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Merchant & Rating Product Details Price* Sales Tax* Availability* Excellent Return Policy and customer service Read Reviews: 4 / 5 CREATIVE LABS - 70SB049000000 Creative Labs USB SoundBlaster Live! 24-Bit External Sound Card See all listings for 70SB049000000 Product Rating 4.5 out of 5 Read Product Reviews $43.75 Buy it from Amazon WA,ND See Site Free Shipping on most orders over $25 Product Reviews from Amazon.com (Rating System 1 to 5) Review Rating Last Updated It's noisy and I found it useless The software installed easily and the device seems to work, except that there's a lot of hum, crackle and static, which varies depending on where I move it around. It seems to pick up noise from my laptop if it's anywhere nearby. I couldn't play a CD without getting crackling noise on the percussive notes. I went back and forth with Creative Labs support by email for a long time. They kept sending me off to do long laborious useless procedures. I finally returned it. I hope to get a refund, but I may be stuck with this thing if they say it checks out OK and send it back to me. Also, the software is minimal and the documentation is almost nonexistent, but for 45 bucks I could live with that. But the sound quality makes this device useless as far as I'm concerned. 1 770 days ago Creative SBLive 24 Bit External So how the hell do I get hold of the remote before i buy this thing?? or can i buy it separatedly if i want 3 770 days ago Great sound! mediocre software I got this as a replacement for a malfunctioning built-in sound card. The difference in sound quality is quite remarkable. If I had known the difference would be so great, I would have got this earlier. <br /> <br />The software is intrusive and sloppy. Luckily you probably don't need it, and it un-installed OK. <br /> <br />Get the device enjoy it. Don't bother with the software. 4 770 days ago Works with OS X 10.4 Tiger Contrary to what many opinions on the net, this USB audio device will work with OS X Tiger WITHOUT additional drivers. To use the device just plug it in and go to System Preferences/Sound and select Sound Blaster Live! External for the input/output devices. That's all that you need to do to get stereo sound and an amplified mic jack to work. If you want to use the 5.1 capability you'll need to configure additional speakers. Open Applications/Utility/Audio MIDI Setup. Select SB Live! for Input and Output. Select SB Live! under the Properties For menu. Under Audio Output, Select 6-16bit or 6-24bit for Format. (note: it is not recommended to connect this device to a USB hub-- if you have to connect it to a hub it may limit your output options) Click Configure Speakers. Click MultiChannel and select 5.1 Surround. You should be able to click on the buttons for the various speakers and hear static tests. <br /> <br />I have played back a DVD with 5.1 using VLC without any problems. I was not able to get WoW to work with 5.1 yet though. <br /> <br />Problems: The volume/mute controller on the box itself will not work. The mute button will mute the audio but not unmute it (you can still unmute from the keyboard though). Also, if you plug headphones in it will mute the sound (which you can unmute from the keyboard). 4 770 days ago The ONLY worthwhile USB surround-sound card PROS <br />1) Price-At under $50, it is similarly priced to other products but is of way better quality. <br />2) Quality-DVD sound through my 4.1 PC speaker system is great; no distortion, crackles, etc. <br />3) Connections-All the inputs and outputs you'll need and the volume dial is nice. <br />4) Software-Sound configuration software is intuitive and works seamlessly with the hardware. <br /> <br />CON <br />1) Installation-The installation did hang at the very end when trying to update DirectX. May have to do with the fact that it was trying to update with a version older than I had. However, once I ctrl-alt-deleted the non responding window, the installation finished fine. <br /> <br />OVERALL <br />This is a great product that finally gives purpose to the 4.1 speaker system I bought to use at home on my laptop. Even though my speakers are pretty low end (only 45 watts--see my other reviews for specific CA model), overall sound in movies is awesome and the surround speakers are distinct. <br /> <br />This is the second USB external 5.1 sound box I have bought in as many weeks. The last one from PPA, which was only a few dollars cheaper than this, had terrible connections to the speaker system--creating a crackle when the cords were moved. What made it unbearable was that after watching about a half-hour of a movie, the sound got really bad with pops and distortion and could only be remedied by dis- and re-connecting the USB connection. (This is a problem I've read from other lower-end external sound cards). The Creative SB Live! External has none of these problems. It's a great value for seriously upgrading a laptop's audio for 4/5.1 surround--especially if you don't want to shell out the $80-$100 for the Audigy PCMCIA card. 5 770 days ago Merchant Details for Amazon Overall Rating: 4 out of 5 Rating Provider Rating Rating System Reviews Last Updated BizRate.com 9.0 Scale 1 to 10 Read Reviews 30+ days ago ResellerRatings.com 6.24 Scale 1 to 10 Read Reviews 30+ days ago  We thought you might be interested in other BEST DEALS that we found for you: Video Cards ADS TECHNOLOGIES-USBAV-709-EF in Video Cards TRANSFER VIDEO DIRECTLY TO DVD CAPTURE VIDEO FOR PSP OR APPLE IPOD 6 Listings Best Price $70.30 Save up to 30% Computer Audio LOGITECH-970186-0403 in Computer Audio Z-4I SPEAKERS 2.1 40W RMS-FOR MP3 DVD CD GAMING 7 Listings Best Price $60.00 Save up to 41% SENNHEISER-HD555 in Computer Audio SENNHEISER HD-555 Fusion Stereo Headphones Outstanding sound characteristics & excellent wearing... 5 Listings Best Price $99.99 Save up to 42% ALTEC LANSING-INMOTION in Computer Audio INMOTION IPOD SPK-PORTABLE DOCK 4W 4 Listings Best Price $69.95 Save up to 30% PLANTRONICS-H141N in Computer Audio DUOSET HEADSET CONVERTIBLE OR EARSET CONFIG W/NO 7 Listings Best Price $57.89 Save up to 35% Web Cameras D-LINK SYSTEMS-DCS-3220 in Web Cameras 10/100TX INET CAMERA-2WAY AUDIO BUILT IN MIC 10/100TX INET CAMERA-2WAY AUDIO BUILT IN MIC 8 Listings Best Price $228.95 Save up to 44% D-LINK SYSTEMS-DVC-1000 in Web Cameras I2EYE BROADBAND VIDEOPHONE ETHERNET BROADBAND 7 Listings Best Price $147.00 Save up to 38% LOGITECH-961403-0403 in Web Cameras QUICKCAM FUSION LOGITECH 1.3MP BUILT IN MIC 6 Listings Best Price $58.99 Save up to 47% All Best Deals *Pricing and product information listed is obtained from the merchants and is subject to change without notice. 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