I picked up a set of 3D surround sound speakers with sub woofer. The only thing left to get was the sound card to support it. I wasn't looking to spend a ton of money, and this card fit the bill. Four months later, I'm looking for a new card.

It sounds great. The surround sound is amazing. Plus it comes with a neat little MIDI playing program with an animated drum set that lights as each drum is hit... but I digress.

I have a dual boot on my system; Win2K and 98. Sadly even with the updated drivers I cannot get the rear speakers to work in 2k. Since 2k is my primary OS, this is a big disappointment.

DVD playback. On about 75% of my DVDs during playback the audio significantly lags behind the video as the movie plays. Roughly every 2 chapters I have to pause and un-pause the DVD to allow it to reset.

Finally, capture. I use my ATI All-In-Wonder to do alot of video capturing. Ever since installing this card I've had problems with the audio lagging behind on the MPEG clips. By the end of a 30-minute clip, the audio will be off by about a second or two. Not terrible, but lip sync is noticeably affected.

Basically this card is a collection of minor annoyances. I'd be able to overlook any one of them, but all of them put together have finally sent me searching for a new card. Any Recommendations?


Recommended: No

Amount Paid (US$): 25