Pros: none from this product brand Cons: Defective Product, Did Not Honor Warranty, Lousy Customer Service
Relying on Creative Labs reputation with sound cards, how could I go wrong with their pc-dvd? Looking at the other review ratings, I must have bought a lemon from Creative Labs. My pc-dvd did not even last me six months of minimal use.
Pros: It's a 12x Creative with hardware decoding! Cons: Early shipments require installing the Dxr3 driver manually.
This is a delayed addition to my chain of reviews about the computer I built. For those of you that haven't followed my work I built machine for hard work, but also to act as a full entertainment center.
Pros: Sharp Images; Great sound Cons: No remote; some driver issues (easily fixed by exceptional tech support)
I recently upgraded from my older Creative Labs PC-DVD Encore 5x kit to the newer Encore 6x and boy was I impressed with the improvements. This drive definitely out performs the older 5x kit. The images on my monitor are crisper and clearer then they...
Pros: Easy to install Cons: Requires one open IRQ and one open IDE drive on secondary channel
I recently purchased the Creative Labs PC-DVD ROM (2x) with Dxr2 decoder card for a couple of reasons. The first is that as the next level of read-only media for distribution, the DVD looks to be a good alternative for the CD-ROM. I would not be...
Pros: Great drive, decoder is okay Cons: Decoder not great on monitor, Software not very good
This is a pretty good drive. My brother and I bought this a few years ago when the stand alone DVD players were still over $400. It is a 5x DVD drive that includes Creative's DXR2 MPEG decoder card. I really like this DVD drive. It is a pretty fast...
this seemed like a good buy, everything you need for DVD in one box at an affordable price.
i bought the 12x + dxr-3 kit, as i have the sound blaster live sound card which is a good product. this drive lasted all of 2 weeks (i hardly used it)!...
Pros: Great Drive that can even read some messed up DVD's, inexpensive. Cons: a little loud.
Introduction
I was on yet another trip to the mall with my wife spending some quality time with her when we got to go to one of my favorite stores... Babbages aka Software Etc. We sifted through their collection of software and I...
Pros: Can Play DVD, and the decoder card lets you to hook up with the TV set Cons: Just a DVD players that plays DVD on your computer mointor
Lots of you might heard many of good reviews about this DVD player. I own this DVD player myself, and I can tell you, it was a big mistake. First, during DVD playing on Window 98, the DVD will stop playing almost evertime, it is very unstable,...
Pros: None so far Cons: According to tech support, the Dxr3 decoder card will not work with certain monitors
I purchased the retail version of CL's PC-DVD Encore 12X with the Dxr3 decoder card. After installing, my monitor screen was very dim and had a reddish hue to it. It was impossible to see my desktop, much less watch a movie. After spending 90 minutes...
Pros: Simple to install, great performance even without high-powered CPU Cons: Creative Labs Tech Support
Preamble: The Creative Labs DVD-ROM 6x DxR3 is very similar to the 5x DxR2, the only difference being 1x faster and having a slightly different model. They both have excellent performance.
Being a movie fanatic, I dreamed of owning a DVD-ROM....
Pros: Great performance, easy install Cons: Needs more NT instructions
This DVD drive reads CD-ROM data at 24X and DVD-ROM data at 6X. It supports multiple DVD-ROM and CD-ROM formats including CD-R and DVD-R. I would not purchase the drive without the addition of the Creative Dxr3 DVD Decoder Board. This provides the...
Pros: inexpensive, solid quality Cons: can be difficult to setup properly
Creative labs is a trusted brand with affordable products. The DXr3 board that comes with the dvd player is great. There is no comparison between the quality of the board vs. decoder software. If you can find the 5x with the dxr3 board for about...
Pros: Cheap, Good Quality DVD player Cons: long cables needed to hook the DXR3 to your tv and DD reciever
Since I was so anxious to jump onto the band wagon of the DVD craze I had to be the first one in my apartment to own a DVD player. Since my options were based primarily on money, I opted for the DXR3 decoder card and a 6X Creative labs DVD player. I...
Pros: Good picture, lot's of features Cons: NO REMOTE CONTROL!!!!!
With all the talk of convergence between PC and Home Entertainment Systems, I bought a PC-DVD Encore kit from Creative Labs. As someone who bought an Encore kit with the intention of using it for movies displayed via S-Video connections, I have to admit...
Pros: I'll be selling it to someone else soon. Cons: Non-satisfactory performance from company and product.
This is not only a review on the DVD player at hand, but on the larger scale of the Creative Labs company as a whole. I like to look at the bigger picture when possible.
At the time I was building my computer, I decided that I wanted to get...
Pros: Complete package Cons: No DVD movie included ;(
The Creative package that's offered is one of the better ones on the market. It is especially nice for those people who are buying the video cards that don't have Hardware DVD support (like my nVidia board). The package comes with everything you need...
I bought a DVD player basically for a toy because I had a 17" Monitor and thought movies would look cool on it. So I chose the cheapest one I could find knowing perfectly well that it would probably cause me all kinds of problems. I was pleasantly...
