Philips seismic edge for $9.95 plus shipping

[Godsmack74]

http://pcmicrostore.com/cgi-bin/cart/shopcart.cgi?action=more&ic=PCMS-MULTI-PHILIPSPSC705&ship=Link

Comes to 19.95 with usps priority shipping. Not bad for a 5.1 sound card. This card also sports XP drivers from the philips site here:

Drivers

 

[TheFishingGeek]

Great price on a great card, but I can't find any reliability information on the retailer. Anyone dealt with them?

 

[igowerf]

Wow. That's a great price. Is the only difference between the Seismic Edge and the Acoustic Edge the S/PIDF input?

 

[QwErTyBk]

Hmm im in the market for a card like this. Anyone know anything about this place? That seems awfully cheap.

 

[samyboy]

No Linux support for the car per FAQs on Philips site. Good deal though. Just don't know how the retailer is... Anybody ?

 

[GenerationYscorpio]

nt

 

[astrochimp]

The best thing i could find is that they have a Ebay account so their rating there was...
Past 6 mo.
Positive 2642
Neutral 31
Negative 39

Even on their few negative complaints...they had a response.
Seems like a GO on this one..I'm getting one of those cards.
I was just hoping to get 4 channel philips for a deal. This 5.1 is even a NICER card yet from what I remember, features & stuff.

 

[TheFishingGeek]

I took the plunge with USPS Priority Mail shipping. I'll report back how it goes. Order confirmation arrived almost instantly.

 

[akahai]

I called them up this morning, trying to see if I can do a store pick up since I live close to them.....the guy answered the phone told me "NO" cause they are a small business hosted at home???? kinda weired......

 

[kermalou]

how does this compare to the audigy, i am really getting sick of it and its problems with my computer.

 

[astrochimp]

This is a Very good sound card..Of course the audigy is a newer technology, but I have a Via chipset
board and Philips card is supppose to work fine with it.

 

[razor2025]

hmm, I don't think it's legit. Esp. denying local pick-up and "Home based business". I can almost bet money on it that they're cons. Then, again the E-bay account thing is the only credible evidence that they're legit. Unless of course it's someone else's account.

 

[akahai]

I was just looking through their website, and guess what I found.......Here
hmm...sounds interesting.....

 

[fr]

Originally posted by: akahai
I was just looking through their website, and guess what I found.......Here
hmm...sounds interesting.....

It's just a small DVD player. You still need to hook it up to a screen and speakers.

 

[mztykal]

Can someone order me one and let me send a MO to them for 15 bucks? LMK! Thanks!

 

[iliopsoas]

If you can get it to me for $15, I'd like 1 too. Shipping is hella expensive from this place.

Buying 5 units will cost $30 in shipping.

 

[darkeneddays]

I've been searching for a good(not outstanding) 5.1 soundcard and this looks to be the ticket.Even though the shipping is retarded,it still comes out cheaper than the lowest priced one on pricewatch($39).Nice find...hope the company is legit....

 

[Godsmack74]

When Mine arrives I will post confirmation. I also think this might be the retail package.

 

[Godsmack74]

Ah its white box but it includes all the drivers and software and the cabling.

 

[akahai]

Originally posted by: fr

Originally posted by: akahai
I was just looking through their website, and guess what I found.......Here
hmm...sounds interesting.....

It's just a small DVD player. You still need to hook it up to a screen and speakers.

NOOOOO....the interesting part is that it clearly stated it's REGION FREE.....don't think that's legal....????

 

[Rhombuss]

Hehe - Radioshack and any electronics store sells Co-axial splitters...that doesn't mean splitting your cable is legal .

 

[striderT2]

Uhhh.... splitting your cable is legal. I used to work for a cable company. You can split your cable as much as you want once it comes into your home. Your signal will degrade with each split and then you will have to buy signal boosters but you can split it as much as you want. Once cable comes into your home you can do whatever you want with it. However modifying anything outside of the house like pulling blocks off the tap is stealing. Just a little FYI.

 

[LuNoTiCK]

Originally posted by: striderT2
Uhhh.... splitting your cable is legal. I used to work for a cable company. You can split your cable as much as you want once it comes into your home. Your signal will degrade with each split and then you will have to buy signal boosters but you can split it as much as you want. Once cable comes into your home you can do whatever you want with it. However modifying anything outside of the house like pulling blocks off the tap is stealing. Just a little FYI.

But wouldnt buying a box to steal channels you don't pay for is illegial?

 

[QwErTyBk]

So did anyone receive their order yet?

 

[ss284]

The shipping really lessens the deal. IF it were 6 dollars, I would have bought on already .

Does anyone thing this will be a decent upgrade over a SBlive?


-Steven