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Product:
SoundBlaster Live! Platinum
Company: Creative Labs
Website: http://www.sblive.com/products/platinum/
Estimated Street Price:
Review By: Alex Harris
Final
Results and Overall Mark
Well we have reached the end of the
review. Here are my final comments, notes and grades for Creative Labs
SoundBlaster Live! Platinum Review.
Final
Comments
| How
It Grades |
|
|
Installation:
91%
Manual: N/A
Performance: 90%
Drivers: 90%
Look: 88%
Feel: 87%
Help Files: 90%
Price: 90%
Overall: 89%
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The SoundBlaster Live!
Platinum is an excellent sound card that builds on the previous in the
series of Live! cards, but is mainly aimed at the music side of things
rather than the gaming side. If you are going to be creating music and
want the best then the Platinum card is the one to go for. If it is gaming
then possible the 1024 from Creative Labs would be worth looking at.
| Specs
& Package |
| Overall
Score |
89% |
| Version
Reviewed |
Creative
Labs SoundBlaster Live! Platinum v1.0 |
| Release
Date |
Out
Now |
| In
The Box? |
1
Live! Drive
1 SoundBlaster Live! Platinum PCI audio card
Getting Started Manual
Connection cable to SoundBlaster Live! Platinum card
Digital and Analog CD audio cable
Power Supply splitter cable
3.5mm to 1/3" adapter jack
Telex microphone
Applications cd |
| The
Good Points |
Easy
To Install
Looks Good
Excellent value for money if you are using for the music creation
side |
| The
Bad Points |
Might
be a bit expensive if only going to be used for gaming |
| Reviewers
PC Setup |
Pentium
III 450
Windows 98 Second Edition
240 Meg SD-Ram
DirectX 7a
SoundBlaster Live! Platinum
19" Daytek Monitor
Matrox G400 32MB AGP Graphics Card
Microsoft Force Feedback Pro
Microsoft Game Pad Pro (USB)
Microsoft Digital Sound System 80
DVD Setup: Toshiba SD-1202
DVD-ROM - 32x
DVD TV Player - Samsung 807
|
| PC
Required |
Pentium
166 or faster
Intel or 100% compatible motherboard chipset
16MB system RAM (32 MB recommended)
Windows 95,98 or NT 4
Open half-length PCO 2.1 compliant slot
Headphones or amplified speakers
CD-Rom Drive for software installation
Available 5 1/4" PC Drive Bay |
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