ACAD KALEIDAGRAPH 3.6 MAC

ACAD KALEIDAGRAPH 3.6 MAC
Manufacturer: E-Book Systems, Inc.
Product Type: Software

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Product Description
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M-AUDIO USB Midisport Uno MIDI Interface

Average customer rating:

Works fine with Asio For All Driver
I had no problems with it
Works perfectly
Does what it's supposed to do
Didn't work for me

M-AUDIO USB Midisport Uno MIDI Interface

Manufacturer: M-Audio
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

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Product Features:

Perfect for connecting a keyboard or controller to your computer
Installation is external, so no need to open the computer case
Powered by USB port, so no searching for a free power outlet
Upward Mobility - add as many USB Midisport interfaces to your computer as you have USB ports
Built-in USB cable and MIDI extension cables

ASIN: B00007JRBM

Product Description

The M-Audio USB Midisport Uno is a complete USB-to-MIDI solution, equipped with a USB connection to your computer, and a 1-in / 1-out 16-channel MIDI connection to your MIDI devices. The Uno fully supports Windows and Macintosh operating systems. Includes OMS drivers for Mac OS 8.6+, OMS 2.3.8 or greater Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, and XP compatible - true Plug-and-Play installation Requires no IRQ, I/O Address or DMA channel setup Extremely compact size

Customer Reviews:

Works fine with Asio For All Driver.......2007-06-17

I writing this review because I saw that someone wrote that this thing won't work if you have a Yamaha keyboard. Wrong. I have a cheapy Yamaha keyboard and it works perfectly with this. I also have a GI-10 Midi guitar interface and JV-1010, JV-1080 and a GR-30 Roland synthesizers. It works perfectly with all these with no time lag. I could not get this device to work at all however, until I installed the Asio For All Driver, which wasn't too big a deal since it is free. While USB connections may not be the most ideal for pro Midi, this is as good as it gets for a USB Midi interface!

I had no problems with it.......2007-06-15

I'm pretty well versed in MIDI and computer support, so it might just have been easier for me, but I didn't have any issues, works great.

Works perfectly.......2007-06-13

Was instantly recognized by Windows XP, virtually 0 latency with my standard sound card. Simple, easy.

Does what it's supposed to do.......2007-04-05

It's a fair quality MIDI to USB adaptor but if you are looking for a pro quality one, this is probably not for you. It worked with my Casio Privia PX-310 and MacBook Pro OS 10.4.8; no drivers needed.

Didn't work for me.......2007-04-03

Midi UNO + Yamaha Keyboard = Buy the UX-16

Simple math

Apple Airport Networking Network Card (AIRPORTCARD)

Average customer rating:

Apple Airport Networking Network Card (AIRPORTCARD)

Manufacturer: Apple Computer
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

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Apple AirPort Express with Air Tunes (M9470LL/A)
Roxio Toast 8 Titanium

Product Features:

Interface Compatibility: PC Card (PCMCIA)
Operating Frequency: 2.4 GHz
Warranty: 1 Year
Compatible with Apple MacOS X

ASIN: B00005Y4RE

Product Description

Have you ever wanted the freedom to use your computer and surf the Internet from anywhere in your home? Or how about being able to use more than one computer to surf the Internet at the same time? Now there's a simple, affordable way to bring the Internet to every room in your home.Instead of using traditional cabling to create a network, AirPort is a wireless LAN technology that provides efficient, reliable wireless communication between multiple computers and the Internet. With no ugly, messy cables to tie you down, you'll enjoy unprecedented freedom to move about the home or classroom. What's more, AirPort enables everyone at home to simultaneously surf different web sites and access e-mail through a single Internet service account. There's no more waiting for your turn to dial into the Internet. Students can move about the classroom freely with their computers and learning takes place wherever it needs to, not just where the computer cable is located. An AirPort Card is about the size of a credit card. It fits easily into a conveniently located slot inside each AirPort-ready Apple computer.

