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Whats the next big audio card that everyoe is talking about? Is Creative releasing anything new?
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So really, there is no next big thing in audio cards right now...the X-FI Plat I just got and installed is basically it.
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The new Xonar DX is a working name for what basically is a cut-in-half Xonar D2X sound card. This new version is designed to fit into every home entertainment center PC (HTPC) that uses PCIe X1 interfaces. We are not sure if it is such a great idea to remove the aluminum EM shielding (practically a trademark of the Xonar D2 and D2X), but it appears that usability is not affected.
Asus will be providing half-height and full-height brackets, and both are set to be gold-plated, just like the original D2X model. Regardless of its size, Asus kept almost all of the features from the original product, including a 4-pin floppy power connector.
The new board supports Dolby Digital Live and DTS Connect, but we do not know whether the same applies to THX. EAX 5.0 is supported via a driver-wrap, neatly bypassing all the problems that came with the Windows Vista audio driver model.
Sound enthusiasts may be more interested in a product that is currently in development – the Xonar AV1. This sound card is developed as a foundation for future Xonar products. The capabilities of the Xonar AV1 are ahead of consumer, prosumer and even a large number of professional solutions on the market.
The Xonar AV1 main card, and HDAV-DB1 daughterboard, will have more than 10 different interfaces, with the most interesting ones being the three HDMI ports (two external). HDMI-in is going to be a game changer for all high-class computers, since video enthusiasts will be able to capture their home videos using a clean digital input.
This is just my guess, but I'm thinking there will be a whole new wave of features coming out. Features like PCIe and HDMI will be sure to come... Perhaps in a few years or more we can look forward to lossless audio for games?
Blu-ray should hopefully change things a bit, but that won't really happen for another couple years.
Yep. Just snagged myself a Prelude in anticipation for the HDMI X-Tension, though it'll be a shame to not use those very nice DACs they're nice enough to put on itI do see HDMI and PCIe in the near future though. Auzentech is already working on it. The add-in HDMI board in a few months will be nice.
And we dealt with that multi-format model for a while not long ago either (still going in some capacity too, I presume). I own at least five games that had a DVD variant available at the time yet I didn't own a DVD drive, so I had to get the 3, 4 or 5 CD version.You might notice that DVD games were fairly rare on computers until the last few years. The problem is that there was still a non-trivial number of systems with only CD readers.
Yep. Just snagged myself a Prelude in anticipation for the HDMI X-Tension, though it'll be a shame to not use those very nice DACs they're nice enough to put on it
Unless they start getting Alchemy to convert xAudio into openAl.
Features like PCIe ... will be sure to come...
I really don't see how sound can be "improved" in any way. I was hoping my X-Fi XtremeGamer would give me an ear orgasm after hearing new sounds but the only spectacular difference I've heard is the sound of the rain hitting the windshield while playing Flight Simulator 2004. It actually sounded real like it does when it hits the windshield of my car. That was cool.
wow. is x-fi really that great? I have not had the opportunity to hear the difference. The last sound card I owned was a generic sound blaster 16 clone in my Cyrix 486-dx2 80mhz rig. Ever since then, every computer I owned has had onbord sound cards, and I must say, I have been perfectly happy with them so far. I have gotten better quality sound by purchasing better speakers, but would x-fi make that huge of a difference to me?
wow. is x-fi really that great? I have not had the opportunity to hear the difference. The last sound card I owned was a generic sound blaster 16 clone in my Cyrix 486-dx2 80mhz rig. Ever since then, every computer I owned has had onbord sound cards, and I must say, I have been perfectly happy with them so far. I have gotten better quality sound by purchasing better speakers, but would x-fi make that huge of a difference to me?
Bass is my sex.
I get the willies everytime someone mentions a type of fish and sex in the same sentence.