Creative = For Shame

Burnsy2023 · 30 Mar 2008 at 16:16

I can't see creative lasting an awful lot longer, especially when they are so strapped for cash they need to sell their HQ : http://us.creative.com/corporate/pressroom/releases/welcome.asp?pid=12910

Burnsy

badbob · 30 Mar 2008 at 16:41

I can only find Audigy Daniel K drivers, are you positive these are needed for X-Fi? What has Daniel fixed? I'm not using digital out, just 5.1 analogue outputs.

LoadsaMoney · 30 Mar 2008 at 17:34

Even their speakers are shoddy, ive had 4x sets of them, and they all developed the same problem, volume switch buggering, after a while, when turning the volume up/down, it would knack up, would start to crackle and go low, had to bang the switch to get it to go right, after 4x sets doing exactly the same after a while, i said enough was enough, never touched em since either, i hope the ***** go outa business, go on Creative, please, **** right off as your useless.

londonbairn · 30 Mar 2008 at 17:50

I have bought Creative for years. I have an Audigy 4 Pro on Vista which seems fine, the only issue I have is no THX panel.

Do these drivers have that THX panel?

Kind of tempted to get a newer soundcard soon, any good cards with a little external unit as well? (I like having it on my desk to plug devices into)

badbob · 30 Mar 2008 at 18:10

would start to crackle and go low, had to bang the switch to get it to go right

Low quality potentiometers.

Greenlizard0 · 30 Mar 2008 at 18:24

rafster said:
Kind of tempted to get a newer soundcard soon, any good cards with a little external unit as well? (I like having it on my desk to plug devices into)

In the same boat as you..

manic111 · 30 Mar 2008 at 18:55

And I was just about to buy some Creative speakers!!! May have a rethink!

Monkeynut · 30 Mar 2008 at 19:05

Creative used to produce amazing gear better than anyone else. But the others have caught up now and are offering better solutions than Creative can. The bottom line is that Creative are old and incompetent now, and have become complaicent in cut throat market.

Firegod · 30 Mar 2008 at 19:33

I think the only thing that makes people still buy the soundcards is the EAX technology. If that was open source then I think Creative would be out of it.

badbob · 30 Mar 2008 at 19:34

Firegod said:
I think the only thing that makes people still buy the soundcards is the EAX technology. If that was open source then I think Creative would be out of it.

No it's marketing. How many people buy CL even though not interested in gaming and there are better sounding cards out there?

addylad · 30 Mar 2008 at 19:40

What other cards have people got round here?

stinka · 30 Mar 2008 at 19:50

addylad said:
What other cards have people got round here?

dunno but i like the look of that razer one :cool:

queamin · 30 Mar 2008 at 19:51

Bye Bye CL and good ridden's

james.miller · 30 Mar 2008 at 19:53

stinka said:
dunno but i like the look of that razer one

dont bother. they'v been on the same set of beta driver for longer than creative have. the razer barracuda card is an inferior version of the xonar D2 with inferior drivers as well. stay clear of it!

Firegod · 30 Mar 2008 at 20:21

badbob said:
No it's marketing. How many people buy CL even though not interested in gaming and there are better sounding cards out there?

Lol well perhaps just for me it was EAX. Marketing had nothing to do with it. I play games and listen to music. So for me if I want the best gaming I kind of have to buy Creative.

I quite like the look of the Asus Xonar D2 but because it's stuck with EAX2.0 I don't know if I should get it or not. But I did read a review saying that they are hoping Vista will ditch EAX altogether..... who knows!

Kainz · 30 Mar 2008 at 20:44

addylad said:
What other cards have people got round here?

Auzentech Meridian

addylad · 30 Mar 2008 at 20:51

Kainz said:
Auzentech Meridian

Any good?

hohum · 30 Mar 2008 at 20:53

Good card but is now discontinued unfortunately.

james.miller · 30 Mar 2008 at 20:54

Firegod said:
I quite like the look of the Asus Xonar D2 but because it's stuck with EAX2.0 I don't know if I should get it or not. But I did read a review saying that they are hoping Vista will ditch EAX altogether..... who knows!

it apparently supports eax5.0 now. i say apparently because i cant find anythign that works with it yet lol.

Kainz · 30 Mar 2008 at 21:02

addylad said:
Any good?

Best I've ever had. Have to shop around for it though because it's no longer manufactured as mentioned. All that is left is the Prelude...another sodding XFI thing :/