SB LIVE! Value vs. X-Gamer

[Playmaker]

What's the difference between these 2 cards? I am looking for places to save money in my new comp, and going from an X-Gamer to a Value would save me $40. Would it be worth it to get the Value instead? I will use the comp for gaming and some mp3 listening, but that's it. Thanks for your time.

 

[Yossarian]

Check Creative's webpage, but I believe the only difference is the software bundle. Functionally the cards are identical.

 

[Moonbeam]

Sound Blaster Live! Value

CT4670



General

EMU10K1 music synthesis/effects engine
64-voice polyphony with E-mu's patented
8-point interpolation technology
192-voice polyphony PCI wave-table
synthesis (upgradable with latest driver
release)
48 MIDI channels with 128 GM &
GS-compatible instruments and 10 drum kits
Uses SoundFont technology for
user-definable wave-table sample sets;
includes 2MB, 4MB and 8MB sets. Load up to
32MB of samples into host memory for
professional music reproduction.
Supports real-time digital effects like reverb,
chorus, flange, pitch shifter or distortion
across any audio source
Capable of processing, mixing and
positioning audio streams using up to 131
available hardware channels
Built-In Digital/Analog Mixer
Plug and Play
4 Speaker Support
Environmental 3D Positional Audio Technology

Hardware Settings
All resource settings are software selectable via Plug and Play.

Connectors
Microphone in
Line in
Line level out (front)
Line level out (rear)
Joystick port
MPC-3 CD Audio in
Auxiliary in
Digital CD in
Telephone Answering Device in
S/PDIF Digital I/O




Sound Blaster Live!

CT4620



General

EMU10K1 music synthesis/effects engine
64-voice polyphony with E-mu's patented
8-point interpolation technology
192-voice polyphony PCI wave-table
synthesis (upgradable with latest driver
release)
48 MIDI channels with 128 GM &
GS-compatible instruments and 10 drum kits
Uses SoundFont technology for
user-definable wave-table sample sets;
includes 2MB, 4MB and 8MB sets. Load up to
32MB of samples into host memory for
professional music reproduction.
Supports real-time digital effects like reverb,
chorus, flange, pitch shifter or distortion
across any audio source
Capable of processing, mixing and
positioning audio streams using up to 131
available hardware channels
Built-In Digital/Analog Mixer
Plug and Play
4 Speaker Support
Environmental 3D Positional Audio Technology

Hardware Settings
All resource settings are software selectable via Plug and Play.

Connectors
Connectors on CT4620 Live! Card
Microphone in
Line in
Line level out (front)
Line level out (rear)
Joystick port
MPC-3 CD Audio in
Auxiliary in
Digital CD in
Telephone Answering Device in
Connectors on CT4660 Digital I/O Card
RCA SPDIF in
RCA SPDIF out
Mini MIDI DIN in
Mini MIDI DIN out
Digital DIN out for future expansion to
multi-speaker systems

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

oh, is that all.

 

[Moonbeam]

No, just all I could remember.

 

[LeStEr]

I was under the impression they were the exact same card except for the software that came with them.

 

[mrbios]

Yes, they are in fact the same card. All of Creative's Live! series of cards are exactly the same in every respect. The only difference is that some come with old crappy software, or have the Live!Drive.

Russell "Mr.bios" Sampson

 

[Kingofcomputer]

No No No!!!

1st generation: SB Live, SB Live Value. Live comes with sdpif (not optical) in/out panel. Value's extension header has fewer pins than Live.

2nd: SB Live X-gamer, MP3+, Platinum, digital/player 1024 (asia/europe market) - all are same card, added rca spdif out, different software bundle, Platinum comes with Livedrive.

3rd: added 5.1 speakers analog output.