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Understanding the
Digital audio quality depends on bit depth and sample rate. Bit depth refers to how many bits of information are available to represent each sample, a factor that trans- lates to dynamic range. Sample rate is how many times per second the sound is sampled. The standard for today’s audio CDs is a sampling rate of 44.1kHz at a resolution of
Product Info Box
Revolution 7.1 Product Summary
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| The Revolution 7.1 is the ultimate consumer |
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| audio card for PC or Mac. It’s perfect for |
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| power gamers who want to supercharge their |
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| audio they way they’ve already cranked up |
| In Brief |
| the video. DVD enthusiasts can use their |
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| existing CD and MP3 collections or enjoy new |
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| surround music. And business users will get |
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| wows from their presentations. |
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| Windows Me, 2000, XP; Mac OS 9.2.2 or |
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| later, Mac OS X 10.1.5 or later |
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| Price MSRP/Street* | $119.99 / $99.99 | |
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| Full version of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 (PC |
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| only), WinDVD 4: Dolby Digital EX 7.1 Ver- |
| Included Software |
| sion (PC only), VJ Lite, VLC |
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| abled DVD player for Mac; 100 ProSessions | |
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| sounds and loops, free |
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| hanced CD |
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| Audio card, driver CD, applications software |
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| CDs, |
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| guide, Registration card |
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| Arcadia, Calif. | |
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*Estimated. Actual prices may vary.
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