New intel Azalia

[HondaF1]

Hi,
I read somewhere about this new Intel Azalia 8 channel sound feature or something like that. Is it something that is going to be part of a chipset or is it going to be some plugin pci card? A sound card by Intel?

Just out of curiousity, will this be any better than a Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS sound card?

 

[FiberoN]

I think it is a sound codec built into the chipset. As to how it sounds, no one really knows yet until the first motherboards with the chipsets come out.

 

[mikecel79]

There's some information about it on the front page of Anandtech. Here's a link

 

[Cerb]

The codec itself: sweet.
The sound from an Intel board: crap.

 

[gotsmack]

its built to be the best for a couple of bucks, so it can't be better than the audigy.

 

[Cerb]

Originally posted by: gotsmackits built to be the best for a couple of bucks, so it can't be better than the audigy.

Neither can AC '97, eh?

 

[ViRGE]

Originally posted by: Cerb

Originally posted by: gotsmackits built to be the best for a couple of bucks, so it can't be better than the audigy.

Neither can AC '97, eh?

AC '97 is a standard, not a product. However, in general, components designed to meet only the AC '97 standard do suck.

 

[Cerb]

Originally posted by: ViRGE

Originally posted by: Cerb

Originally posted by: gotsmackits built to be the best for a couple of bucks, so it can't be better than the audigy.

Neither can AC '97, eh?

AC '97 is a standard, not a product. However, in general, components designed to meet only the AC '97 standard do suck.

As far as I have seen it, Azalia has been the name to which the standard is referred to by (wow, that's some strange grammar).