Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Value - sound card
Manufacturer: Creative Labs Inc. Part number: 70SB040000005
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When it comes to PC game audio, there is really only one name to know - Sound Blaster! With full EAX 4.0 advanced HD performance, Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Value will take your gaming experience to a new level. Give yourself the competitive edge with compelling 7.1 surround sound. Plus advanced music tools, Advanced Resolution DVD-Audio playback, and ... Read more
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Great sound, Easy Install, Sound's Great
by nickeyless
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May 23, 2006
Pros: Excellent Sound Quality At A Good Price!
Cons: None \ No Problems At All
Summary: Don't Listen To The Idiot's That Give This Card A Low Rating They Probubly Just Didint Install It Correctly! If You Acctually READ The Instruction It'll Install ...
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Summary: Don't Listen To The Idiot's That Give This Card A Low Rating They Probubly Just Didint Install It Correctly! If You Acctually READ The Instruction It'll Install Smoth As Ice, The Sound Is Excellent And The Price Is Not Bad Either, I Bought Mine And Installed It No Problems At All!
Even As I Wright This Im Listining To Its Rich Clear Sound On A 5.1 Logitech z-640 Speaker Set,
I Highly Recomend This Ignore The People Who Say Its Bad! I Bought It Knowing The Bad Reviews Because I Trusted My Instinct!
Trust Your's Good Bang For The Buck I Tell You I Hightly Recoomend It!
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Great Sound, Great Price, No Problems At All!
by mistert
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April 9, 2006
Pros: Excellent 24 Bit Audio, Reasonable Price, Includes, Useful Software Apps Included
Cons: Drivers On CD-ROM Didn't Work
Summary: Not meaning to discount the negative experiences a few others have had with this card, but in my case the "Audigy 2 Value" is delivering the goods as advertised. That ...
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Summary: Not meaning to discount the negative experiences a few others have had with this card, but in my case the "Audigy 2 Value" is delivering the goods as advertised. That said, when I tried to install Windows XP drivers from the the included CD-ROM I got an error message "Code 10, this device cannot start". Rather than dwell on it I went to the SoundBlaster web site and downloaded the updated "official" driver plus a beta version aimed at gamers. These drivers load from an "exe" file which automatically uninstalls the previous version before installing the new. I tried both the beta and the official release and both worked perfectly!
As for applications, Creative's software bundle has improved greatly versus my previous card, the SB Live 7.1. In any case, the CD-ROM offers a custom install option allowing users to select exactly what they want to install. The CD also allows users to modify the installation by adding and removing programs as desired without disturbing the driver or the remaining software. For those who prefer to run lean, no worries! It's possible to use the card with nothing but the XP driver installed. I found my "Audigy 2 Value" on closeout at Staples for $44 in April, 2006.
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Squeal of Death
by Moment.Of.Truth
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November 11, 2005
Pros: Claims great features.
Cons: Doesn't work on many machines, countless problems.
Summary: I have tried both the Audigy 2 Value and the Audigy 2 ZS. My experience was that after 3 days of long distance tech support and countless web research, I ...
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Summary: I have tried both the Audigy 2 Value and the Audigy 2 ZS. My experience was that after 3 days of long distance tech support and countless web research, I was unable to get either to work.
What my web research led me to was pretty infuriating: that there is a known, very specific set of problems with this product line, which often have no solution... and yet Creative front-line tech support is NOT INFORMED. If your case is escalated, you start talking to people who know the problem all too well, but overall, Creative seems to be denying anything is wrong EVEN THOUGH they originally (Feb 2002) admitted they were investigating it.
Basically this card will lock up a surprisingly large number of computers. I am posting more information (from my other post) below.
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Do a Google search for "squeal of death" and you'll start to get a sense of how awful this product line is. As in, "in need of a recall." The Audigy, Audigy 2, Audigy 2 Value, ZS, and so on, are the targets of countless consumer complaints. And not just because they don't live up to their promise (the first Audigy had a class-action suit against it, which Creative settled on, because of false claims about delivering 24-bit audio).
The real problem: they don't work. On a large number of machines, and a wide variety. They lock up, repeat sound loops, give the dreaded blue error screen, and, worst of all: the now famous "Squeal of Death" that plagues countless users and has had tech articles devoted to it. This SoD occurs when almost any program plays sound for a prolonged period... including the bundled Creative diagnostic software.
Don't just believe this review. Search "squeal of death" and check the following links... and avoid this series like the plague.
http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=972039&goto=nextnewest
http://forums.creative.com/creativelabs/board/message?board.id=soundblaster&message.id=21230&view=by_date_ascending&page=1
(24 pages of negative posts)
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,48708,00.asp
(article on the squeal of death)
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4
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good sound but mega problems
by tjpitts
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April 27, 2005
Pros: Good sound
Cons: I am having not end of difficulties with this sound card and my Norton Antivirus. Creative offers little help beyond sending me to the Symantec site for their fix which hasn't worked
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Manufacturer:
Creative Labs Inc.
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Part number:
70SB040000005
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Description:
When it comes to PC game audio, there is really only one name to know - Sound Blaster! With full EAX 4.0 advanced HD performance, Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Value will take your gaming experience to a new level. Give yourself the competitive edge with compelling 7.1 surround sound. Plus advanced music tools, Advanced Resolution DVD-Audio playback, and Dolby Digital EX support, makes Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Value an awesome audio upgrade!
General
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Device Type
Sound card
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Enclosure Type
Plug-in card
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Interface Type
PCI
Processor / Memory
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Signal Processor
Creative Audigy 2
Audio Output
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Sound Output Mode
7.1 channel surround
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Sound Synthesis Method
Wavetable
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DAC Data Width
24-bit
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Sample Rate
8 KHz (min) - 192 KHz (max)
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Max Speakers Qty
8
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Compliant Standards
EAX,
Dolby Digital EX,
EAX ADVANCED HD,
EAX 4.0
Expansion / Connectivity
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Compatible Slots
1 x PCI
Software / System Requirements
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Software
Creative MediaSource 2,
Creative Surround Mixer,
Creative MediaSource DVD Audio Player,
Creative Smart Recorder,
Creative MediaSource Go,
Creative Graphic Equalizer,
Creative Speaker Calibrator,
Creative Wavestudio,
Creative MiniDisc Center,
Creative Audio Console,
Creative EAX Console,
Creative Restore Default,
Creative MediaSource Player,
Creative Diagnostic,
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell,
Creative MediaSource Organizer,
Creative SoundFont Bank Manager,
Creative Speaker Settings
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OS Required
Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition,
Microsoft Windows 2000 SP3,
Microsoft Windows XP
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Min Processor Type
800 MHz
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Peripheral / Interface Devices
CD-ROM
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System Requirements Details
Celeron - RAM 128 MB - HD 600 MB
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