i somehow isnt surprised with the download speed coz one of my friends also in Japan and been streaming YouTube like you press the button 'Play' on your DVD player.


no freaking lag AT ALL

i keep on wondering...Japan is bigger than Malaysia and we didnt even on par interm of Broadband services

%^&*^@*#.. bloody japs have too MUCH speed on their net!! tm.net needs to intervene!!! hmm.. it should be summer there already, right?

oh my god, now only i realize that stringfellow has gone to japan. why never told me? hopefully he can still managet o get me some games.

32GB SDHC

so how bro? manage to find my things?

Can u take and snapshot a real picture of Yakuza ???

This post has been edited by nakata101: Jul 5 2008, 10:44 PM

got sms from stringfellow, it seem my Headphone is a confirm buy

Damn, was so dead tired yesterday,didnt have time to post. I'm currently uploading the pics now.

K-end and GabanKing, your MDR-DS7000 is with me. I bought myself, however, the Pioneer SE-DRS3000C.

Yodobashi have a special area to audition these surround wireless headphones, and in my personal opinion, I like how the DRS3000C sounds like, even though they are 5.1 only. Yodobashi goes to great lengths to identifywhich codecs are processed by these headphones, and the DRS3000C address more audio codecs than others. My SE-DIR800C is for sale right now if anybody wants.

Pics and more details on why i picked the Pioneer, after this!

This post has been edited by stringfellow: Jul 6 2008, 09:52 AM

say hi to doraemon pls..hehehe good luck..

Journey starts from Izumisano to Rinkutown, i needed to check out Yamada Denki to see if they hold stock of the DS7000 headphones. (So that if they do, i dont have to travel up to Umeda to look for them, these headphones are heavy!)



That's the Seacle Pleasure Center, with that huge ferris wheel in the middle of the complex. Right across the road is the Osaka Premium Outlets, selling branded items and clothings, all in one place. From designer brands of Salvatore Ferragamo right up to the Gap and Abercrombie&Fitch. Bought my New Balance walking shoes there, very comfortable and cheap too, since they are holding a "Super Summer" sale now. BTW, it's blistering hot here, 33 degrees! Just like KL, but drier.

The trip up was confusing, as I wasnt really prepped for how the train ticket system works. Apparently, the ticket works as per how much credit you buy on the ticket, therefore you need to see which station you're stopping and how much that station is credited for. I'm travelling from Izumisano, therefore I have to take the Nankai Main Line. This is a private railroad line that isnt affiliated with the JR train network, so they hold their own pricing. There are also different classes of tickets:-

1 - Limited Express "Southern"/ Tokkyu
2 - Airport Limited Express/ Kuko Tokkyu Rapi:to
3 - Limited Express
4 - Express/ Kyuko
5 - Airport Express/ Kuko Kyuko
6 - Sub Express/ Kukan Kyuko
7 - Semi-Express/ Junku
8 - Local/ Futsu

Phew! Took the Local train, which stops at every station in between, because I wanted to see the sights. The many version of Express shoots between these Local stops, while "Rapi:to" is the most lavish and fastest mode of transport, straight up to downtown Osaka. Even the train looks futuristic, with circular windows and posh interiors!

Anyway, stopped at Namba, which is downtown Osaka already. If you want to sight-see, this is the place. Bustling city center, and the train station is already next and connected to the Takashimaya, Hanshin and Hankyu megastores. Since yesterday was a Saturday, the whole place is packed with locals shopping. And since it is particularly hot, khakis and loose shirts are the order of the day, while the ladies wear pants so short, you cant call them hot pants anymore. And the skin........ohhhhh! *splooged*

Took the Midosuji Line to Umeda, which is 4 stops over. If you get out at the right exit, you will find yourself right at Yodobashi Umeda itself already.


8-storeys tall, packed with EVERYTHING gadgets and electronics imaginable! Photographing and video-recording arent allowed inside, but i managed to sneak a snapshot of the DS7000 at its booth.