Creative Labs Xmod USB Sound Card for PC & Mac

Average customer rating:

Good product
Does not work
Not audio output for mac
Worth the Money
Complete waste of money, and mis-sold to boot

Creative Labs Xmod USB Sound Card for PC & Mac

Manufacturer: Creative Labs
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

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Product Features:

Plug-and-play virtual surround sound for your PC, MP3 player, and more
X-Fi technology intelligently enhances the highs and lows
Slip on your headphones and X-Fi technology moves the sound away from your ears into the space around you.
Restore the details and vibrance that your music lost during MP3 compression
Works with PCs and Macs

ASIN: B000IZ96LQ

Product Description

Turn your MP3s into your own personal concert. Hear your movies in virtual surround sound over stereo speakers or headphones. Plus the Creative Xmod Module for PC & Mac is truly plug-and-play. You can use it right out of the box-no software installation needed. X-Fi 24-bit Crystalizer Restore the details and vibrance your music and movies lost during compression. X-Fi technology intelligently enhances the highs and lows so you'll hear it all-crisp cymbal crashes, wailing guitar solos, screeching tires and booming explosions. Slip on your headphones and X-Fi technology moves the sound away from your ears into the space around you. You'll feel like you're sitting in with your favorite band or in the best seat at the movie theater. Connect the Creative Xmod to your USB port and speakers to start listening to your music in seconds. There are no drivers to install for both PC and Macintosh. Restore the details and vibrance that your music lost during MP3 compression

Customer Reviews:

Good product.......2007-06-28

The Creative Labs Xmod is a fairly decent product. It has a slick cool design that is pleasant to the eyes. The purpose of the Xmod is to make a computer with bad sound slightly better using a hardware modification. In uses algorithms to enhance the sound that speakers produce, acting as a kind of external sound card.

The first thing to note is that it has only one port for sound. This means that if you have speakers with more than one plug, this device will not function with the speakers properly. This device, in my opinion, was primarily designed for laptops, so that the person has improved sound on their limited system. This device is a great device for individuals that buy a computer at dell or gateway, and have no intention on updating from the cheap speakers it came with, yet suddenly find themselves wanting a volume dial or slightly crisper sound. Mind you, there are easier ways to meet these criteria. For $50 you can buy better speakers with a dial or a keyboard with one built in. This is also a good idea for someone with a laptop that want a small boost to their at home dock speakers.

The choice is up to you, if you can get this for cheap enough it might be worth it. There are a hundred other ways to get better sound from replacing the speakers to getting a cheaper internal sound card, but simply put, this is probably the easiest way to boost your sound if you are not computer savvy, requiring the least amount of plugging and messing with cables or installing of software(none involved).

Ps... You can make this portable if you wanted to for an mp3 player. All you would need is a usb power source. There are portable sources that plug into AA batteries for charging certain devices that would work, or of course you could plug it into a usb to wall converter(then your restricted to a wall outlet). Its bulky and probably not the greatest use of your time and energy, but it is possible.

Does not work.......2007-06-27

I have owned the X-mod for well over a year and I can safely say that the x-mod does not work...or at least not the way the manufacturer intended it to.

The idea behind the x-mod was the digitally fill in spaces where it thought there was missing signal in compressed music, which..it kidna does i guess. The drawback is that it doesnt do it correctly especially in the treble region. The x-mod makes cymbals and hi-hats are way too sharp and bright on most songs and distorts most of the rest of the treble region as well. On some songs....its ok and there is some slight improvement, but overall, I find the x-mod to have been a bad investment as I hardly turn it on anymore.

Bryant

Not audio output for mac.......2007-06-14

Line and mic inputs were ok. but audio output never showed up.
don't waste your money if you're a mac user

Worth the Money.......2007-06-05

My first impression of this product was disappointment, given how Creative Labs raises your expectation to deliver equal or better to studio quality sound, which is dishonest. At that moment I thought of jumping online and give it one star ratings, but I am glad I did not do it, because inaccurate ratings and comments is irresponsible for both, consumers and companies. Now, after a week of listening through Xmod, I have come to the conclusion that it may not be what the maker claims but it helps enhance the sound some and that improvement is what I can't live without from now on.(...)

For those thinking about using it in your car, you can buy a USB car charger to power Xmod. I have not tried but I am planning to buy one of those 6 in 1 car kit (USB charger, FM transmitter, ipod charger, holder....).

Also, you can increase or decrease the X-Fi crystalizer and the 3D sound effect by tapping (gently) on the 3 LED area (two taps activate X-Fi crystalizer to +/- the volume and the third tap will activate the 3D selection). The reason I mention this feature is that some, like myself, do not bother to read the manual and the design of the Xmod makes this feature not so obvious to the eye as it has no buttons.

As other reviewers said, if Creative Labs somehow can integrate this technology into their MP3 or digital players, it would gain great advantage over its competitors--and I suspect the next generation of Visions will feature this technology.

Complete waste of money, and mis-sold to boot.......2007-05-28

This item hooks up to a computer and it does provide some, possibly beneficial sound processing when used that way. But the advertising suggests it can be used with an iPod--my primary intended use. It can be, but only if you buy a $35+ AC adaptor, and, being tethered to the wall, it makes the whole concept purposeless for me.

