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Philips PSC70617 5.1-Channel Sound Card | 
 enlarge | Brand: Philips
Category: CE
Buy New: $147.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 16231
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.1
Dimensions (in): 15.8 x 10 x 3
MPN: PSC70617
Model: PSC70617
UPC: 037849906460
EAN: 0037849906460
ASIN: B00005LDPS
Availability: Usually ships in 1-3 weeks
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| Features:
| • | Full 5.1 surround-sound card with digital or analog output | | • | Digital connection for external audio sources | | • | EAX and A3D game compatibility | | • | Digital signal processor minimizes consumption of your computer's processing power | | • | Produce 3D sound from stereo sources using QSound technology |
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Product Description
Established in 1891 as a lamp factory, Philips' growth and diversification mirrored that of the electronics industry itself. With its headquarters in Amsterdam, Philips today comprises seven product divisions and 100 different businesses. A value-based competitive analysis shows Philips: ranked first worldwide among producers of lighting, color picture tubes, shavers, and dictation equipment; second among producers of laser optics and monitors, and third among producers of consumer electronics and medical imaging equipment.Acoustic Edge - Channel PCI Sound Card - is the ultimate PC entertainment solution! It creates distinct surround sound channels, revolutionizes the music listening experience with channel surround from any A/V source, Dolby Digital, QMSS and QSurround DVDplayback to speakers. It also has speaker 3D for every game. It really transforms game play into a home theater experience!
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| Customer Reviews: Read 10 more reviews...
 Constantly crash while playing games with WinXP February 26, 2004
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This card constantly causes my Dell 8300,2.8Ghz to crash while playing games (Max Payne 1&2). Downloaded and installed latest driver (version 1.89) still does not help! Other than that the card is OK for other things. I would appreciate if someone come up with fix for this! Thanks.
 Excellent product June 12, 2003
I never knew music from the computer could sound so good. I'm running WinXP with a brand name computer that has onboard sound. After installing the card, the onboard sound was automatically switched off. The 706 is very well made, looks solid and is actually thicker than a $$$ video card. You can tell just by the looks of it, it sounds exceptional.
I've installed the standard drivers for WinXP off Philips' website and was up and running in no time. It took a while to reach the optimum, I hope, settings from the included utility and... wow! I'm amazed! I have the same 2.1 studio speakers in another room running a similar system but with another brand sound card that costs twice the money I've paid for the Philips and it doesn't sound as good. The 706 produces more true to life sounds, cleaner sounds. Very impressed with this product.
Have a strong dislike for this card December 25, 2002
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
I really wanted to like this card..
And to be honest, it does very well in games (under win98).. But midi sounds [bad], and Philips refuses to not only not produce Linux drivers, but not release source for linux coders to produce drivers... So in Linux you have no sound.. period! I wish I had gotten the Hercules sound card that was my other choice... [it is bad] hearing from a friend who didn't make my mistake telling me how great the hercules card is under windows AND Linux and wishing I went the other way when they herc and Philips were my top two choices.
Have a strong dislike for this card December 25, 2002
3 out of 8 found this review helpful
I really wanted to like this card..
And to be honest, it does very well in games (under win98).. But midi sounds horrible, and Philips refuses to not only not produce Linux drivers, but not release source for linux coders to produce drivers... So in Linux you have no sound.. period! I wish I had gotten the Hercules sound card that was my other choice... Sucks hearing from a friend who didn't make my mistake telling me how great the hercules card is under windows AND Linux and wishing I went the other way when they herc and Philips were my top two choices.
Feature Rich, Great Value, Best Buy August 17, 2002
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I purchased this sound card when building a new computer for my son to take to college with him. The installation of this card was very easy and went smoothly. After purchasing a 5.1 surround sound speaker set and plugging it into the card we began watching a few DVDs. I was very impressed with the quality of the sound and the channel seperation. Playing games with this card definitely enhances gameplay and game enjoyment. I told a few friend of mine about the card and they came over to hear for themselves. Each one said that the sound produced was better than any surround sound system they had heard. I highly recommend this card for anyone wishing to upgrade their computer sound system, or building a new system. For the price and the features this card can't be beat.
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