Sound Blaster Live! Value

[Muerto]

What exactly makes this card a "value" card? Any missing features? No software bundle? What? Thanks guys. 🙂

 

[|mpeg|]

no software bundle and no digital sound input

 

[Muerto]

So just analog sound then huh? Will it still support a surround sound speaker system? Thanks. 🙂

P.S. How much of a difference will I notice between digital and analog sound?

 

[DBavaria]

How is the sound quality?

 

[ltk007]

It supports surround sound. I think the output is only for recording to stuff like a minidisk. The quality is great. Sound quality is the same with the Value as all the other versions.

 

[GT578]

The second revision one has digital out...its the yellow colored jack in the back. I guess its missing the extra bracket with the different I/O jacks. Also the jacks aren't gold-plated....I guess those are the differences..if I missed any please feel free to fill in for me. The sound quality.....I use the normal outputs and not the digital ...by the way I have the first revision .....which has the digital connector on the card....which you can use directly from your CD-ROM or DVD drive...sound quality is awesome. There are no other words to describe the difference between the Live value and my old AWE64.

 

[Muerto]

I've got an AWE64 ISA right now. I think the sound quality is pretty good but I haven't heard an SBLive yet. I'm sure I'll be blown away by it when I buy one.

I'm buying an A7V so bye bye ISA cards! Not exactly a horrific loss though. 🙂

 

[Wah]

Don't hold your breath. You'll only be blown away if also upgrade your speakers.

 

[LXi]

|mpeg|: Not really, the retail version of Value has a full bundle. But you cant find retail Value anymore, a while ago they were very popular.

 

[DBavaria]

i heard the live value, is the same as the gamer and mp3 version

 

[dennilfloss]

Err, I have a Live! Value from last October and it has digital out AFAIK.

 

[Conroy9]

some values have digital out; for the ones that don't (like mine) you can call up creative tech support and they'll send you one

 

[thorin]

"some values have digital out; for the ones that don't (like mine) you can call up creative tech support and they'll send you one"

Where'd you hear that?

Thorin

 

[Conroy9]

i heard it first from the sheet that came with my fps2000 speakers

then i confirmed it by asking creative labs customer service and having them send me to tech support

then i further confirmed it when tech support sent me the digital adapter with no hassle 🙂