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<blockquote data-quote="RanaUK" data-source="post: 206727" data-attributes="member: 55312">Reply from Creative regarding X-Fi[CODE]Dear Rana1. There is not hardware support for decoding of DD/DTS these cards. Free PowerDVD download is available though to enable DD/DTS software decoding. 2. Xtreme Audio PCI Express is not a THX certified card, unfortunately.If we can be of assistance in the future please do not hesitate to contact us on this matter.Please retain all the previous correspondence when replying to this email.Best RegardsRaivisCreative Customer Support ServicesCreative Labs Europe[/CODE]To add further to this note: &quot;X-Fi Xtreme Audio&quot; IS NOT a X-Fi chipset based card; instead its a rebadged Audigy chipset.According to most reviews; the chipset (including the DAC) is same in all other X-Fi model except the most expensive one (can't remember if its called platinum or fatality), where it uses more expensive DAC.Some say Xtreme Music has XRam (TM written on RAM chip), but how useful that is to a MediaPC is highly doudtful.Does anyone know any other technical difference between these cards? I mean in actual abilities, than difference is breakout box or connections.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RanaUK, post: 206727, member: 55312"] [b]Reply from Creative regarding X-Fi[/b] [CODE] Dear Rana 1. There is not hardware support for decoding of DD/DTS these cards. Free PowerDVD download is available though to enable DD/DTS software decoding. 2. Xtreme Audio PCI Express is not a THX certified card, unfortunately. If we can be of assistance in the future please do not hesitate to contact us on this matter. Please retain all the previous correspondence when replying to this email. Best Regards Raivis Creative Customer Support Services Creative Labs Europe [/CODE] To add further to this note: "X-Fi Xtreme Audio" IS NOT a X-Fi chipset based card; instead its a rebadged Audigy chipset. According to most reviews; the chipset (including the DAC) is same in all other X-Fi model except the most expensive one (can't remember if its called platinum or fatality), where it uses more expensive DAC. Some say Xtreme Music has XRam (TM written on RAM chip), but how useful that is to a MediaPC is highly doudtful. Does anyone know any other technical difference between these cards? I mean in actual abilities, than difference is breakout box or connections. [/QUOTE]

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