Most reliable card I've ever used. Solid Win2K/XP Drivers. All the
features you could ever want.
And it's less than $80.
-Larry
> Most reliable card I've ever used. Solid Win2K/XP Drivers. All the
> features you could ever want.
> And it's less than $80.
> -Larry
> > Just curious as toy what people feel the best 5.1/6.1 *** soundcard
is
> > these days.
> > I don't really like the Audigy due to the numerous problems and
conflicts
> it
> > has and was looking at Phillips, Santa Cruz, Hercules.
> > Something with good support under XP that has EAX, etc. Basically an
> > Audigy/SBLive replacement.
Though this is the first complaint I recall ever hearing about them.
-Larry
> >Turtle Beach Santa Cruz.
> >Most reliable card I've ever used. Solid Win2K/XP Drivers. All the
> >features you could ever want.
> >And it's less than $80.
> >-Larry
> You forgot to mention the Win98 drivers suck. I just replaced my SC
> with the Hercules FortissimoII because of it and I'm happy. No more
> BSOD's under Win98 with certain games. I would have been happy with SC
> if I only ran Win2K/XP.
> --
> Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes.
However, it does have Virtual 5.1 in games that works well. There aren't
many games that support 5.1.
Of course, in AC3 mode (Dolby or DTS) it supports true 5.1 digital.
I have a 5.1 speaker set (Klipsch ProMedia 5.1) so I use it like this all
the time. It sounds great.
-Larry
> > Turtle Beach Santa Cruz.
> > Most reliable card I've ever used. Solid Win2K/XP Drivers. All the
> > features you could ever want.
> > And it's less than $80.
> > -Larry
> > > Just curious as toy what people feel the best 5.1/6.1 *** soundcard
> is
> > > these days.
> > > I don't really like the Audigy due to the numerous problems and
> conflicts
> > it
> > > has and was looking at Phillips, Santa Cruz, Hercules.
> > > Something with good support under XP that has EAX, etc. Basically an
> > > Audigy/SBLive replacement.
Does any card output an AC3 stream, so i can connect it straight to my AV
amp? I know most do when playing a dvd/ac3 files, but what about games?
My 5.1 amp only has analogue fot 2 channels.
Rick.
> However, it does have Virtual 5.1 in games that works well. There aren't
> many games that support 5.1.
> Of course, in AC3 mode (Dolby or DTS) it supports true 5.1 digital.
> I have a 5.1 speaker set (Klipsch ProMedia 5.1) so I use it like this all
> the time. It sounds great.
> -Larry
> > Does it support EAX and 5.1 speakers in games?
> > > Turtle Beach Santa Cruz.
> > > Most reliable card I've ever used. Solid Win2K/XP Drivers. All the
> > > features you could ever want.
> > > And it's less than $80.
> > > -Larry
> > > > Just curious as toy what people feel the best 5.1/6.1 ***
soundcard
> > is
> > > > these days.
> > > > I don't really like the Audigy due to the numerous problems and
> > conflicts
> > > it
> > > > has and was looking at Phillips, Santa Cruz, Hercules.
> > > > Something with good support under XP that has EAX, etc. Basically
an
> > > > Audigy/SBLive replacement.
"Don't touch that please, your primitive intellect wouldn't understand
alloys and compositions and,......things with molecular structures,....and
the....." - Ash
> Does any card output an AC3 stream, so i can connect it straight to my AV
> amp? I know most do when playing a dvd/ac3 files, but what about games?
> My 5.1 amp only has analogue fot 2 channels.
> Rick.
> > I'm pretty sure it supports EAX (check the web site). As far as TRUE 5.1
> in
> > games, I thought the Phillips was the only card that really ever did that
> in
> > TRUE fashion.
> > However, it does have Virtual 5.1 in games that works well. There aren't
> > many games that support 5.1.
> > Of course, in AC3 mode (Dolby or DTS) it supports true 5.1 digital.
> > I have a 5.1 speaker set (Klipsch ProMedia 5.1) so I use it like this all
> > the time. It sounds great.
> > -Larry
> > > Does it support EAX and 5.1 speakers in games?
> > > > Turtle Beach Santa Cruz.
> > > > Most reliable card I've ever used. Solid Win2K/XP Drivers. All the
> > > > features you could ever want.
> > > > And it's less than $80.
> > > > -Larry
> > > > > Just curious as toy what people feel the best 5.1/6.1 ***
> soundcard
> > > is
> > > > > these days.
> > > > > I don't really like the Audigy due to the numerous problems and
> > > conflicts
> > > > it
> > > > > has and was looking at Phillips, Santa Cruz, Hercules.
> > > > > Something with good support under XP that has EAX, etc. Basically
> an
> > > > > Audigy/SBLive replacement.
games that do, most any
> "Don't touch that please, your primitive intellect wouldn't understand
> alloys and compositions and,......things with molecular structures,....and
> the....." - Ash
> > Does any card output an AC3 stream, so i can connect it straight to my
AV
> > amp? I know most do when playing a dvd/ac3 files, but what about games?
> > My 5.1 amp only has analogue fot 2 channels.
> > Rick.
> > > I'm pretty sure it supports EAX (check the web site). As far as TRUE
5.1
> > in
> > > games, I thought the Phillips was the only card that really ever did
that
> > in
> > > TRUE fashion.
> > > However, it does have Virtual 5.1 in games that works well. There
aren't
> > > many games that support 5.1.
> > > Of course, in AC3 mode (Dolby or DTS) it supports true 5.1 digital.
