every Tuesday and Thursday! Show your access pass and get 1 drink free!
Mambo Wambo Nite!
Every Wednesday, PARTAE to old skool retro and Rick Ashley! Ladies enter free!
Trance Fridays!
Ariel party! Come with a Candy and get free entrance! Listen to the underground sounds of the London subway!
You Canto, I Canto!
Bengsters out there, you're ON on every Satuday! Come lancing to the 'tu tu' beats! Bring an Ah Lian and you enter free! |
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2100 40th Storey

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Posted: Sat May 22, 2010 4:12 pm Post subject: |
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Both toilets got spare switches (water heater).
Can put under the vanity cabinet, like some have put as mini coves, shine at the basic. How about RGB? Hmm..... Maybe part RGB part warm white.... Got some pillars to block the light if you view from the door, can put vertically down as well so that the +/-12V cables are visually minimal. Easy to knock through the false ceiling board and poke the thin 2-core wire or 4-core wire through, just use a nail.
If 12mm RGB width is too thick and visible, can use the small 5mm width mono colour.
I have a longbath, perhaps can run it behind me. Chromotherapy.
If you have full height glass shower screens, can even run it to the 2 holes which holds toiletries.
Any more ideas guys? |
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2100 40th Storey

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Posted: Mon May 24, 2010 5:39 pm Post subject: |
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Amongst all the setop box from Starhub and SingTel MIO, Hubstation HD is the nicest. Can be further improvised with LEDs... Got some extra length.
You can use warm white if you want...also can. |
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2100 40th Storey

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Posted: Mon May 24, 2010 10:36 pm Post subject: |
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Yantouch (Taiwanese product, you might have seen this before in the news)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-ovLyVZUJA&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4akN-Qk8TA&feature=related
Too ex though...I think something like S$200-250. Nice design. 9W.
But probably fun for 30 mins, then after that collect dust.
No warm white, cool white, daylight functions. Rather top up a bit like $50, get the South Korean Toplight, more than twice as bright at 20W, pretty directional light (lagi BRIGHT) and practical due to ability to do WW,CW,daylight, still got mood mode.
DIY still rules...cheaper and much more light. |
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Posted: Tue May 25, 2010 1:19 am Post subject: |
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| 2100 wrote: | Amongst all the setop box from Starhub and SingTel MIO, Hubstation HD is the nicest. Can be further improvised with LEDs... Got some extra length.
You can use warm white if you want...also can. |
Hi 2100 does you HD Hubstation response retarded?? cause both my HD box retarded and when ask Starhub, the staff tell me yes HD box more retarded than analog box.......  |
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2100 40th Storey

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Posted: Tue May 25, 2010 9:23 pm Post subject: |
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| My HD Hubstation response is just a wee bit slower than my HD Set Top Box. The LED screen flickers when recording, going back etc.... Standard lah. But it is more energy efficient than the HD STB, not very hot at all. Can leave it on most of the time. |
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2100 40th Storey

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Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2010 3:22 pm Post subject: |
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Ah beng lights below my PC 2.1 speaker.
I managed to shove it between the window grille and my study table. Just nice with only about 3mm to spare. You can see that it did not clear the wooden skirting.
(other locations not much bass due to listening position at the null position) |
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saggydog 25th Storey

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Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2010 4:03 pm Post subject: |
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| 2100 wrote: | Ah beng lights below my PC 2.1 speaker.
I managed to shove it between the window grille and my study table. Just nice with only about 3mm to spare. You can see that it did not clear the wooden skirting.
(other locations not much bass due to listening position at the null position) |
WOW how many LED light strip in total you have ? looks like every room in you house have it. |
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2100 40th Storey

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Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2010 8:18 pm Post subject: |
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That one is near the PC, so tap from the PC PSU 12V line. Cheap cheap implementation. Just go through the PC chassis water cooling holes or something. Intending to put a strip below the study table tap from the PC, as aux lighting and add colour to the study room. You can consider doing that.
Lost count of how many - but I think thereabouts 50m total if I really get down to buying for the TV/toilets/bed.
Intend to add some for the 2 toilets esp for my longbath area (straight down from the false ceiling). Good for mood. Tap from the 2 heater switches. Don't use sayang.
Still thinking of using 30 or 60pcs per meter type, coz 30pcs may look better there. And whether RGB or warm white stuff.
When the strips oriented vertically it might refract from the water droplets, may be nice....anyway also for mood lah.
Nice huh.
Side parallel might be nicer than all round. All round might be a bit "over"
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2100 40th Storey

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Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2010 12:31 am Post subject: |
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QqNRE88TMQ
Custom LED penthouse. Check out the cove lights at the end. Some of the patterns are really nice, like the last 30 secs single colour localised burst. The mixed+multiple colour chasing tails are not that nice.
Not cheap, its about $240 per reel of 5m, $80 for controller. If do for all my ceiling coves with 3 controllers and PSU, that's still touching 1k with further discounts. These strips are 15mm width, every 3 LEDs controlled by 1 chip. There are single pixel addressable LED strips even... |
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ArieLCandy 25th Storey


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Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2010 5:03 pm Post subject: |
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2100,
me sad cannot do LED lights liao.... they are so pretty....!
budget and limited space at the moment.
i could only drool and envy about it hahaa...
i wish someday can visit yr home and admire all your led lighting. _________________ No dreamer is ever too small; no dream is ever too big...... |
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2100 40th Storey

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Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2010 11:59 pm Post subject: |
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No worries ArielCandy, the thing is that this is easy to DIY install, just peel and stick. V easy, teenager also can do it. Just save up.
Even if your house got no coves, can do it for these areas, which all P@D units sure have.
1. Under the middle part of the living room grilles. See if you can hide the wires behind the curtains, and run it to the power plug (sure have).
2. Behind the TV. Sides and top will do.
3. Below the bedframe, use the gap as a mini cove by sticking the strip on the top part aiming at the parquet. Works well as the light hits the parquet and diffuses. (see my pictures in the earlier post of the Hubstation HD for an idea) |
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Orion 20th Storey

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Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 1:31 am Post subject: |
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hello 2100 & any LEDs guru,
There are 4 locations intended for LEDs; under top cabinets and under lower cabinets along the console in the living rm,
along the lower platform facing kitchen and along the bed head cabinets in the MBR.
Any recomendation what colours should I go for at these 4 locations?

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Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 3:51 pm Post subject: |
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| Very interesting thread and very informative on the LED strip lights too. |
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