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Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Series comparison

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Product name	Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Series	Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum	Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Pro	Creative Sound Blaster Audigy LS	Creative Labs Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum eX
Price	Check Prices	Check Prices	Check Prices	Check Prices	$192.99
CNET editors' rating	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.5 (4.0 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.2 (4.0 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.3 (4.0 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.9 (3.5 stars)	4.5 stars Overall score: 9.0 (4.5 stars)
Average user rating	3.0 stars	3.0 stars	3.5 stars	3.5 stars	3.0 stars
Release date	September 03, 2003	September 03, 2003	November 01, 2004	August 30, 2003
The Bottom Line	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 Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum is a great card for the demanding gamer or media enthusiast.	Creative's Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Pro is the must-have sound card for hard-core gamers, PC-theater aficionados, and audiophiles.	The Creative Sound Blaster Audigy LS offers enough features to please casual and midrange gamers and media enthusiasts at an extremely low price.	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.
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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	THX certified WMA compatible EAX ADVANCED HD Dolby Digital ready Advanced Resolution DVD-Audio	EAX EAX ADVANCED HD Dolby Digital ready Creative Multi Speaker Surround (CMSS)	EAX EAX ADVANCED HD Dolby Digital ready
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 XP SP1 Microsoft Windows XP SP2 Microsoft Windows 2000 SP2	Microsoft Windows 2000 / XP 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
Miscellaneous compliant standards	Plug and Play	Plug and Play	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Plug and Play
Response bandwidth	10 - 46000 Hz	10 - 22000 Hz	Info unavailable	10 - 22000 Hz	10 - 22000 Hz
Min hard drive space	600 MB	600 MB	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	600 MB
Min RAM size	128 MB	128 MB	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	64 MB
Sound output mode	7.1 channel surround	7.1 channel surround	7.1 channel surround	5.1 channel surround	5.1 channel surround
Audio output interface type	PCI	PCI	PCI	PCI	PCI
Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications
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