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/ Adam Richardson

Creative Labs Desktop Theater System

Creative Labs and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Cambridge SoundWorks today announced the shipment of the computer industry's first complete desktop theater system for the PC.

Creative Labs Desktop Theater System hit the wire on October 21, 1998. Creative Labs and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Cambridge SoundWorks today announced the shipment of the computer industry's first complete desktop theater system for the PC. Creative's new PC-DVD Encore 5X with Dxr2 technology, and Cambridge SoundWorks' DeskTop Theater 5.1 speaker system, combine industry-leading PC-DVD and Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound technology to deliver a PC entertainment experience that until now has only been available on highly-expensive traditional home entertainment systems.

For anyone chasing smoother PC gaming, driver updates and hardware price moves like this are worth tracking. One bad driver can ruin a weekend faster than a scratched CD.