Reviews of the Creative Labs Sound Blaster Extigy
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CNET Review
The Good: Lots of clean-sounding inputs and outputs; remote control; supports Dolby Digital 5.1; serious software suite.
The Bad: Doesn't output Dolby 5.1 digitally (through an optical digital output) to home-theater systems.
The Bottom Line: This external sound card works great for watching DVDs, listening to tunes, or recording audio on your computer.
Manufacturer: Creative
Part number: 70SB013000000
General
- Device Type Sound card
- Enclosure Type External
- Interface Type USB
Processor / Memory
- Signal Processor Creative Extigy
Audio Input
- Type None
Audio Output
- Sound Output Mode 5.1 channel surround
- DAC Data Width 24-bit
- Sample Rate 96 KHz (max)
- Max Speakers Qty 6
- Controls Volume, Power on/off, Volume surround, Microphone on/off
- Features EAX, Remote control, EAX ADVANCED HD, DAC Speaker System, Dolby Digital ready, Creative Multi Speaker Surround (CMSS)
- Compliant Standards EAX 1.0, EAX 2.0, DirectSound, General MIDI, DirectSound3D, Sound Blaster, Dolby Digital 5.1
Expansion / Connectivity
- Expansion Slots Total (Free) None
- Interfaces 1 x Audio - Line-in - Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm - 1, 1 x Audio - Line-out - Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm - 1, 1 x Audio - Line-out (rear) - Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm - 1, 1 x Audio - Line-out (center/subwoofer) - Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm - 1, 1 x Microphone - Input - Mini-phone mono 3.5 mm - 1, 1 x Headphones - Output - Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm - 1, 1 x MIDI - Input - 5 pin mini-DIN - 1, 1 x MIDI - Output - 5 pin mini-DIN - 1, 1 x Audio - SPDIF input - RCA - 1, 1 x Audio - SPDIF output - TOSLINK - 1, 1 x Audio - SPDIF input - TOSLINK - 1, 1 x Audio - SPDIF output - Mini-phone 3.5 mm - 1
- Compatible Slots None
- Compatible Bays None
- Connections 1 x USB - 4 pin USB Type A
Miscellaneous
- Cables Included 1 x USB cable
- Compliant Standards Plug and Play
Software / System Requirements
- Software iM Tuner, MixMeister, Creative Recorder, Creative Diagnostic, Creative Wavestudio, Drivers & Utilities, Creative PlayCenter 3, Creative Remote Center, Creative MiniDisc Center
- OS Required Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition / Windows ME
- Min Processor Type Pentium II 350 MHz
- Min RAM Size 128 MB
- Min Hard Drive Space 250 MB
- Peripheral / Interface Devices CD-ROM, USB port, SVGA monitor
Manufacturer Warranty
- Service & Support 1 year warranty
- Service & Support Details Limited warranty - Parts and labor - 1 year - Bring-in
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