X-Fi sound cards - their driver status?

Optional enhancements?


"Cal Bear '66" <xxx@xxx.org> wrote in message
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> The digital output is currently very flakey and some of the optional
> enhancements are not fully implemented yet, but the analog output is
> excellent in my experience.
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> "Julie Smith" <someone@home.com> wrote in message
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>> Hi,
>> Before I go and shell out money for one, I was wondering what people's
>> opinions are on their driver status...
>>
>> Thanks all.
>>

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>

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"Julie Smith" <someone@home.com> wrote in message
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> Optional enhancements?
>
>
> "Cal Bear '66" <xxx@xxx.org> wrote in message
> news:%23uZZCmalHHA.4628@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>> The digital output is currently very flakey and some of the optional
>> enhancements are not fully implemented yet, but the analog output is
>> excellent in my experience.
>>
>>
>>
>> "Julie Smith" <someone@home.com> wrote in message
>> news:OGlvzialHHA.3484@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>> Hi,
>>> Before I go and shell out money for one, I was wondering what people's
>>> opinions are on their driver status...
>>>
>>> Thanks all.
>>>

>>
>>

>
>

Depends on how you use it. Basic sound output to a 2.1 set of speakers it
works great. 5.1 digital output isn't so lucky.

--
Dustin Harper
dharper@vistarip.com
http://www.vistarip.com

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"Julie Smith" <someone@home.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> Before I go and shell out money for one, I was wondering what people's
> opinions are on their driver status...
>
> Thanks all.
>

The X-fi cards are not working all that well even with the recent release of
their new Vista Application CD, DD/DTS is no longer supported at driver level
for example, also, there are some serious volume and output issues that still
need addressing. The support at Crteative Labs is non-existent. Whole lot of
money for a card that performs miserably. You are much better off either
waiting until these issues are solved, or getting a motherboard that has good
onboard sound as you wont tell the difference. The cards are certainly not
worth the purchase for Vista.


"Julie Smith" wrote:

> Hi,
> Before I go and shell out money for one, I was wondering what people's
> opinions are on their driver status...
>
> Thanks all.
>
>
>

Actually it is Vista that is not ready for high quality hardware.

vista application CD? where???

"Scorpion" <Scorpion@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>
> The X-fi cards are not working all that well even with the recent release
> of
> their new Vista Application CD, DD/DTS is no longer supported at driver
> level
> for example, also, there are some serious volume and output issues that
> still
> need addressing. The support at Crteative Labs is non-existent. Whole lot
> of
> money for a card that performs miserably. You are much better off either
> waiting until these issues are solved, or getting a motherboard that has
> good
> onboard sound as you wont tell the difference. The cards are certainly not
> worth the purchase for Vista.
>
>
> "Julie Smith" wrote:
>

>> Hi,
>> Before I go and shell out money for one, I was wondering what people's
>> opinions are on their driver status...
>>
>> Thanks all.
>>
>>
>>

Vista drivers AND Vista compatible applications for the X-Fi cards are available
here (Do NOT use any applications on an XP installation disk -- NONE are
compatible with Vista):

http://us.creative.com/support/downloads/


I Bleed Blue and Gold
GO BEARS!


"Sebastian Vega" <devnull@fuckspam.org> wrote in message
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> vista application CD? where???
>
> "Scorpion" <Scorpion@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:42B84570-E8DB-420D-8BD3-CA4C73A01F99@microsoft.com...

>>
>> The X-fi cards are not working all that well even with the recent release of
>> their new Vista Application CD, DD/DTS is no longer supported at driver level
>> for example, also, there are some serious volume and output issues that still
>> need addressing. The support at Crteative Labs is non-existent. Whole lot of
>> money for a card that performs miserably. You are much better off either
>> waiting until these issues are solved, or getting a motherboard that has good
>> onboard sound as you wont tell the difference. The cards are certainly not
>> worth the purchase for Vista.
>>
>>
>> "Julie Smith" wrote:
>>

>>> Hi,
>>> Before I go and shell out money for one, I was wondering what people's
>>> opinions are on their driver status...
>>>
>>> Thanks all.
>>>
>>>
>>>

the just have a bunch of applications which still are far away from what
they deliver for xp...
vista has been rtm'd almost a year ago, jesus christ creative!!!!
s.

"Cal Bear '66" <xxx@xxx.org> wrote in message
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> Vista drivers AND Vista compatible applications for the X-Fi cards are
> available here (Do NOT use any applications on an XP installation disk --
> NONE are compatible with Vista):
>
> http://us.creative.com/support/downloads/
>
>
> I Bleed Blue and Gold
> GO BEARS!
>
>
> "Sebastian Vega" <devnull@fuckspam.org> wrote in message
> news:38863A4C-DBFF-479A-AABE-CC02A892BFF9@microsoft.com...

>> vista application CD? where???
>>
>> "Scorpion" <Scorpion@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:42B84570-E8DB-420D-8BD3-CA4C73A01F99@microsoft.com...

>>>
>>> The X-fi cards are not working all that well even with the recent
>>> release of
>>> their new Vista Application CD, DD/DTS is no longer supported at driver
>>> level
>>> for example, also, there are some serious volume and output issues that
>>> still
>>> need addressing. The support at Crteative Labs is non-existent. Whole
>>> lot of
>>> money for a card that performs miserably. You are much better off either
>>> waiting until these issues are solved, or getting a motherboard that has
>>> good
>>> onboard sound as you wont tell the difference. The cards are certainly
>>> not
>>> worth the purchase for Vista.
>>>
>>>
>>> "Julie Smith" wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>> Before I go and shell out money for one, I was wondering what people's
>>>> opinions are on their driver status...
>>>>
>>>> Thanks all.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>

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