Creative Technology Dxr 3 Decoder PCI Video Card

Pros: Great DVD movie playback... ability to read the most common CD formats... Dolby 5.1 capability.
Cons: Requires a free PCI slot as well as a 5.25" bay.

Introduction
The Creative Encore 12X DVD ROM drive kit comes with it's own DVD decoder card using Dxr3 technology. What this means to the consumer is you don't have to have a really fast processor with a lot of RAM to enjoy DVD on your...

Pros: Great Quality & great for viewing DVD movies with Dolby 5.1 surround sound.
Cons: Mainly the price of around $200.

I have had the DVD player and Dxr3 card for about 9 months now and it hasn’t given me any trouble at all. You can place a DVD right in the player and it will automatically bring up the remote control on the screen and the screen to start the movie.
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Pros: Picture quality, Dxr3 decoding board, digital Dolby 5.1 audio, great access times.
Cons: Decoder board takes up a PCI slot, Pentium II 400 MHz or better strongly suggested.

I’ll admit it; I’m a slave to Creative Labs. They have a tradition of providing cutting edge, quality products at prices that don’t break the bank. So, in buying this DVD-ROM I had high expectations-luckily they were all surpassed. Once again, Creative...

Pros: Good playback quality. Decoder card supports sound for up to two DVD/CD-Rom devices.
Cons: Cons: Flimsy DVD drive. DVD Drive can very from retail box to retail box.

Background/Initial Disappointment
I replaced three of my DXR2 kits with three DXR3 kits, because I trusted the Creative Labs name. What a mistake that was. I ordered two of these from Buy.Com, and one I purchased from a local Walmart store. The...

Pros: Fast access speed. Able to read CD-R's and CD-RW's with ease.
Cons: Menu screens are distorted. Movies do not always play.

Introduction
The Creative PC-DVD Encore 12X w/ Dxr3 is a DVD player with an encoder card, mainly for computers that do not have a video card which supports DVD playback. One 5.25" open drive and a a free PCI slot is required for installation. The...

Pros: Hollywood Magic Plus decoding, spdif digital sound output, svideo output, frees up processor
Cons: no optical sound output

Why buy a home DVD player for 250 plus dollars when you can get one for your computer for 100-150 bucks? I highly recommend this combo especially if you have a dolby digital 5.1 receiver and a TV near by your computer with s video inputs. Even if you...

Pros: Crisp playback with creative's software
Cons: DXR3 card just plain does not like windows 2000

First off, I would just like to say that I have never had a problem with products from Creative Labs. Nothing but quality from them for years until this. My main problem is with the decoder card. Now don't get me wrong but I don't think it's to much to...