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Creative Labs SoundBlaster Live 5.1 Digital Soundcard

by Creative Labs

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Technical Details

Use with multi-channel speakers or home theatre systems for powerful analogue and digital surround sound
EAX environmental effects for a better gaming experience
Up to 32 hardware-accelerated 3D channels and up to 1024 voices for incredible realism
Powerful digital processor ensures maximum sound quality
Enjoy high quality MP3 music playback
High quality real-time digital effects for audio manipulation

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Product details

Item Weight: 341 g
Boxed-product Weight: 454 g
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Item model number: 70SB022200007
ASIN: B0000AKGPB
Date first available at Amazon.co.uk: 2 Feb 2002

Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 77,800 in Electronics & Photo (See Bestsellers in Electronics & Photo)

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Manufacturer's Description

Affordable, high-quality 5.1 digital audio for the desktop.

The Sound Blaster Live! 5.1 Digital brings true Dolby Digital sound quality to movies, music and gaming. Powered by the EMU10K1, one of the most advanced audio processing chips for the PC, it offers a high fidelity audio experience to all users, whatever their tastes. For gaming, music or Internet entertainment, the Sound Blaster Live! 5.1 Digital harnesses complementary technologies such as EAX to bring true-to-life audio to the desktop, with support for 3D positional audio, environmental effects and more. Supplied ready for use with 5.1 channel audio, the card enables users to experience Dolby Digital surround sound without buying an additional decoder.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not good for games, 29 Oct 2003

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I got this card with my computer and although it didn't crash my PC, this sound card was annoying. On almost all the games I played, something was wrong with the sound. It was either choppy, sounded like an Arcade game and more. On all the Support Forums I went to, this card was often the topic for discussion as it just didn;t seem to work well with games.
In the end it was so annoying I went out and bought myself an Audigy 2 card, which I have no problems with.
If you're a hardcore gamer looking for a sound card, look elsewhere as this one will only give you problems.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Not recommended for VIA chipset users, 27 Dec 2003

By	P. Barlow (UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If your motherboard uses a VIA chipset then steer clear of Soundblaster cards and choose Hercules or Philips.
There is a major issue with SB and VIA that can cause your PC to lock up either when playing MP3 or especially in games.

Yes, Creative make excellent cards, but they dont agree with VIA chipsets. Be warned you MAY have problems, do the research at tech sites and forums and equip yourself with the information before spending out on this product.

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5.0 out of 5 stars fabulous, 24 Jun 2004

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someone said that this soundblaster 5.1 live card does not work with VIA chipsets. I have this card, and I have a VIA chipset. I have no problems whatsoever.

it is a great card for the money, but for surround sound I would go for the Audigy/2. for standard speakers or 2.1, this card works great. I bought it to replace my older soundblaster card, and it instantly made the older card sound very average.

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Most Recent Customer Reviews

3.0 out of 5 stars Pretty Good.
Firstly, the sound card produces fairly high quality sound,
but when linked up to a really high quality 5.1 speaker set it has its drawbacks. Read more

Published on 31 Dec 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars The first complete soundcard
Soundblaster Live 5.1 - the first complete soundcard from the most known and serious producer. If are looking for simplicity, good quality soundcard, this is it. Read more

Published on 23 Oct 2003 by mihaistescu

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