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Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Pro comparison

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Product name	Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Pro	Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum	Creative Labs Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum eX	Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Elite Pro	Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music
Price	Check Prices	Check Prices	$192.99	$305.00	$199.99
CNET editors' rating	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.3 (4.0 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.2 (4.0 stars)	4.5 stars Overall score: 9.0 (4.5 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.4 (3.5 stars)	stars Overall score: ( stars)
Average user rating	3.5 stars	3.0 stars	3.0 stars	3.0 stars	3.5 stars
Release date	November 01, 2004	September 03, 2003		August 22, 2005
The Bottom Line	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 2 ZS Platinum is a great card for the demanding gamer or media enthusiast.	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 new X-Fi processor makes the X-Fi Elite Pro the most advanced and priciest Sound Blaster ever.
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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	SuperRip THX certified EAX ADVANCED HD SoundFont Bank technology Creative Multi Speaker Surround (CMSS) - 3D	SuperRip Creative Multi Speaker Surround (CMSS) - 3D
Operating system	Microsoft Windows XP SP1 Microsoft Windows XP SP2 Microsoft Windows 2000 SP2	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 SP2	Microsoft Windows XP SP2
Miscellaneous compliant standards	Info unavailable	Plug and Play	Plug and Play	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
Response bandwidth	Info unavailable	10 - 22000 Hz	10 - 22000 Hz	10 - 88000 Hz	10 - 88000 Hz
Min hard drive space	Info unavailable	600 MB	600 MB	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
Min RAM size	Info unavailable	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	Amazon.com Marketplace $305.00 In stock: Yes Price from 1 CNET Certified store	Amazon.com Marketplace $199.99 In stock: Yes Price from 1 CNET Certified store
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