Voyetra Turtle Beach Riviera 6-Channel PCI Sound Card Reviews

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I spent weeks trying different decoders and software to no avail. This card is an OEM product. Although not stated, there is no warranty and it is not supported by Turtle Beach. You are on your own using it. from Buy.com How assinie is that?? I would have returned it if I didn't throw the box away before I figured it out. Other Thoughts: Will never buy Turtle Beach again. from Newegg.com Frees up precious resources on my system. Best 30 bucks I ever spent. Cons: Takes up a pci slot, but what are you gonna do? Also, this is a 5.1 sound card. from Newegg.com I installed the c-media drivers for the cmi8768/cmi8768+ for vista, and the card worked like a charm. Also, it is hard to get much volume when watching dvds. Other Thoughts: Turtle Beach definitley dropped the ball on this one with their drivers, which is a shame because the hardware is fairly decent. If you buy this card for vista 64bit, don't waste your time with the cd that came with it. from Newegg.com Pros: Good sound,S/PDIF hookup,great price,Turtle Beach quality. Cons: Lousy drivers,took too long to set up,and it says it dosent have 5.1 surround in S/PDIF mode, but oddly works in that mode when playing a movie or music,it just dosent say its doing it in the control panel,needs better/clearer software. from Newegg.com Easy to install and set up with easy to read instructions ans set software. I recommend it for anyone who has to change there sound board. Kudos to Turtle Beach Riviera. Cons: No Cons. from Newegg.com I spent weeks trying different decoders and software to get it to work. This card is an OEM product. Although not stated, there is no warranty and it is not supported by Turtle Beach. I eventually learned the card by design DOES NOT pass through Dolby Digital as advertised but instead down converts it to 2 channel PCM. from Newegg.com Running Linux (openSuse 10.3) this card works well after a little fiddling: 1) turn off motherboard sound in BIOS (easy; a couple of keystrokes) 2) configure new card in Yast (easy; a couple of mouseclicks) 3) get the proper alsamixer switch turned on (easy; a couple of keystrokes) Cons: Haven't tried getting pass-through 5.1 surround. Other reviews say it's difficult under Linux. But, to echo the other reviews, this is not a limitation of the Riviera. Other Thoughts: If you're looking for configure help on the internets you'd be wise to search by the chipset: CMI8738/C3DX. from Newegg.com Pros: I was running Vista Ultimate SP1 on a Dell Dimension 3000 that only had PCI slots and I wanted to download all of my DVD's to the hard drive and play them from Windows Media Center but the internal sound card was giving me feedback through my A/V unit. Despite other reviews I have read and the low price of this card, I decided that it was the only one that had a shot at working for my application. from Newegg.com Cons: I don't care for some of the apps. onthe CD. The Voyetra mixer is a PIA since it's always running in the system tray and has to be manually closed... still trying to figure how it gets installed even when using CUSTOM install mode. from Newegg.com

Released	over 3 years ago
Card Interface	PCI
Output Mode	5.1 Channel Surround
Form Factor	Plug-in card
Sound Synthesis Method	MIDI, Wavetable MIDI Wavetable
Bit Depth	24-bit
Interface	PCI
MPN	d60072
Max. Sample Rate	48 kHz
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition, Microsoft Windows XP
Package Qty	1
UPC	731855034253
Warranty	1 Year

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