I'm not going to buy the adapter, I am going to take my satisfaction by tossing the unit, as hard as I can, at a brick wall.

A note worthy of considering. I bought a Creative Nomad with a hard drive must be 6+ years ago. The size of a CD player, it had only 4 or 6 GB of drive space, so I've moved on since then. BUT IT DID HAVE (still does, I checked) AN EXCELLENT SIGNAL PROCESSING UNIT FAR BETTER THAN THAT INCLUDED IN THIS PRODUCT.

A second note, unless you have a computer built before 1995, it has a soundcard that can handle software up-processing much better than this. An example is DFX for Musicmatch, which costs the princely sum of $10.00

The packaging is splendid, obviously intended to be reminicent of an i-Pod. The packaging is, but what is inside is NOT.

Tom Hurley

CREATIVE LABS: WHY ARE YOU SLUMMING IT WITH THIS pos PRODUCT?

Thomas F. Hurley

4GB Flash Voyager USB 2.0 Windows and Mac formats

Average customer rating:

4GB Flash Voyager USB 2.0 Windows and Mac formats

Manufacturer: CORSAIR VALUE SELECT
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

Product Description

The Corsair Flash Voyager family of USB drives is rugged, stylish, compact, and reliable, making them ideal for transporting MP3s, digital images, presentations and more. Flash Voyager drives are fully Plug and Play with most operating systems and are backward compatible with USB 1.1. Their durable rubber casing is easy to grip and water resistant.The Corsair Flash Voyager family now comprises of two outstanding lines of products. The Flash Voyager GT is designed from the ground up for speed, optimizing transfer rates of both reads and writes.Flash Voyager GT product line is enclosed in the Corsair proprietary all-rubber Flash Voyager housing boasting water-resistant properties, and these drives allows users to carry more valuable data and applications without compromise.

Average customer rating:

GREAT FOR PC TO STEREO BUT
Basically works
Great product!
A Simple Solution
Awesome

XITEL HiFi-Link For PC and Mac

Manufacturer: Xitel
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

Ground Loop Isolator
Metra Ground Loop
Xitel INport Deluxe [Record From Your Stereo to Your Computer]

Product Features:

Bypass generally inferior soundcards with advanced USB digital rendering technology, for professional quality output that enhances all your audio
Delete distortion and interference ? enjoy crystal clear sound with no more annoying hiss
It's the ultimate in Plug-and-Play simplicity ? plug the HiFi-Link into a USB port and watch it automatically install, without the need for any special drivers
The digital audio signal is ported to a unique in-line, electromagnetically isolated precision DAC, where it is processed into an optimum audio signal
Includes a fully shielded, high definition 30-foot interconnection cable with gold plated RCA jacks

ASIN: B00006I601

Amazon.com Product Description

As simple as it is affordable, Xitel's HiFi-Link audio processor aims to do but one thing, and well: deliver digital audio from PC and Macintosh computers to otherwise inaccessible home stereo equipment, whether serious "separates" to simple compact stereos. With the HiFi-Link, MP3 files, streaming audio, and Internet radio need no longer be the sole province of your computer, your study, or your--let's face it--substandard computer amplifier and speaker setups.

HiFi-Link plugs into any USB port on a computer and into the analog RCA jacks of any stereo system or component. Using its integrated precision DAC (digital-to-analog converter), the HiFi-Link processes digital audio bitstreams directly from the USB connection with no signal degradation. The HiFi-Link bypasses your sound card altogether, turning your computer itself into a powerful hi-fi source.

Xitel makes a range of PC-to-MiniDisc interfaces for Sony, so it's no stranger to digital signal flow, product reliability, and proven compatibility. Setup is nearly instantaneous--you don't need to pry panels off your system, modify your hardware, install software, or download drivers. It requires no training or complicated user manuals. Just plug the link into your stereo and your PC, open your media player of choice, and click "play." The HiFi-Link runs with all Windows- and Macintosh-compatible media players, including Windows Media Player, Winamp, RealAudio Player, LiquidAudio Player, MusicMatch Jukebox, iTunes, and many others.

What's in the Box
DAC/processor, USB cable, a 30-foot studio-quality audio interconnect with gold-plated connectors (minijack to RCA), and a user's manual.

