| Product: |
Creative Sound Blaster Live! Platinum 5.1 |
| Date: |
23/03/01 (783 review reads) |
| Rating: |
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Advantages: good package and good hardware
Disadvantages: bloatware
I recently bought this card as i was looking for a good PC speaker system for playing games. This was my first choice as it had real 5.1 sound and it had eax extensions which make games much better.
One of the main features was the price of what you get in the package which was extermly good value. You get a good high quality surround sound card for a desktop PC user which isnt industry standard but isnt a normal standard sound card. This is the middle ground i was looking for as i didnt want to pay too much but didnt want to get a cheap card either.
Creative was the first place to look as they have been a standard in sound card technology for years and there products are always made to a high standard and produce a good end product.
The Live 5.1 includes a PCI sound card, an 5 1/4 drive bay add in called the live drive, remote control and numerous sound editing software programs. This in my opinion is gteat value as the live drive provides an excelent way of connectind devices and mics in an easy and quick way.
There is a also a variety of other live products with the same card but less extra features. This is a good range for other people who what a good sound card but do no wan to pay over £100.
This card is one of the best on the market with lots of features and extra software but what lets it down is the software. More and more software writers seem to feel the need to make software better they have to add all sorts of rounded windows bright colors and big buttons. I think the software for sound cards is there to be set and then left to do its job. I cant see the need in dumbing down the software when it can just be left at the standard windows interface which I think is much clearer than alsorts of buttons an bright fancy colors. This may be to encourage new users to buy the product but the majority of people who buy expensive hardware like this card are experineced computer users who do not need and want this bl
oatware.
death to the bloat
buy the card it makes up for the bloatware
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