Different floors for different types of electronics. Here are what I've seen and molested at the many different stores:-

1 - Acer Aspire Predator - Goddamn! Looks out-of-this-world, and specced the same too!Price after conversion? RM15000!
2 - Pioneer Kuro comparison area. Beats the shit out of other HDTVs, but they lost to the Sony XEL-1 OLED HDTV. They were showing GT5 Prologue on the XEL-1, the image quality is without peer, flawless! Price? For an 11 inch, 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio (yes, that one million to one!), price after conversion is RM8500, while the 27 inch version is not for sale, and I'm afraid to ask how much.
3 - Sharp Willcom D4 - Shiny, sleek and ultra gorgeous! First UMPC I'm vying for that I'm ever interested in. Not crappy Kohjinshas or EeePCs and the likes, this one sports 1.6/1.8Ghz Intel Atom processor, in a form factor slightly bigger than a Nokia Communicator. Runs Vista like a DREAMMMMMM, and the onboard screen is gorgeous! Price? Close to RM4000, and I'll be back here in the next few months to get one for myself.
4 - Blu-ray recorders/HDD combos. Too many to list from here, and they have their comparison/shootout area as well. From Mitsubishi, to Sony, Sharp, Panasonic, JVCs, and to ultra high-ends likes of Denon and Marantz. Yes, Marantz BD players! The demo materials (fish aquarium captured on RED www.red.com and Sony's ultra high-definition cameras)are all displayed on ONLY Full HD screens, no HD-ready crappiness here, and they looks as if you can pluck the fish out of the screen!
5 - 1080P Location-Free Video servers, tons of headphones/earphones from Audio-technicas and Beyerdynamics, rows and rows of miniature TV (for usage in trains), PMPs, and video MP3 players, 3D GPS Navigators(yes, 3D, with buildings and street-level look) that you can hand-carry with you wherever you go, Blu-ray Video camcorders(yes, it recorder to BR-Rs and BD-RWs, which are by the way, the Japanese are snapping up as if they are DVD-Rs), Limited Edition Nintendo DSes and PSPs(Zelda DSes for example), crazy Wii accessories (even stuff like WiiFit leg socks! Still no PerfectShots here), the list goes on and on and on.......

The console/videogame area is constantly packed with people, and they stock all different versions of PS3/PSP/DS/Xbox 360/Wii configurations and colors. BTW, "Steel Hagane" MGS4 PS3 are long gone finish already here, what's left is the 1:1 likeness of Old Snake statue here crouching while earing his codeced ears. They also have a HUGE Playstation Spot/ DS Zones here, where people hang out in this area to download free game demos, and multiplayer each other via Wifi. You see all kinds of people here, with all kinds of PSPs and DSes, from the pink DSes, to the pink PSPs, from the macho screaming guys to the giggling shy girls. And their dressing......let's just say they leave LITTLE to the imagination, and they are friendly too! I peeked into a few of their PSP and DS screens , and they even let you in to see the action going-on their PSPs/DSes. Or course, i was leaning towards the cuter, more kawaii girls. Yatta!

I may have missed a few key moments that i wanted to describe here, but the main gist of it is, this is heaven on Earth for gadget maniacs. The Japanese people have integrated and grown so accustomed to these latest and high-end electronics, yet they treat it as if it is nothing more than a common toaster or washing machine.

Talking about washing machines. Want those? you'll find not just one, or ten, but HUNDREDS of different brands. Same with other household appliance. In fact, their offerings are so extensive and so diverse, you can spend an entire day here and still have not finished browsing a single floor! I myself feel that i have barely seen what's being offered here, time really was a constrain. Plus, I was there from 1300 till 2000, and had to take a breather, take a rest from the gadgets/electonics overload.

Went to the 8th floor for a rest and dinner, and passed through the 6th and 7th floor. The 6th and 7th floor, are the departmental-like stores, with items like Reebok and Nike shoes, clothings and such, just like what's being offered at the Osaka Premium Outlets. Expansive offerings here, but I'm not here shopping for clothes. Had dinner at the 8th floor, you can see the entire city from up here, nice view. After long contemplation, finally decided to get myself the Pioneer wireless headphones instead of Sony's DS7000, and headed back home. Reach Izumisano at 2200, and slept till this morning.

This post has been edited by stringfellow: Jul 6 2008, 09:51 AM

Here are the things I've got for myself, and for GabanKing and K-End:-



2 x Sony MDR-DS7000, and a Pioneer SE-DRS3000C. The DS7000 is priced at 29,800Yen, while my DSC3000C is 39,300Y. I was contemplating between the DSC3000C and the Sony Rolly, which is 500Yen extra, but opted for the DRS3000C. Reason why I picked the Pioneer is the warmth of the sound, comfort level of the headphones and the audio codecs it processes. The Pioneer was more comfortable to me, IMO, and that's important since I'll be gaming and watching Blu-rays on this for hours on end. The Sony however is super-slick looking. FWIW, I could not differentiate the discrete 7.1 positional audio on the Sony when I was audiotioning there, maybe the demo source does not have one. There is however another alternative to these two, the Audio-Technica ATH-DWL500. It is still 5.1 but sports SHARC audio processor, for even better audio, but the price are not that enticing, around 98,900Yen, close to RM3500. Must be damn good wireless heaphones, but I dare not put it on, fearing that my wallet will hate me more.