Product Description

Xitel HiFi-Link is the simple way to vastly improve the audio performance of your Windows or Mac personal computer. In effect, the HiFi-Link turns your computer into a piece of high end stereo equipment. Great for Internet radio stations, streaming audio and downloaded MP3, WMA, WAV, Real, Liquid and other format audio files Requires Windows 98SE+ or Mac OS 9.0.4+ w/ Apple Audio Extension 1.0.5+

Customer Reviews:

GREAT FOR PC TO STEREO BUT.......2006-08-19

XITEL HIFI LINK IS A GREAT PRODUCT AND WORKS FINE BUT YOU CAN LEARN FROM OTHERS MISTAKES. FIRST IF YOU HAVE A GOOD SOUND CARD, THE USB PLUG DOES NOT HAVE TO BE USED. ONE ONLY HAS TO PLUG THE HEADPHONE JACK PART OF THE STEREO WIRE DIRECTLY INTO THE PC HEADPHONE JACK. TRUST ME WHEN YOU PLUG INTO THE USB PORT IN BACK OF THE PC THE MUSIC FROM YOUR PC SOUNDS WASHED OUT. USE YOUR SOUND CARD WHICH HAS AN EQUILIZER TO ADJUST THE SOUND TO YOUR LIKING. SECOND AND MOST IMPORTANT BUY THE XITEL GROUND LOOP ISOLATOR BECAUSE A HUM WILL COME FROM THE PC IF BOTH UNITS (STEREO AND PC) ARE NOT ON THE SAME POWER LINE. POWER UP AOL RADIO AND ENJOY THE SHOW.

Basically works.......2006-04-17

It basically works, but in my installation it had low signal level output and a loud 60Hz hum. A ground loop isolator removed the hum, but revealed a faint high-pitched whine. It did, however, come with a very good audio cable. Users might be happier with the Turtle Beach Advantage Micro, and save a few dollars.

Great product!.......2005-08-02

The Xitel link is very easy to use and sounds great. I use when I play small gatherings. I use it in conjunction with my laptop and yamaha mixer. Comes with a high quality link cable as well.

A Simple Solution.......2005-05-21

I've sold all of my CD's, and I don't miss them! I use my iMac and my HiFi-Link exclusively when listening to music at home. You'll get the fullest sound quality possible out of any MP3 collection with this basic HiFi-Link (the pro model is overkill for music).

Awesome.......2005-03-31

The HiFi Link does exactly what the manufacture claims, produces high quality sound from your PC to your component stereo. You can't beat the peformance and the generous 30 foot cable for the price. Installation was simple and the documentation is easy to follow, but you don't really need it (it was really that easy, just plug and play, and a possible restart). Otherwise there is not much to say, it is a simple product that delivers what was promised, great sound.

ADS Technologies USB Turbo 2.0 for PC/Mac Upgraderade PCI Card USBX-2000

Average customer rating:

Not sure of compatibility
Brainlessly simple install
Works - But
For Mac Users, It Really Is Plug & Go!
The Jury is still out.

ADS Technologies USB Turbo 2.0 for PC/Mac Upgraderade PCI Card USBX-2000

Manufacturer: ADS Technologies
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

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Product Features:

Eliminate the bottleneck in your fast, powerful recent computer with this Plug and Play internal PCI card
USB 2.0 handles the demands of high bandwidth external storage devices, video capture and video conferencing
Both forward and backward compatible with USB 1.1 - even uses the same cables and and connectors, for a seamless transition
Be ready for next generation printers, scanners, networking and more, with transfer capabilities up to 480 Mbits of data per second!
5 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 External / 1 Internal)

ASIN: B00006B6Q1

Product Description

Upgrade your PC to USB 2.0 with the ADS Technologies USBX-2000 USB Turbo 2.0. Then plug in the latest 2.0-capable peripherals and stand back, because this thing takes off like a rocket! All ports Type A, auto switching, supporting all USB speeds EHCI based 480 Mbits/second USB 2.0 Hi-Speed compliant OHCI based 12 Mbits/second USB 1.1 compliant Power PC Management v.2.2 compliant Requirements - IBM-compatible PC, Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP, PCI slot Full USB 2.0 speed requires Operating System USB 2.0 support

Customer Reviews:

Not sure of compatibility.......2007-06-27

This USB 2.0 card was purchased because I have an older PC with USB 1.1 ports and needed 2.0 for my new MP3 player. Since it has so many ports and I only needed 1, I figured I'd used another port for another use. It turns out I have a Microsoft Wireless Keyboard/Mouse setup. The receiver is a USB unit. Naturally I thought I'd use this board for my keyboard & mouse. After I installed this card, everytime I power-up, I get a messaged from Windows saying that the O/S didn't find my keyboard! It then boots and finds both keyboard & mouse (both work through one receiver). Now, once the PC is booted and up, the MP3 player and software work just fine. So the problems only occur during boot time and then go away.

