sound blaster live cards

Quick Answer is the Sound Blaster Live "Value" doesn't come with the "Live-Drive".
This is a case mounted control with Volume/bass etc controls that you can access on the front of your computer case. From memory the Live is also missing some of the more "obscure" external Audio connectors.
Obviously the main difference is price. I used to have a Live Value and it was fine for me (Had a set of 4.1 Speakers plugged in and nothing else) If you like toys and have the money though maybe look into the Live Platinum.

I beleive the main difference to be the amount of software you get with it. The previous mentioned a controller, I thought the controls only came with the audigy platinum which is the top of the sb line for internal, extigy for external usb sound. The audigy also has many flavors and the difference there is all software and the front face plate controls. You can get really good prices and free shipping on these from newegg.com so depending on what you want to spend and how many slots you have available, nice cards all. The stripper for the audigy comes in around $69, $89 for the gamer or the mp3 and $99 for the platinum which has everything including the faceplate controls. The sb 5.1 live / live value is probably the same, you probably won't get the now outdated mp3 software that came with the normal live card, but your abilities and sound quality will be just as good and you can pick your own usage for the sound card be it games you buy or music software. Don't know if that helps any, I do know there were a few issues with the SB line of cards and win XP so if you're using XP make sure to download the ;atest and greatest drivers before doing anything else.
Good Luck.

Here is the difference in a SB Live Value and and SB Live.
It doesn't come with the daughter i/o card. This card has connections for midi, digital, etc.
It also is a different software bundle.
And, it is made a little bit cheaper. The SB Live has gold connectors where the Value doesn't.

Get and Audigy

i found something interesting... seems like the live value card is a 2 channel card where the live 5.1 is a 6 channel card.... i wonder what else is different

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