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Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum comparison

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Product name	Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum	Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Series	Creative Labs Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum eX	Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Pro	Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music
Price	Check Prices	Check Prices	$192.99	Check Prices	$199.99
CNET editors' rating	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.2 (4.0 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.5 (4.0 stars)	4.5 stars Overall score: 9.0 (4.5 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.3 (4.0 stars)	stars Overall score: ( stars)
Average user rating	3.0 stars	3.0 stars	3.0 stars	3.5 stars	3.5 stars
Release date	September 03, 2003	September 03, 2003		November 01, 2004
The Bottom Line	The Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum is a great card for the demanding gamer or media enthusiast.	The Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro is Creative's most capable audio-output device to date, perfect for the PC audio enthusiast not yet ready to commit to professional-level audio gear.	The Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum eX boasts a huge selection of multichannel sound-processing capabilities, I/O options, and bundled software and accessories. The inclusion of IEEE 1394 connections makes this a nearly perfect product.	Creative's Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Pro is the must-have sound card for hard-core gamers, PC-theater aficionados, and audiophiles.
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Features	THX certified WMA compatible EAX ADVANCED HD Dolby Digital ready Advanced Resolution DVD-Audio	THX certified WMA compatible EAX ADVANCED HD Dolby Digital ready Advanced Resolution DVD-Audio	EAX EAX ADVANCED HD Dolby Digital ready	THX certified WMA compatible EAX ADVANCED HD Dolby Digital ready Advanced Resolution DVD-Audio	SuperRip Creative Multi Speaker Surround (CMSS) - 3D
Operating system	Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows 2000 SP2 Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition / Windows ME	Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows 2000 SP2 Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition / Windows ME	Microsoft Windows 98 Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition	Microsoft Windows XP SP1 Microsoft Windows XP SP2 Microsoft Windows 2000 SP2	Microsoft Windows XP SP2
Miscellaneous compliant standards	Plug and Play	Plug and Play	Plug and Play	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
Response bandwidth	10 - 22000 Hz	10 - 46000 Hz	10 - 22000 Hz	Info unavailable	10 - 88000 Hz
Min hard drive space	600 MB	600 MB	600 MB	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
Min RAM size	128 MB	128 MB	64 MB	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
Sound output mode	7.1 channel surround	7.1 channel surround	5.1 channel surround	7.1 channel surround	7.1 channel surround
Audio output interface type	PCI	PCI	PCI	PCI	PCI
Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications
Buying choices	E-mail me when this product is available	E-mail me when this product is available	Amazon.com Marketplace $192.99 In stock: See Site Price from 1 CNET Certified store	E-mail me when this product is available	Amazon.com Marketplace $199.99 In stock: Yes Price from 1 CNET Certified store
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