Pros: Fast, full featured
Cons: No port labels

The Creative Sound Blaster Live! Value is an inexpensive but high performance sound card. I bought one nearly a year ago for about $70 and it has performed very well. Creative has even kept up on the drivers, and released several new revisions since I...

Pros: Great sound a lot of options
Cons: drivers and software a little hard to load

I was looking for an inexpensive sound card that was a good performer. I asked a few friends and did a little research on the web and found that for the price it was a good value. I recommend this card to everyone. I built my mom a computer last month...

Pros: Great card, great price, great tricks
Cons: Conflicts with some motherboards

Another great piece of hardware by creative labs. One of the nicest features ive seen on this or any sound card is the ability to manipulate direct line in and microphone channels. By hooking up your mic and playing with the Environmental audio you can...

Pros: Best card out there
Cons: Crackling with most VIA based motherboards (socket7)

I have a SBlive value and a VIA based motherboard. I have been in touch with the newsgroup and I can confirm that if you have a VIA motherboard and buy a sblive then you'll hear crackling from a little, to the more popular ALOT. Well, watcha going to do...

Pros: Great sound.
Cons: Didn't work.

I just bought a new PC (Dell Dimension 8100 - review coming soon), and I had the choice of 2 different sound cards when I was on the phone with the salesman. The other sound card (I don't remember what brand or model) had Dolby, THX, and all sorts of...

Pros: Great Sound Quality, EAX, MIDI, Inexpensive
Cons: No software bundle

For the longest time, I never bought a Creative Labs Sound Card. They were expensive, and I honestly didn't think there was that much of a difference. I mean, sound is sound, right?

My last non-Creative sound card was an Aureal Vortex...

Pros: Great price, amazing price. Can't beat this card.
Cons: none, zero, zilch.

This is a sound card I would recommend to anyone. It is at an affordable price, easy to install and provides the biggest bang for the buck that you can get.
I got my Blaster Live Value for only $55 at www.tcwo.com. Zero problems. This card is...

Pros: Ease of install, real Creative compatibility
Cons: Unable to use older Dos games due to IRQ problems.

Bought the Value because a friend of mine had bought the original big one, with all the extra connections and bells and whistles. I didn't need the other things, but his raving about it convinced me to get one. Found a SB Live on Ebay for 50$ when they...

Pros: digital output, surround sound, price, quality
Cons: ummm... none

Oh, where do I start? I ordered this beautiful piece of silicon about two weeks ago. Let me say that it's a great improvement over my old Yamaha OPL3-SAx. I love the environmental audio that you get when you have the proper game and the effects that...

Pros: Excellent Price, Performance, Features, Reliability, Warranty . . . Incredible!
Cons: Windows ME LiveWare! Install Bug?

This sound card is at a small marginal price over other sound cards, and you can find it for half of that expected 99 dollar charge at many places online . . . the cards have worked flawlessly in many systems I've put them in for family and friends. Of...

Pros: Cheap. Fantastic sound.
Cons: Um... there are cons?

Well, the actual Sound Blaster Live! Value was made in 1998, but it still kicks even the newest sound card's butt. The sound is crystal clear, even on my old speakers from 1995, from my old compaq. Nice piece of hardware. The multi-channel audio is...

Pros: - Digital Output - Joystick Port
Cons: - Poor driver support

The SoundBlaster Live! Value suffers from poor driver support, and will slow down your gaming experience when you're using hardware acceleration.
The card is easy to install and the documentation is acceptable, but a lack of driver updates makes...

Pros: Saves you $$$, environmental audio. Nice sound.
Cons: Not great for huge parties, or playing games at max sound level.

I used the Soundblaster PCI128, and was very unhappy with it. Therefore, I decided the Live!Value was a good choice for me, as it was inexpensive and had good reviews. Installing the card was a snap, and I was up and running with one of the greatest...

Pros: Great card, excellent sound, amazing price
Cons: Is not as good as the Soundblaster Live! Platinum

I purchased this product because a friend that said he loved it recommended it to me. This product would benefit anyone looking for a quality sound card without having to worry about the price. Anyone looking to listen to high-grade multimedia should get...

Pros: great sound
Cons: great price

I am enjoying this card! It didn't cost an arm and a leg, but I can listen to my CD's while I'm doing my monthly bills and not be able to tell the difference between the computer and my daughter's portable player. The sound is full, with good quality....