Creative Labs PC-DVD Encore 8X with Dxr3
Written: Mar 15 '00
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Pros: Best Video Quality I have seen.
Cons: Price is a little high.
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| surferdude7's Full Review: Creative Labs PC-DVD ROM kit |
I know this is listed under the Creative Labs Blaster DVD-ROM 6X, the 8x is new and there was no listing.
Wow! What a great DVD player. The player was easy to install because I took out my old CD-ROM drive and replaced it with the 8x DVD player. I used they same hook ups as the old CD-ROM player, but I had to install the Dxr3 Decoder Card into the computer and then plug it into my video card. It is a little pricey with the Decoder Card at $249.99 and you might find it cheaper without the card. DVD players without a decoder card need software from your video card to run and it will take away from your processor performance.
Dxr™3 Decoder
This is a true Dolby® Digital (AC-3®) 5.1-channel audio or DTS™ 6-channel audio. You can connect it directly to your Sound Blaster Sound card, but to get the best sound you need to hook it up to a 5.1 Digital Receiver. From your receiver you will run 5 speakers and 1 sub woofer. A right, center and left speaker in front of you and in the rear a right and left speaker. If you have a good sub woofer you can hide it anywhere.
The Creative Dxr3 decoder brings professional-quality MPEG-2 decoding that matches and even outperforms other more expensive systems. You can experience high-definition, digitally enhanced MPEG video on your PC or TV using the Creative® Dxr3 decoder board.
PC-DVD Encore 8X
DVD 8X drive reads DVDs at up to 8X speeds and CDs at up to 40X speeds. It supports DVD-ROM, DVD-R, CD-Audio, CD-I, CD Extra, CD-ROM, CD-ROM/XA, Photo CD®, CD-R, CD-RW, and DVD-Video.
8x PC-DVD ROM Drive Access up to 17GB of data and transfer DVD-ROM data at up to 10.8MB/second. DVD-ROM data capacity of: - 1-layer disc: 4.7GB per side - 2-layer disc: 8.5GB per side.
40X CD-ROM Transfer CD-ROM data at up to 6,000KB/second with average access time of 90ms. It is very smooth and quiet running compared to my old 36x CD-ROM drive.
System Requirements
166MHz Pentium® processor
Microsoft® Windows® 95 OSR2, Windows 98, or Windows NT® 4.0
32MB RAM - 35MB available hard disk space
SVGA graphics adapter (256 colors, 640x480)
Mouse
Available PCI rev.2.1 expansion slot for Dxr3 decoder board
Available Enhanced IDE connector on motherboard for PC-DVD drive
Available half-height drive bay for Creative PC-DVD drive
Sound Blaster® audio card
Speakers or headphones
Connection to TV requires a composite or S-Video extension cable.
Recommended:
Yes
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