Dynex 5.1 Sound Card
from: Dynex
List Price: $29.99
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Product Description:
Dynex 5.1 Sound card features Ultimate 6 Channel Audio Acceleration and digital output. Listen! wonder! Inspire! For hardcore gamers the Dynex DX-SC51 offers A3D, EAX 1.0/2.0 and DirectSound, letting itself be heard over headphones or 2, 4, or 6 speakers. the Digital Output remains connected to the outside world at 48kHz and lets you connect to DAT recorders, MiniDisc recorders and other equipment. with the comprehensive, intuitive Control Panel, you can configure the Dynex DX-SC51 just the way you wish-easily. Hardware DOWNMIX function allows you to mix all of the SurroundSignal into front speakers.
Dynex 5.1 Sound card features Ultimate 6 Channel Audio Acceleration and digital output. Listen! wonder! Inspire! For hardcore gamers the Dynex DX-SC51 offers A3D, EAX 1.0/2.0 and DirectSound, letting itself be heard over headphones or 2, 4, or 6 speakers. the Digital Output remains connected to the outside world at 48kHz and lets you connect to DAT recorders, MiniDisc recorders and other equipment. with the comprehensive, intuitive Control Panel, you can configure the Dynex DX-SC51 just the way you wish-easily. Hardware DOWNMIX function allows you to mix all of the SurroundSignal into front speakers.
Features:
- 5.1 Surround Sound System
- 18 Bit/48kHz signal processing/High Quality Headset Output
- Extended full duplex stereo for recording & playback (mono/stereo)
- Analog Line In/High Quality microphone In/Digital SPDIF Out (Optical)
- Record & Playback all audio sources/Wavetable MIDI Connector
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: 
- Better than the Soundblaster alternative!
After living unhappily with relatively poor Soundblaster cards for a while (both an X-Fi and an Audigy card), I decided to look for something new. While the Soundblaster sound cards work fine with Windows XP, I constantly got static & crackly sound in Vista & Windows 7 Beta. Additionally, Soundblaster's drivers were big and bloated and caused frequent blue screen (crashes) while playing games (LOTRO, Left 4 Dead, Counter-Strike, etc).
I found the Dynex 5.1 card in a local Best Buy, and ... Read More
Rating: 
- It IS compatible with Windows XP SP3
I, too, called Dynex - wondering if the SP3 issue had anything to do with using Dynex drivers.
While I didn't get an answer to that question, I was told by 'Inga' that the Dynex DX-SC5.1 Sound Card would work with Windows XP SP3.
Rating: 
- No 5.1 Through Optical/Tos-Link
While the stereo sound that comes through this card is crisp, the 5.1 channel sound only plays through the analog ports.So while technically it is a 5.1 channel card and there is audio output through the optical port, you can't play 5.1 channel sound through the optical port.
The card's manual demonstrates some questionable business practices on the part of Dynex.It says that you should return your card to the place of purchase if it breaks within the 1-year warranty.(This is, of ... Read More
Rating: - Don't bother if you've updated to XP SP3
This sound card is not compatible with XP's SP3 update.I bought it today at BestBuy and after an hour of trying to uninstall/reinstall things, I finally called Dynex who informed me that it's incompatible with the SP3 update.
- Better than the Soundblaster alternative!After living unhappily with relatively poor Soundblaster cards for a while (both an X-Fi and an Audigy card), I decided to look for something new. While the Soundblaster sound cards work fine with Windows XP, I constantly got static & crackly sound in Vista & Windows 7 Beta. Additionally, Soundblaster's drivers were big and bloated and caused frequent blue screen (crashes) while playing games (LOTRO, Left 4 Dead, Counter-Strike, etc).
I found the Dynex 5.1 card in a local Best Buy, and ... Read More
- It IS compatible with Windows XP SP3I, too, called Dynex - wondering if the SP3 issue had anything to do with using Dynex drivers.
While I didn't get an answer to that question, I was told by 'Inga' that the Dynex DX-SC5.1 Sound Card would work with Windows XP SP3.
- No 5.1 Through Optical/Tos-LinkWhile the stereo sound that comes through this card is crisp, the 5.1 channel sound only plays through the analog ports.So while technically it is a 5.1 channel card and there is audio output through the optical port, you can't play 5.1 channel sound through the optical port.
The card's manual demonstrates some questionable business practices on the part of Dynex.It says that you should return your card to the place of purchase if it breaks within the 1-year warranty.(This is, of ... Read More
- Don't bother if you've updated to XP SP3This sound card is not compatible with XP's SP3 update.I bought it today at BestBuy and after an hour of trying to uninstall/reinstall things, I finally called Dynex who informed me that it's incompatible with the SP3 update.