Brainlessly simple install.......2007-05-12

Bought two of them - one for a pc, one for a Mac. Both installed very easily and are working great. Definitely recommended.

Works - But.......2007-01-21

Easy to install in a dual G5 Power Mac, no drivers required. The card works fine with OS 10.4.8, but the computer will not go into Sleep Mode if a disk drive is connected to this card (including iPods). The drives will sleep, but not the Mac. The computer will sleep fine if my scanner, card reader (without card) and IR remote are plugged into this card. Also, if you plug your keyboard into the card, you can't wake the computer because the card is "sleeping". I checked the ADS website and there are no fixes for the sleep issues. If you can work around the quirks, the card does work.

For Mac Users, It Really Is Plug & Go!.......2006-07-25

As a long time Mac user in a PC-product dominated world, I always twitch slightly when installing generic "dual platform" products. No need in this case -- I slapped one into an older G4 (Gigabit Ethernet model with an Powerlogix processor upgrade) running MacOS 10.4.7, fired up the machine, and boom 4 additional ports (5 if you count the internal one, which I'm gonna figure out something to do with), no fuss, no muss, no drivers or tweaking needed. Although I haven't tried any formal timing runs, reading files either directly from a digital camera or via a generic flashcard reader is very notably faster (why I installed the card in the first place) making this product a very good investment of $20.

The Jury is still out........2004-11-17

I bought this card for my Micron 1.2 GH Athlon based system running WinME. The on-board USB power supply craped-out on my motherboard and adding a card seemed a much simpler solution than replacing the motherboard. Based upon the other two reviews, I figured it was worth a try, especially considering the low price.

After installing the card yesterday and attempting to install the software I am still not running after several hours of troubleshooting. The documentation and software that comes with this card is minimal at best. There is also very little information on their website. I emailed tech-support with a detailed description of my problem tonight we will see if they are any help.

When I reboot the computer after installing the card, the system finds the new hardware, but after installing the software (drivers) and then rebooting, the system asks for a windows file "openhci.sys." Presumably this is a winME file but sofar I haven't been able to download an up-to-date file from Microsoft?

More Later.

Average customer rating:

Radeon 9200 Mac Pci 128-ROHS

Manufacturer: ATI Technologies
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

Graphics Features - SmartShader / SmoothVision / HyperZ II / Video Immersion II / High Performance Memory Support / Integrated Transformation, Clipping and Lighting
Twin Cache Architecture / SuperScalar Rendering / Single-Pass Multi-texturing / True Color Rendering / Triangle Setup Engine / Texture Cache / Bilinear/Trilinear Filtering / Full-Scene Anti-aliasing / Texture Compositing / Texture Decompression / Perspectively Correct Texture Mapping / Mip-Mapping / Z-buffering and Double-buffering
Emboss, Dot Product 3 and Environment bump mapping / Spherical, Dual-Paraboloid and Cubic environment mapping / Fog effects, texture lighting, video textures, reflections, shadows, spotlights, LOD biasing and texture morphing / Programmable Vertex Shader / Programmable Pixel Shader / DVD playback
Advanced Dual Display Support - Drive two displays simultaneously with independent resolutions and refresh rates / VERSAVISION provides hardware accelerated display rotation (up to 180 degrees) and scaling
Specifications - Radeon 9200 GPU / 128MB DDR memory / Dual Integrated 10-bit per channel 400MHz DACs / Integrated 165MHz TMDS transmitter / Integrated TV-Out supports up to 1024x768 resolution / Multiple Display connections - DVI-I port / VGA port / S-Video port / DVI-I to VGA & S-Video to Composite adaptors included

ASIN: B000JFHEH8

Product Description

The Radeon 9200 delivers stunning graphics and comprehensive support for Macintosh enthusiasts, powering the ultimate visual experience for OS X and legacy OS 9 operating systems. Flexible display configurations, a wide variety of industry-standard connections and 128MB of DDR memory ensure that the Radeon 9200 Mac Edition will support your creativity in gameplay, multimedia and personal productivity applications. Enhanced visual quality delivers mind-blowing gameplay and multimedia support at an unbeatable value System Software Support - Mac OS 9.2.2 (will not operate in Mac OS 9 with the Power Mac G4) / Mac OS X 10.2.8 / Mac OS X 10.3.3 or later System Requirements - Supported Mac OS version / Power Mac G3, G4 or G5 (with available PCI slot) (Certain G4 models are only supported using Mac OS X) / 256MB of system memory / Installation software requires CD-ROM drive / DVD-playback requires DVD drive Manufacturer's 3-year limited warranty

