hi sifu-sifus,

would like to seek oppinion from u guys, currently i am headache on my living room/dining room light, i dont plan to put flat plaster ceiling as budget constraint, also not planning to put the L-box to hide the T5 light due to budget (although it looks awesome!).

So what kind of choices I have now? Is it only those normal wall-light or ceiling light? I am thinking of using all energy saving bulb for my house, but i wondering how many (let's say example 18W per bulb) to put in order to give sufficient light.

What is the affordable way to put lighting to my living/dining room and at the same time still giving some modern feel?

thanks first :-)

budget bro, put LED light definately will burst my wallet...haha >_<

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Added on December 6, 2010, 9:58 pmerrm.....milo time downlight looks a bit weird to me.....so dint consider that...

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Added on December 6, 2010, 9:59 pmany of the sifus from Penang? I lived in PG and KL/selangor area are way too far for me >_<"

This post has been edited by alesi616: Dec 6 2010, 09:59 PM

Thanks SnoWFish, harrychoo & dopp!

Ya I went to Metrolux sometime ago, the salesman there quite ok, KA lighting is it same company with Metrolux? Saw in HomeDEC they are together.... that time I not sure how is their pricing because they are the first shop i survey for lights.

Will take time to check out Inap and Light Studio, probably not going to Puchong coz it way too far >_<

anyone of you using WiseLite bulb? are they malaysian company? how is the energu saving bulb quality? in fact they are giving only 3 mths warranty compare to GE's 1 year.....

They call that 'milo-tin' downlights??

is it Chuan Seng? same row with Light Studio. 1 shoplot

any difference between cool white and cool daylight? normally what are used in the house? (assuming one don't like the yellowish warm white...)

i see, so is there any cool-white for T5/T8 tubes?

my living room are with downlights and light-cove, normally ppl will put cool-daylight for downlight, and warm-white for T5/T8 tubes (in the light cove). I wonder is any ppl put cool-white in the light cove (if there is cool white T5 tubes) ?

any sifus here using a China brand energy saving bulb named 亚明 (YaMing)?? They are the first company in China produce bulb in 1923.

The shop ppl keep on hard-sell this brand for the downlight. They did mention Osram recently have quality issue on the energy saving bulb.

For all my downlights, I am still thinking using PLC-E (screw type bulb with build-in electronic ballast) or PLC (pin type with external ballast). How is the electric consumption, and reliability??