Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum eX sound card (09/01/2001)

runs good for every window :Dby jagraj - July 18, 2005

Pros: sound quality, design, structure, etc...

Cons: basically the set up is the only con but either then that its all good

v good sound qualityby - January 12, 2005

Pros: many functions, nice sound good for gamers and even DJs, good configuration

Cons: some problems on win xp pro but not much

i want my old AWE 64G backby - May 29, 2004

Pros: nore features than the "old" AWE 64

Cons: sounds "cold" in the direct comparison with a AWE64G

Update(2004) Better Now!by - May 4, 2004

Pros: Since the middle 2003 New Drivers and updates to the system have improved this card no end,the newer card drivers (HD 4) will work also,the new one supports 7.1 vs 6.1,works fine! Infact a new driver for the system was released a month or two ago.I know t

Cons: NO AUX connector on card for internal use(TV card) TV cards have NOT gone to the Digital direct link as CD drives use now! This seems to have been corrected with the Newer Audigy card

Friggin' awesome. Those who vote against it are wrong!!by - March 6, 2004

Pros: Awesome sound quality. Unbelievle, acutally. Amazing capabilites.

Cons: Software is tricky to learn the first time around ,but awesome once you get the hang of it.

Makes life interestingby - February 17, 2004

Pros: Worked pretty much straight out of the box for me. Have it running under XP on a p4 system. I have a pretty expensive motherboard though so maybe that helped.

Cons: Remote seems to really only work through Mediasource, which is the dodgiest piece of **** I've ever used. It barely runs... but if you can get past the poor design and other faults, it all sounds fairly decent.

Nice peice of hardware for any one from a gamer to an DJby - September 7, 2003

Pros: Tons of added software come with the package

Cons: if you lose that disk you will have a hell of a time getting CL to get you another one.

Very good, except for Windows XPby - August 19, 2003

Pros: This is a very good product. Excellent quality and features.

Cons: It isn't compattible with Windows XP! The installation will crash if you try to install it.

Nice quality - Shame about the stability.by - June 17, 2003

Pros: Good quality audio (WAV) and MIDI reproduction with their basic ASIO driver. NIce idea sharing PC RAM for sound-fonts.

Cons: OK in Win98 but utterly diabolical stability in XP, and keeps crashing windows XP Pro (supporting dual processor). CL support staff just blame everything else and completely waste your time. Drivers apallingly bad. Bring on the competition!

Great card. No problems yet.by - April 8, 2003

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Bellisimo!by - April 1, 2003

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Have XP Works Fineby - March 27, 2003

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This sound card pumpsby - March 10, 2003

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unreliable sound card. Avoid like the plagueby - January 31, 2003

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CAN'T GET IT TO WORK UNDER XPby - December 27, 2002

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The all around PC media conectivity Solution!by - December 24, 2002

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Life-draining Nightmare Installationby - December 11, 2002

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Great features if the card workedby - December 3, 2002

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Horrible support from CLby - November 6, 2002

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If you have XP and games, dont buyby - November 3, 2002

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XP operating system works fine nowby - November 3, 2002

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Are you willing to take a pricey risk?by - October 18, 2002

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Fine with ME, disaster with XPby - September 25, 2002

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Very Buggy on alot of systemsby - September 11, 2002

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To hell with creativeby - September 9, 2002

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Review: Remember the SBlive? before you drop a dime on the Audigy card let me tell you what Creative did to us. once upon a time their was a companey called aureal who with the help of A3D with was developed by NASSA and made true to life 3D sound enviorments a reality witch put creatives EAX to shame. Creative did not like this so they hit them with a bougus law sute an said that they stole technolegy from them. Creative lost their bogus case but the small companey was so devistated by the finatial leagal burduns that they filed for bankrupsy and were eventualy taken over by creative The EMU10K processor on the SBLive card was axualy a programable 100MHZ CPU. witch if you know anything about computing you would know thats a hell of alot of power for a sound card. Creative continuesly talked about how we would not have to upgrade to a new sound card because it was programable. but so far creative had on major upgrades except one that the sblive users could not upgrade to "EAX ADVANCED HD" we sblive users were promised EAX 3.0 but we never got it, instead creative made a new EAX and got the Sound Blaster Audigy to power it but Their is no doubt in my mind that this is nothing more than EAX 3.0 on a new card. and the bottom line is that we SBLIVE users are still on EAX 2.0 after 3 Freaking years! http://www.3dsoundsurge.com/press/pr112.html We got left behind big time, just take a look at the date on our drivers! their has not been a new driver since 2000! and its a BS one at that! but its ok i have it all to do over again so if your like me and you love your MP3's sound is your main consern first off "don't beleave the hype" forget about creative its only a 16 bit card that just sounds OK. you should not settel for nothing less than a 32bit card trust me your ears will thank you. and as for EAX API forget it, don't let them sucker you in its not all that good. I recomend looking elseware for a better sounding card with A3D its still a major player.

Terrible support, many issues unresolvedby - August 25, 2002

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Ridiculous Waste of Timeby - August 15, 2002

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If You Run XP, Don't Even Bother With This Messby - August 12, 2002

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ATHLONXP+WIN XP+AUDIGY= !@#$#by - August 11, 2002

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Unusable Driversby - July 4, 2002

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GREAT SIMPLY GREATby - July 2, 2002

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If you own Windows XP, be prepared for problemsby - June 10, 2002

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Considering its price its on the high end of cards, but its worth every penny.by - June 6, 2002

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"BEWARE" XP user'sby - June 2, 2002

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The best you can getby - May 28, 2002

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Great pruduct!by - May 28, 2002

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This card sucks the big one.by - May 26, 2002

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Top Quality "the most unstable card????"by - May 23, 2002

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pooooooooooooooooby - May 22, 2002

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Go for The Ultimateby - May 17, 2002

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Re submit Audigy evaluationby - May 14, 2002

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It's just a sound card!by - May 14, 2002

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The most powerful sound card in the WORLD!by - May 11, 2002

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if you want the best in sound, go for itby - May 10, 2002

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What installation?by - April 30, 2002

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great card, hard work, no helpby - April 23, 2002

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THIS CARD SUCKS!by - April 21, 2002

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Squeal of deathby - April 13, 2002

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Great product, poor driver supportby - April 2, 2002

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external drive temperamentalby - March 30, 2002

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Great performerby - March 30, 2002

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high price.... but a good thingby - March 29, 2002

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A must have for any computer audiophileby - March 27, 2002

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The best card you can buy for the money.by - March 27, 2002

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Easy to Install but hard for newbies to useby - March 15, 2002

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The most unstable sound card ever!by - March 9, 2002

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no 24/96by - March 7, 2002

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Wait until it really worksby - March 5, 2002

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Perfect in almost everywayby - March 1, 2002

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Been trying for 3 daysby - February 22, 2002

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Great product, so-so supportby - February 10, 2002

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This is more like a beta card!by - February 9, 2002

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Cool Idea - But It Has Some Quirksby - February 2, 2002

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The best to buyby - January 28, 2002

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Big Bada Boom!by - December 25, 2001

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Beautiful Soundby - December 24, 2001

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good sound cardby - December 23, 2001

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Worth the Current Priceby - December 19, 2001

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Not Windows XP ready!by - November 30, 2001

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great 100dB performanceby - November 30, 2001

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The muts nutsby - November 30, 2001

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Absolutely Awesomeby - November 26, 2001

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