2GB Flash Voyager USB 2.0 Windows and Mac formats

Average customer rating:

2GB Flash Voyager USB 2.0 Windows and Mac formats

Manufacturer: CORSAIR VALUE SELECT
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

Product Description

M-Audio Revolution 7.1 Surround Sound PCI Card ( PC / Mac )

Average customer rating:

No Vista Compatibility
Superb sound quality at a great price
Do Not Buy If You Own A Mac
Can't say enough good things
Outstanding Sound Quality--It's like getting new ears

M-Audio Revolution 7.1 Surround Sound PCI Card ( PC / Mac )

Manufacturer: M-Audio
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

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M-Audio Audiophile 2496 MIDI Digital Recording Interface
Adesso 2.4 GHZ WIRELESS SLIMTOUCH TOUCHPAD MINI KEYBOARD SILVER W/BLACK KEYS ( WKB-4000US )
Belkin Y Audio Cable (12 feet)
Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 5-Piece Speaker System with Subwoofer
Logitech Z-5300e 5.1 5-Piece Surround Sound PC and Gaming Speaker System

Accessories:

Propellerhead Reason 3.0
Monster Standard 100 Instrument Cable 21 ft. - straight 1/4 plugs S100-I-21
HOSA STANDARD MIDI CABLE - MIDI CABLE, 10ft. BLACK
Shure SM57LC Shure SM57 Cardioid Dynamic Microphone

Product Features:

Output for up to 7 powered speakers plus powered subwoofer
7.1 places speakers both beside and behind the listener, for an incredible immersive sound experience
Includes Dolby Digital EX DVD Player software for Windows
Also supports 4.1, 5.1 & 6.1 formats
Full support for Microsoft Windows Media Audio 9 Professional

ASIN: B00008DD20

Product Description

M-AUDIO Revolution 7.1 - This high definition 7.1 channel surround sound adapter provides up to eight channels of professional quality 24-bit/192kHz audio. Revolution 7.1 allows PC and Mac owners to play DVDs and multitrack audio discs in surround sound, to experience more realistic gaming, and record or mix original music. Built-in SRS Labs Circle Surround II transforms CD, MP3 & other stereo content into incredibly lifelike surround sound High 107dB signal-to-noise ( SNR ) ratio & Exceptionally low 0.0031% distortion ( THD ) rating ensure clean, clear sound! Intuitive control panel adds easy access to advanced features like Bass Management, Speaker Optimization and Input Metering S/PDIF Optical Out One year warranty

Customer Reviews:

No Vista Compatibility.......2007-03-22

Do not buy this if you are planning on using Windows Vista. There are no (not even beta) drivers and the Windows XP/64 drivers do not work. M-Audio seems totally arrogant about the whole thing and there are no target dates for any driver support (which hasn't even been confirmed).

Superb sound quality at a great price.......2007-03-06

I purchased this card for my custom-built Home Theater PC (HTPC) running Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 and it sounds absolutely superb. M-Audio is known for their pro audio gear and the attention to quality can definitely be heard from this great card.

I would give this card 5 stars if it wasn't for the fact that currently there are no Vista drivers for this card. Also, this card is OLD. I believe this card was originally released in 2003. Not only that, M-Audio hasn't released an updated driver for this for a long time. The newest driver is from 2004.

Although the card does not "officially" support XP Media Center, it works perfectly fine with the drivers for regular XP. I had a bit of a problem getting the digital output to work, but their superb tech support was able to provide all the info I needed. Currently I am using the single digital out cable to my receiver and it's outputting PCM, DTS, and dolby digital audio via the digital interface without any problems.

One note of caution if you're using the digital output with XP Media Center Edition: turn off the media center interface sounds (you know, the annoying little sound effects from the buttons, etc.). The digital output can only send audio in one format at a time, so the following scenario can happen:

If you are playing a DVD in DTS, raw DTS audio will go through the digital output. However, if you have sound effects on in Media Center, those are generated in PCM format. XP will send the audio in PCM format via the digital output. Going back to the DVD, you'll find that you get no sound because for some reason either XP doesn't switch the format back or the card doesn't see the change.

If you are planning on running Windows Vista (which I don't recommend at least for a year till the bugs are worked out), then this won't work, but it's a great sounding card for XP.