Pros: Reliable, good value, works quickly and well, great support web site Cons: Not the cheapest drive
If you are looking for a DVD/Cd-rom combo, look no further. The Creative Labs 6X DVD drive is fast, powerful, easy to use and bug-free. I've been using this drive for about six months, to play video games, audio cds and DVDs, and it has worked quickly...
Pros: Brand name, picture and sound quality Cons: None that I can think of
I'm not a computer geek but I did buy the DXR-2 DVD-ROM drive (with the decoder card) to install in a computer that I owned. I followed all directions (and used a bit of common sense) and everything worked out fine. I must mention that I use Win98 on...
Pros: nice package; good quality Cons: no toll-free support line;
I bought this for a Celeron-400 I was building. Not a powerhouse computer, but nothing to laugh about, either. With Creative Labs, you buy a great product from a great retailer. And, perhaps most importantly, it doesn't cost an arm and a leg...
Pros: Works great Cons: Need to download latest divers
This DVD drive system works very well with Windows NT 4.0 workstation. I only had one problem. Seemingly randomly, my system would Blue Screen Of Death (BSOD) when I booted up. Eventually I discovered that it happened only when I had a program CD-ROM...
Pros: Great all around; good picture, nice features Cons: The newest driver update conflicts with your video card
The Pc-Dvd Encore 6x with the Dxr3 decoder card is an overall great buy. It's loaded with features, including an AC-3 out on the Dxr3 board for Dolby Digital Audio(the same sound mixing used in movie theaters), Dolby Pro Logic out(for surround sound...
This product is truly unbelievable when it comes to value and performance. First off this dvd player comes with a decoder card which means that your system doesn't need to waste valuable resources on running the dvd's. Second plus I can think of is it's...
Pros: Easy installation, good DVD software Cons: Quality of the drive is suspect. CD-ROM access is pretty slow.
I purchased the Creative 12x PC-DVD drive to replace an old 32x CD-ROM drive I was donating to my father. If I didn't enjoy watching DVD's, I probably would have been better off keeping my old drive.
Pros: Easy installation, decent price Cons: seems to have still some bugs which may or may not be in the 3rd party software
It was time to upgrade to a PIII/500 and from CD-R to DVD. So I took the bold step and put down the USD 500+ for a Creative DVD-RAM. Its been sitting in my Win98 SE machine now for 2 weeks but it won't work (yet). Why is that:
I own a Gateway Destination System and wanted to convert my computer to be able to watch DVD movies on the big screen monitor. However upon installing the dvd drive into my computer, every time I started the computer, I received an error message. After...
This product is very well made. Out of all of the DVD drives that I have seen this one is definitly the best. I found it very quick and easy to use. I got this with my new computer and it has been faithful since. I would recommend this product to...
Pros: Great picture, easy install, almost everything else. Cons: Reads gaming CDs slowly.
I hopped on the DVD bandwagon by purchasing the Creative Labs 6X DVD Rom for the PC. So far, it has worked wonderfully. It installed easily; I was finished putting in the computer and installing the drivers in about an hour. The picture on the movies is...
Pros: Good quality, Great price, No problems Cons: No complaints
I have had a 6x DVD drive and the MPEG decoder card that came with it for over a year now. The only problem I ran into during the entire time that I've had it was a driver problem that I got while installing the card. A quick call to tech support and I...
Pros: Brand Recognition, Customer service, Dxr3 decoder board is AMAZING Cons: The DVD-Rom drive has been known to be buggy and crap out (as mine did)
I got this drive roughly a year and a half ago... and was completely happy with it. the decoder board is amazing, displaying DVDs with incredible resolution and detail. it offers connections galore for a multitude of applications (i used my comp as my...
It looks great, it works great, but when one has a problem with the Creative PCDVD, getting help is nigh Mission Impossible.
DVD tech is not that new, but the number of qualified techs to work on them are not high. And although the price of CD-ROMs...
Pros: Affordable yet top quality Cons: No windows 2000 support
I would highly recommended the Creative PC DVD 6x to anyone who is serious about multimedia. I have had the 6x for about 8 months and it has given me no problems. The Dxr3 decoder card is amazing!!! Output to a TV with the click of a button, no...
Pros: Good software bundle, ease of use, and ability to play flicker-free dvd movies. Cons: Hassle to connect to a T.V. or Stereo System.
Recommending a DVD-ROM does not come easy. You have to take into consideration the hassle of connecting the DVD-ROM to a T.V. or a Stereo system to get the most out of watching a DVD movie. Despite this, I recommend the Encore 6X to those that want to...
Creative Zen MX 8 GB Video MP3 Player (Black) 2.5-inch color TFT display 8 GB of storage with SD card expansion Up to 30 hours of continuous audio playback Features FM radio, voice recorder, and c...
Creative Zen Stone Plus 2gb Mp3 Player Red Sealed Hello and welcome to my auctions. Up for this auction youre buying on 1 (one) 2GB Creative Zen Stone Plus MP3 Player. Color: RED This item is BRAND NE...
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