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Article: Hot New Products - Creative Gigaworks G500. Surround sound for your computer.(Product/Service Evaluation)
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- Computer Act!ve
- Article date:
- January 19, 2006
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Byline: Anthony Dhanendran.
Most modern computers come with the ability to produce sound in six channels - that is, to be output on a set of 5.1 speakers. Such systems have five standard speakers - two at the front, two at the rear and one at the front in the centre - as well as a subwoofer (the.1 in the name), which provides deep bass sounds. Creative's Gigaworks G500 is the company's flagship set of 5.1 speakers.
The five standard speakers are small and unobtrusive but can provide loud sound at reasonable quality. They all connect to the combined control unit and subwoofer, which can sit on the floor on its own. A wired remote control - required to ...