Do Not Buy If You Own A Mac.......2006-10-02

The M-Audio Revolution 7.1 is listed as being Mac compatible but with all the issues it has currently, I am not sure how that is true.
I own a G4 Mirrored Drive Tower and have had nothing but problems with this sound card. Currently there is still no driver for anything past 10.4.6 and if you upgrade any higher the card will not work in Surround Sound. Besides that there is constant speaker popping and horrible buzzing and squeals when switching between programs, sometimes even when the computer is not in use. It has been flakey with surround sound when using DVD Player and Quicktime, as well. During the 10% of times it works without a hassle the sound is great through my Logitech speakers, so it is quite sad when it doesn't work. It seems that this is the only option for Mac users to achieve surround sound that I know of, which is also very saddening.
I have a feeling I will be selling this to a PC user in the near future and just settling for good ol'stereo.

Can't say enough good things.......2006-05-03

This card, using VIA's superb Envy24 HT chipset, is a huge improvement over my Realtek and VIA Envy24HT-S based cards. Everything sounds better.

My old Audigy 2 platinum (which I think I shall melt) did better in 3D games, but only slightly. Since this card doesn't snap, crackle, and pop like the Creative cards do, I'll venture to say that it actually DOES make games better, since there are no weird noises distracting from the feel of the game.

PROS:
* Very high audio sampling rates, allowing for incredibly good audio production; warm, rich, warm bass all the way up to crystal clear highs.
* No crackling, popping, or hissing! A real joy after pulling my hair out for years trying to figure out why Creative Labs cards keep doing this.
* Well-maintained, solid drivers.
* Supports EAX 2.0
* Excellent ASIO support.

CONS:
* No hardware support for DirectSound; however, if your machine is faster than about 1GHz, you probably won't notice the difference. Benchmark your results on a machine made in the last three years and you'll find that no hardware DirectSound acceleration amounts to *less* than a 1% difference in speed.
* Only supports up to EAX 2.0, due to Creative Labs refusing to license the technology. Sound difference is minimal, though.

Outstanding Sound Quality--It's like getting new ears.......2005-09-23

After months and years of frustration with balky, expensive, poorly sounding sound cards from that 'creative' company, I finally gave up and did my homework. M-Audio has been in the business for a long time, but most of there gear is specialty items. At just the right time came just the right product. This is an excellent sound card--the specs you can read, but hearing is believing.

The difference is just incredible. You don't know what you're missing in your music until you try out this sound card. Absolutely no distortion, dead quiet background noise, and silky smooth, flat wide response. Listening to a lot of jazz, blues, classical and acoustic music demands the very best of a sound system. With the Revolution card, I can hear musical detail that just wasn't there before. I don't need to turn up the volume (although it's a lot of fun) to hear the rhythm section and background instruments. The splash of cymbals, the clank of a cow bell, or the strings of an acoustic bass are right there in front of you. You'll want the best quality speakers or headphones to get the most out of this card.

Great user interface / control panel. The control panel is cleanly designed and easy to understand. You can see the input signal strength independently of setting the output volume and avoid overdriving the DACs. There are a bunch of surround sound synthesis options which work very well--even with headphones.

I went for the 7.1, but the 5.1 would be fine for most applications and at a (street) price 1/3 of the high-end SB cards.

Well done M-Audio. It's about time someone showed SB how to do it right.

Average customer rating:

My Dissappinting $100 investment
Trading Card Maker
Really great looking cards-fast
Software needs improvement
A great piece of software for the kids

Your Trading Card Maker

Manufacturer: Enteractive Inc.
ProductGroup: Software
Binding: CD-ROM

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Make your own major league style sports trading cards with your and your teammate's pictures. Everything you need is in the box - a choice of templates for each sport, patent pending"goof-proof" high-quality card paper - all you provide is the picture. And they're simple to make: just choose the predesigned template for your sport, pop in your picture, enter your stats and print. Includes

ASIN: B00005TQ0W
Release Date: 2001-11-16

Product Description

Make your own major league sports trading cards starring you and your teammates. A great gift and keepsake for any child, his/her team players or coach. Includes five trading card paper sheets so you can get started right away!

Customer Reviews:

My Dissappinting $100 investment.......2007-06-03

Where do I begin? The ability to create custom sports cards was something I was really looking forward to. I read previous reviews about the software. Mostly great, so I said "why not?"

Pros:
This program was easy to install. Adding photos and stats are a sinch and it does indeed take about 5 minutes to create a card.
The quality of the pictures were neat! Now comes the fun part.

