Problems with X-Fi Sound Blaser PCIe.....
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okay, so I bought the sound blaster x-fi xtreme audio pcie card because it offered me the ability to us optical in which I am using to connect my PS3 to my 7.1 speakers.
i enabled all the sound output formats for the ps3 and some of them didn't work so i bought windvd 9 plus blu-ray. it helped and now I can use a lot more.
the only problem is that I can't get the dolby digital to work. when i start up the ps3 with it set to ouput in dolby digital, i get nothing but static and it does the same thing when i play a ps3 game or a movie with dolby digital.
what really aggrivates me is that creative advertises that the card supports dolby digital, but only after you get the free download for power dvd. i never got any material when i bought it for a free download that the website says comes with every purchase.
when i checked the website for solutions, it says there is supposed to be a decoder tab in the audio console of my control panel but that's nonexistant on my computer.
so i tried contacting customer support via e-mail, that was a serious mistake.
they offered me four links, two of which were down, the third offered no solutions for vista users (which i am and i told them i was since they asked) and the fourth was already information that i had looked into. then they tried to sell me some headphones....
so here i am, four message boards later trying to find someone who can help me.
oh yeah, did i mention that it's supposed to be a 7.1 surround sound card but for some reason i can only get 5.1 out of it with my 7.1 speakers?
i can't beleive my brand loyalty to creative has lead me this astray after all these years!
i enabled all the sound output formats for the ps3 and some of them didn't work so i bought windvd 9 plus blu-ray. it helped and now I can use a lot more.
the only problem is that I can't get the dolby digital to work. when i start up the ps3 with it set to ouput in dolby digital, i get nothing but static and it does the same thing when i play a ps3 game or a movie with dolby digital.
what really aggrivates me is that creative advertises that the card supports dolby digital, but only after you get the free download for power dvd. i never got any material when i bought it for a free download that the website says comes with every purchase.
when i checked the website for solutions, it says there is supposed to be a decoder tab in the audio console of my control panel but that's nonexistant on my computer.
so i tried contacting customer support via e-mail, that was a serious mistake.
they offered me four links, two of which were down, the third offered no solutions for vista users (which i am and i told them i was since they asked) and the fourth was already information that i had looked into. then they tried to sell me some headphones....
so here i am, four message boards later trying to find someone who can help me.
oh yeah, did i mention that it's supposed to be a 7.1 surround sound card but for some reason i can only get 5.1 out of it with my 7.1 speakers?
i can't beleive my brand loyalty to creative has lead me this astray after all these years!
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The audio pcie version is akin to an original audigy as far as technology is concerned, it software emulates eax and openal. I was considering buying one, but decided that i was better sticking with my audigy 2 untill they release a true audigy for pci-e. To be fair though, surely send it back if you're unhappy with it, it's like £22 in the uk so like 35 dollars i'd guess, it's not that bad to lose money on.
unfortunatly, money is a problem for me.
i know i must sound really, extremly cheap but i cannot afford to throw money away but getting another card. i need to stick with this.
your estimate wasn't too far off, i got the card fo 49.99 american dollars. which is fifty bucks i can't get back since i bought it awhile ago and have long since past the period for a RMA.
i know i must sound really, extremly cheap but i cannot afford to throw money away but getting another card. i need to stick with this.
your estimate wasn't too far off, i got the card fo 49.99 american dollars. which is fifty bucks i can't get back since i bought it awhile ago and have long since past the period for a RMA.
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i've been looking through alot of the stuff they have on the website and according the tutorial, i am missing a good deal.
there's supposed to be a gaming mode, entertainment mode and audio creation mode. I have only entertainment. even that is missing some key ingredients. I am supposed to have an icon in a program for dts and dolby digital decoding. that's not there. what's also missing is a svm icon and a digital i/o icon for all sorts of other stuff.
i have been totally robbed!
i've been looking through alot of the stuff they have on the website and according the tutorial, i am missing a good deal.
there's supposed to be a gaming mode, entertainment mode and audio creation mode. I have only entertainment. even that is missing some key ingredients. I am supposed to have an icon in a program for dts and dolby digital decoding. that's not there. what's also missing is a svm icon and a digital i/o icon for all sorts of other stuff.
i have been totally robbed!
okay so i stand corrected. now i now that the gaming mode is only available in some of the higher end cards. i go the idea mine had gaming mode because i sent an e-mail to creative tech support and they directed me to a tutorial that included all the features of all the cards instead of something specific for my own.
so now i find an artical contradicting everything creative says on their website.
http://www.twice.com/article/CA6411277.html
i am running around in circles here and would really appreciate some help.
http://www.twice.com/article/CA6411277.html
i am running around in circles here and would really appreciate some help.
So i found that apparently, the xtreme audio doesn't come with the full software and for that model you only get dts and dolby digital when you play a dvd on your dvd-rom drive.
too bad i need it for the s/pdif in. my whole thing here is who makes a card with optical digital in and not expect people to use it as a reciever for something else where they might just need dts and dd.
too bad i need it for the s/pdif in. my whole thing here is who makes a card with optical digital in and not expect people to use it as a reciever for something else where they might just need dts and dd.
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