Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi for Windows Vista 2.18.000 Beta  beta

Publisher's Description:

Drivers providing Microsoft Windows support for Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi.

Latest User Reviews:

Reviewer:	Domingo	Jun 26, 2008
Version:	2.18.000 Beta
The nice thing about these is that they bring back 5.1 positional sound for everyday apps like WinAmp and WMP11. However they completely break the SPDIF-out as a result. I've got mine hooked up via a multi-out, so VLP can still play DVD's in surround, but if you were using any other method...this is no good. I still think the normal 5.1 support outweighs that for my everyday use, but if your PC is your main movie player and you use a toslink or coax...skip these.
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Reviewer:	tokyo654321	Jun 4, 2008
Version:	2.18.000 Beta
They work I guess, but it's all kind of redundant. I will hopefully be removing my X-Fi card soon, ebaying it, and getting an Asus or M-Audio to replace it. Creative taught a great lesson in how to piss off your consumer base.
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Reviewer:	Fafner76	Jun 4, 2008
Version:	2.18.000 Beta
Guess one has to be happy to just see the Decoder options up again in Vista, but...at least with PowerDVD, DD/DTS decoding doesn't work at all. When setting up PowerDVD to SPDIF out to use the soundcard's decoder, video becomes choppy and there is no audio at all! It's beta, but what's the deal if the main feature doesn't work? Maybe something will change on next release, due 2010...
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Reviewer:	brusco	Jun 4, 2008
Version:	2.18.000 Beta
Typical low quality garbage from the king of crapware. My patience has finally snapped and I'm removing all Creative hardware from my PC setups. 19 Months late and this is the best they can do? Avoid these clowns.
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Reviewer:	ToeKneeC	Jun 3, 2008
Version:	2.18.000 Beta
Giving them a 4 - they work but I can't tell any improvements over the official realease ones. Also I'm still bitter that Creative took six months to get any stable drivers when Vista came out (like they didn't know Vista was shipping).
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