Cons:
1. It took me nearly an hour (8 test pages and 5 glossy paper pages) to callibrate the card to line up evenly when you print out your final product! You have to manually adjust the settings in order to "line up" your card. And even after that, when you hit print, the image is still off-line! I wish it had auto callibration.

2. The paper is soo expensive. I ordered the 100 sheets for $80 as a classroom expense which this was. Not to mention the amount of ink spent on callibrating the darn image to print straight!

3. The glitches. After creating several cards, I wanted to make some changes on cards I created say... 10 minutes earlier. 8 out of 10 times the software did not recognize its own file! "This is not a valid cst file" message appears. Very wrong and frustrating. And when it did recognize it, when I clicked "edit stats" on a saved card, all my stats were gone!

I kid you not, my stats were converted to this:
"sjkdsakldhflak adjkfhalkdfhlak adkjfhalkdf adkjfhalkdf adskjfalskdf"

4. The restraints are that there is a custom link for football, baseball, basketball, soccer, and hockey. Great if you want to fill the stats out for the back of the card. I do not however, and there was no way to remove those categories from there. If you do not enter data, those categories still appear regardless.
Now I coach youth volleyball and have 15 student cards to print out. It is no fun when you cant retrieve the files after working on them, saving them, and no longer being able to access it or retype everything.

If anyone knows of any other type of custom trading card software that is realiable, easy to use, and recognizes its own files, please let me know!

Trading Card Maker.......2007-02-20

Recived when promissed in perfect condition. found it easy to use with step by step instructions every thing it says it is.

Really great looking cards-fast.......2004-04-02

I was skeptical of the claim on the box that I could make a card in 5 minutes, but give or take a few seconds, that's what I did. I made a basketball card of my daughter. First I picked a front and back. Then I imported a photo for front, and I used the same photo, cropped, for the back. I filled in the stats, and the program gave me a preview of both sides. I was satisfied and hit print. The special paper works like a dream: remove the backing, fold over on the perforations, and the front and back match up and stick together. The cards (2 per sheet) pop out. Nice smooth edges, too. I've tried it on a couple of different printers, and have been particularly pleased with the results on the Canon i475D, a $100 color inkjet.

Software needs improvement.......2002-12-28

Rather than being simple to use, this software is simplistic. It is extremely limiting in what the user is able to do.

These are the features that need to be improved:

1. The software comes with 5 sheets of glossy paper to print the cards on. The paper itself has a nice feel to it, and the pictures look good on it. But it is difficult to align the cards up with the area alotted for it on the paper. There's a learning curve to this, and I went through all five sheets to print out one card. As far as I can tell, the software prints out two copies of each card on each sheet. You cannot just print out one card and save the other half of the sheet for another card. To get refills of this paper from the company is expensive, and still does not solve the problem of the same card printing out twice on each sheet. I would like to see how this works using glossy inkjet photopaper and then rubber cementing the front and back sides of the card.

2. Worse yet, the software limits you creatively. It has pre-printed fields for stats. If you don't fill in the stats such as "Position," "Batting Avg." etc., those words still print out on the card, whether you want them there or not. You can choose other formats with other pre-printed categories, but if you don't want those either, you are out of luck. There is a miscellaneous category for type of card, but again, because of pre-printed fields such as "Height," "Age," and "Weight," these are extremely limiting. What if you want to make your own trading card out of pictures you have made and make a deck of your own version of "Pokemon" cards or "Magic" cards? You are extremely limited in your ability to pull off such a feat.

3. On each card, the Brand name "Enteractive" prints out. I think it would be better if you had the ability to print out your own Brand name for your line of cards. After all, do PowerPoint presentations have the Microsoft logo on each presentation? Do Flash movies have the Macromedia logo on each movie?

4. I think it would be better if the software gave you simple choices to make, from scratch, such as the look of the border you want, and totally empty fields to type in whatever content you wish.

5. The ink on the card is not stable. Even after the ink has presumably dried on the card, I had smudging taking place on one of them. (This is after 15 minutes of not touching it, then handling it.)

In conclusion, if this software were improved, it has the potential of being very useful and enjoyable, but as it exists right now, it limits your creativity to such an extent, that your satisfaction becomes limited also.

A great piece of software for the kids.......2002-04-24

My son absolutely loves this product. He makes trading cards for his Hockey Team and has a blast doing so. It's very easy to use and the cards print out very nicely. I highly recommend this product to anyone who has kids in youth sports.

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