> > > I have a 5.1 speaker set (Klipsch ProMedia 5.1) so I use it like this
all
> > > the time. It sounds great.
> > > -Larry
> > > > Does it support EAX and 5.1 speakers in games?
> > > > > Turtle Beach Santa Cruz.
> > > > > Most reliable card I've ever used. Solid Win2K/XP Drivers. All
the
> > > > > features you could ever want.
> > > > > And it's less than $80.
> > > > > -Larry
> > > > > > Just curious as toy what people feel the best 5.1/6.1 ***
> > soundcard
> > > > is
> > > > > > these days.
> > > > > > I don't really like the Audigy due to the numerous problems and
> > > > conflicts
> > > > > it
> > > > > > has and was looking at Phillips, Santa Cruz, Hercules.
> > > > > > Something with good support under XP that has EAX, etc.
Basically
> > an
> > > > > > Audigy/SBLive replacement.
"Don't touch that please, your primitive intellect wouldn't understand
alloys and compositions and,......things with molecular structures,....and
the....." - Ash
> > Rick, there are almost no games that actually have DD(AC-3) sound, but for
> games that do, most any
> > 5.1 sound card also has an digital out that should pass the signal to your
> DD/DTS amp.
> > --
> > Biz
> > "Don't touch that please, your primitive intellect wouldn't understand
> > alloys and compositions and,......things with molecular structures,....and
> > the....." - Ash
> > > What exactly is true 5.1? As opposed to EAX?
> > > Does any card output an AC3 stream, so i can connect it straight to my
> AV
> > > amp? I know most do when playing a dvd/ac3 files, but what about games?
> > > My 5.1 amp only has analogue fot 2 channels.
> > > Rick.
> > > > I'm pretty sure it supports EAX (check the web site). As far as TRUE
> 5.1
> > > in
> > > > games, I thought the Phillips was the only card that really ever did
> that
> > > in
> > > > TRUE fashion.
> > > > However, it does have Virtual 5.1 in games that works well. There
> aren't
> > > > many games that support 5.1.
> > > > Of course, in AC3 mode (Dolby or DTS) it supports true 5.1 digital.
> > > > I have a 5.1 speaker set (Klipsch ProMedia 5.1) so I use it like this
> all
> > > > the time. It sounds great.
> > > > -Larry
> > > > > Does it support EAX and 5.1 speakers in games?
> > > > > > Turtle Beach Santa Cruz.
> > > > > > Most reliable card I've ever used. Solid Win2K/XP Drivers. All
> the
> > > > > > features you could ever want.
> > > > > > And it's less than $80.
> > > > > > -Larry
> > > > > > > Just curious as toy what people feel the best 5.1/6.1 ***
> > > soundcard
> > > > > is
> > > > > > > these days.
> > > > > > > I don't really like the Audigy due to the numerous problems and
> > > > > conflicts
> > > > > > it
> > > > > > > has and was looking at Phillips, Santa Cruz, Hercules.
> > > > > > > Something with good support under XP that has EAX, etc.
> Basically
> > > an
> > > > > > > Audigy/SBLive replacement.
--
Joe Marques
> >To be honest, I don't know anyone who still runs 9x, so I've never
> >considered the 9x drivers.
> >Though this is the first complaint I recall ever hearing about them.
> >-Larry
> It's a well known problem with the SC vxd drivers. I dual boot with
> Win98 and XP so need good drivers for Win98 too. SC does have beta
> WDM drivers for Win98SE, but I use FE. Hercules FortissimoII is
> serving me well.
> --
> Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes.
4 discreet channels of information, plus the .1 sub effects.
I have no idea what EAX really is. I think it just makes noise out of all
speakers :)
-Larry
> Does any card output an AC3 stream, so i can connect it straight to my AV
> amp? I know most do when playing a dvd/ac3 files, but what about games?
> My 5.1 amp only has analogue fot 2 channels.
> Rick.
> > I'm pretty sure it supports EAX (check the web site). As far as TRUE
5.1
> in
> > games, I thought the Phillips was the only card that really ever did
that
> in
> > TRUE fashion.
> > However, it does have Virtual 5.1 in games that works well. There
aren't
> > many games that support 5.1.
> > Of course, in AC3 mode (Dolby or DTS) it supports true 5.1 digital.
> > I have a 5.1 speaker set (Klipsch ProMedia 5.1) so I use it like this
all
> > the time. It sounds great.
> > -Larry
> > > Does it support EAX and 5.1 speakers in games?
> > > > Turtle Beach Santa Cruz.
> > > > Most reliable card I've ever used. Solid Win2K/XP Drivers. All the
> > > > features you could ever want.
> > > > And it's less than $80.
> > > > -Larry
> > > > > Just curious as toy what people feel the best 5.1/6.1 ***
> soundcard
> > > is
> > > > > these days.
> > > > > I don't really like the Audigy due to the numerous problems and
> > > conflicts
> > > > it
> > > > > has and was looking at Phillips, Santa Cruz, Hercules.
> > > > > Something with good support under XP that has EAX, etc. Basically
> an
> > > > > Audigy/SBLive replacement.
> 4 discreet channels of information, plus the .1 sub effects.
LF + CtrF + RF & LR + RR & sub
Doh!
And I have it sitting RIGHT in front of me too :)
-Larry
> > Dolby Digital 5.1. DTS Digital 5.1.
> > 4 discreet channels of information, plus the .1 sub effects.
> 5 channels + sub.
> LF + CtrF + RF & LR + RR & sub
