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| Thread ID: 25411 | 2002-10-03 01:03:00 | Soundcards | Pete O'Neil (250) | Press F1 |
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| 85615 | 2002-10-03 01:03:00 | hey i've been lookin at soundcards for awhile now and like the look of the creative cards. but the names they give their cards make it nearly impossiable to figure out what card to buy. the Live cards are cheaper and i know they are older, but would they do for gaming and dvds/mp3's or would i be better investing in an Audigy? i don't want to limit myself by buying a card without features i may need later. i eventually want to be able to watch DVD's with 5.1 ch sound with all the flash digital extras, what card would be best for this? and to top it all off each chipset comes in different pakages such as the X-Gamer and MP3 versions. All i wont to do is play DVD's and MP3's in surround sound and have nice sound while playin UT. thanx in advance |
Pete O'Neil (250) | ||
| 85616 | 2002-10-03 03:16:00 | I don't know how much better the audigy is but I have a sound blaster live and the output in dolby 5.1 from a dvd is very impressive using wave out (I think this uses the cpu but doesn't seem to slow things any) it is not so impressive using spdif (acceptable but not as good). | SaAB (1292) | ||
| 85617 | 2002-10-03 03:26:00 | price wise the soundblaster live is excellent, you should find it does all the things you want no probs at all, and for around $90inc ,value for money.DVD and mp3 playback are great, but it pays to have some nice 5.1 speakers to make it really rock! | baldynz (1853) | ||
| 85618 | 2002-10-03 03:35:00 | I have a SoundBlaster Live with subwoofer and four speakers. I'm very happy with it and I don't work for them. :-) | Elephant (599) | ||
| 85619 | 2002-10-03 03:54:00 | I have the Creative SB Live as well, recently acquired, and it's perfectly adequate. Couple with some serious speakers, my music and gaming experience is fantastic. However my bro curses me for all kinds of fool for not going better, and the Audigy is how I shoulda gone. Having said that, the low cost of the SB live means that it was a very low-risk decision, and I'll only lose about 40-50 dollars when I replace it with a better unit. The proof that it does it's job well, is that I can be running a lot of CPU intensive applications at the same time as playing music, and I get no hiccups at all in the sounds, which I used to get with my (even) older card. |
Greg S (201) | ||
| 85620 | 2002-10-03 05:46:00 | Thanks everyone - I'm 'listening' too So what, then, constitutes 'good' speakers (5.1) {brands, models, prices - roughly} and do 5.1 speakers work off an old P2x233 with Creative Live card(ancient I know but still useful for me while I plan my attack on the shops for a new system ...) |
Abdul (1276) | ||
| 85621 | 2002-10-03 06:20:00 | Well, I and a few others have raved about the TDK Tremor range, for PC's. These units give incredible quality from even a modest sound card. I've got the S-150 set - 2 NXT technology satellites with an awesome dual-driver sub - and the output is better than my lounge Pioneer midi system by far, in all respects. Under $300 incl. At the price I reckon they're impossible to beat. I've been running them on an old P2 350. Even the lower range sets have been highly praised! |
Greg S (201) | ||
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