Well, there you have it, first day adventure in Osaka. I'm heading to Universal Studios Japan in half an hours time, so I'm taking a break from the electronics overload yesterday. Just wanna hang back, and relax at the theme park. Will be testing out my Xacti VPC-HD1000 HD camcorder while I'm there, to see if it is comparable to the other Sony HDR-SR1E I have in my possesion.

GabanKing and K-End, I'll be back home on the 7th at 1640 in KLIA. PM me your preferred meet-up place. And Bidfordun, I'm afraid I cannot find your Phoenix Wright games at that price you wanted, even at the used game counter, they are selling those DS games at 2400Yen, they still fetch that high a price. Must be because they are good.

Final EDIT: I may be getting myself the Metal Gear Solid 2: Bande Dessinee later, at 2,980Yen. Whoever interested for this, SMS me at 019-3839583. I'm not sure if I have any more funds left, but we'll see what we can arrange later.Bye!

This post has been edited by stringfellow: Jul 6 2008, 09:54 AM

w00t!!


should i pee in my pants?

anyway, UGPM bro

This post has been edited by K-End: Jul 6 2008, 10:59 AM

haha, nvm. at least u have tried.

but just feel weird though, will someone get the game at 2400yen while the brand new best best price version is only 1900yen. different covers have different price kot?

Yo, is Bluetin.com trustworthy? I've found out they can order the MDR-DS7000 for me includes shipping from Japan RM1055. They even replace the 110v adapter with a local 220-240v adapter.

Super duper.

string: you din take the pic of the predator!?

UGPM too. I hope what i posted on that PM is reasonable enough for you.

Really? There must be a pricing screw-up, or the titles have been sitting around there gathering dust, while the new ones fly off the shelf. Weird!

I cannot vouch for Bluetin, but I've read good things about Audiocubes.

No I didnt, was skipping between electronics so fast.

If you want, I saw the same Predator being sold in Saturn while i was in Frankfurt last week. I can take live pictures of it when I'm there end of this month.

Phew, just got back, a very fun-filled day in USJ. Snagged another two interested party to come with me to USJ, they just arrived from KL today. Pretty excited they are, since they are theme park virgins.The look on their face when they saw the Universal Studios arch = priceless!

Uploading HD videos of the USJ trip in a bit. No point doing it back home, when the line here is zippy fast.

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Added on July 6, 2008, 9:32 pmEDIT: This Tumpang Thread Osaka Edition will be closed soon after the upload. The next edition will come on the third week of this month, it will be the Paris and Frankfurt edition. I'm not sure anybody's interested, but I'm planning to scour around to see if I could get myself a 3G iPhone while I'm in these two places.

This post has been edited by stringfellow: Jul 6 2008, 09:42 PM

all expensive trip, i cannot afford to tumpang

Pray for me so I get NYC next month, I'm due already, since it has been 6 month since my last trip. (February)

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Added on July 7, 2008, 12:39 amWell Vimeo sure take its time converting the movies, so I'm scrapping the video. Pics only will have to do. Plus the smallest file is around 124Mb, and that's only like 1m25seconds, at 1920x1080.


Connecting JP Universal City station and USJ is the Universal City Walk. And a UCW is not comlete without the signature Hard Rock CAfe and the gigantic guitar. Still couldnt beat Orlando's Rock n' Roll Colloseum, but kept it within theme anyway.


Also signature to any Universal Studios park is the rotating Universal Studios logo globe.More shots later for the gorgeous night shot of the globe. And the price of admission at the booth. Interesting that they still keep the twilight entry admission there, although it is not reflected on the website at www.usj.co.jp.Twilight entry is after 1500 till park closure, effective giving you have a day in USJ, but not necessarily half the price.


First thing that greeets you when you enter, the beautiful high ceiling awning. The only Universal Studios park in the world that have one though, perhaps the Japanese are more concerned on protecting their patrons from sun and rain than their American counterparts.



This post has been edited by stringfellow: Jul 7 2008, 12:39 AM