Inverter is inverter. ECONAVI is sensor function. They co-exist to give more energy saving.

I see. Not sure then, my experience so far was that those big shops overcharge (Jusco wants 1500 for the Daikin I paid 1150 for...), smaller shops specialized on aircons usually all have Daikin (in the JB area), and they can give good prices. Was usually between 1150 and 1200, so not much difference. Maybe you can go to the Daikin website and see if they list any dealer nearby? Maybe those small shops can order if they don't have ready stock?

I once had to track down an Epson printer that no shop at all seemed to have in Malaysia. In the end Epson's customer support managed to find one shop that did though, which was pretty awesome. Perhaps if everything else fails Daikin can do that for you too...

Btw., Daikin's inverter models ending on DVM have EcoNavi for sure, GVM maybe not on the 1 hp model, however I may simply have screwed up and mistakenly thought the non-inverter one is the inverter one. You won't be able to find a DVM anymore. If you do manage to get the newer GVM, then please let me know if they still have EcoNavi (it's that thing looking like an eye on the right of the unit, next to the LEDs).

Not sure, I thought so, but others say it still has (but they have higher hp ones). But for bedroom usage it's probably not so crucial, unless you tend to forget turning off your aircon.

Actually in the big shops Daikin tends to be more expensive IMHO.

Just installed Panasonic Inverter 1.0HP air conditioner for my bedroom today. RM1400 inclusive installation (air cond unit, RM1200 plus installation charge of RM200 due to Inverter). Obviously I didn't bought the unit from Seng Heng which is really pricey (about RM1600++ inclusive installation). I bought the air conditioner from the shop that sells and specialize for the air conditioner unit only, not retail electrical chain stores. Can 'nego' some more    At first I was hunting for Daikin model, unfortunately they said that it might takes about TWO WEEKS to order from supplier  Daikin unit much more cheaper (less RM100 than Panasonic inverter - the reason why Daikin was way cheaper is due to R22 vs R401 refrigerant applied to the compressor) But I was really impatient to wait for two weeks, then I decided to just take Panasonic Inverter since they got ready stock for that unit.


- The indoor unit seems bigger, like 1.5HP air conditioner albeit it only 1.0HP when compared to my old cheapo Mistral air conditioner.

- Installation process was like a charm. Took about 40 minutes only to dismantle my old air conditioner and replaced it with a new one. Good workmanship and installer told me his 'ups and downs' experience dealing with air conditioner installation for the past 12 years. He seems really experienced and professional installer.

- Inverter unit will costs much more money to maintain. Conventional 1.0HP ~ 1.5HP air conditioner only costs RM80 for the brief maintenance, but Inverter will costs about RM130-RM150 for the maintenance (again, due to R22 vs R401A refrigerant). He said that maintenance need to be done like once a year. Depending on the usage styles. More frequent use, need to service every 6 months.

- According to the installer, there's 'nothing special' about inverter compressor. It just a normal compressor, but with build in 'intelligent' microcomputer board to control their behaviour for not to frequently 'on---off' like conventional air conditioner. Just hope that the microcomputer board will last longer since the costs to replace that tiny unit will be pricey.

- Installer also said that you can really saves using the inverter, but with longer usage like 5 hours++ every time you turned it on.

- Faster cooling as well as quiet compressor and indoor unit noise when compared to my old air conditioner as well as my neighbour compressor unit.

- Strong breeze from the indoor unit albeit fan settings was on medium-low, hence the reason why it cools my room faster. (temp settings: 25 degree celcius)

- I still didn't managed to understand well the functions of those-so-called 'ECONAVI'...

- Overall, for the time being I'm satisfied with my 'investment' with Inverter. I understand now the phrase ' you get what you pay' - RM700 Mistral vs RM1400 Panasonic Inverter. So much different between these two air conditioner. Perhaps it just less than a day.... I just crossed my fingers 

No stock and display unit as well. They only showed me some sort of in-house catalogue that tells the detail price of all the air conditioner that they sells. It just a small air conditioner shop and when they get order, they will take the unit from their warehouse. Oh, the shop name is Champion Air Conditioner service, situated somewhere in Northern Perak (small 'cowboy' town) - they only got ready stock for the 'common' air conditioner brand like York, Acson, Panasonic, Midea and just to name a few.

Existing copper piping for R22 cannot be reused with R401A refrigerant. You need to change to new copper piping system which is more thicker and have better insulation to withstand the high pressure of R401A refrigerant.

Just ordered 1hp Hisense air con for my rooms. Any feedback on this brand? Quite cheap ard $7xx inclusive of normal installation. Also bought LG 2hp for living room.

Bro,
No worries, a lot of ppl misunderstood about the refrigerant.
It is not the GAS which is running out but the AIRCON MODEL[I] that uses the R22 is PHASING OUT.
from 2014 onwards, Malaysia is enforcing a law to use a MORE environmental friendly aircon refrigerant R401a
But this doesn't mean we're not able to get the R22 gas anymore, it just we're not able to buy R22 type of Aircon anymore.

Whatever existing aircon using the R22 do not need to replace the piping or anything like that. Chill man ......

I bought a 1hp and a 1.5 hp Mr Slim, cooling, powerful yet silent.
But i bought it about 2-3 yrs ago when Mitsubishi Heavy Industry Service center is not established yet.

My bro bought a Mitsubishi Heavy Industry 1hp and a 1.5hp Mr Slim recently.
He claims the 1hp from Mitsubishi Heavy Industry cool down faster and performs well yet CHEAPER.

Mr Slim the good thing is, u can always keep your aircon clean bekoz u can DIY the cleaning for the indoor unit.

My Mitsubishi Electric 1.5 hp inverter aircon cool down my room temperature to 24 when I set the aircond temperature to 26.

Mr Slim is by MELCO and Mistsubishi HEavy Industry is another entity that sell heavy duty aircon but cheaper.

Whoever told you that Mitsubishi Air Con won't cool down as much as they claim, there's only 3 reason :

1. They don't own a Mitsubishi Aircon before
2. They bought the wrong BTU and HP for the wrong size of the room
3. They are trying to sell you other brand 

MELCO = Mitsubishi Electric

Both Mistsubishi Electric and Mitsubishi Heavy Industry MHI abang adek company la ........

Both cater for different customer need. Equally good so far.

Mr SLIM from Melco can DIY Cleaning but MHI cannot but for thorough cleaning, u will still need to send it for services to aircon man.

Daikin works the same way. According to the aircond engineer, it is more durable and efficient to cool slower. Not sure if it's true, but so far I have Daikin in my house, and it works fine. Mitsu compressor is more quiet though.

I't a standard unit. Works well and power consumption is decent. Since only used at night. For home users, not much difference with inverter.

So which one you will purchase?

All panasonic fan will increase next month too.