Creative Labs PC-DVD Ovation 12X DVD-ROM

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• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005LDNX
• Item model number: OVATION12XDVD
• Average Customer Review: 1.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #216,883 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 4, 1973

Product Description

Product Description
PC-DVD Ovation 12X kit enables PCs to playback high-definition DVD video without dedicated decoding hardware. Video and audio decoding, navigation and decryption are performed seamlessly through software. When motherboard real estate is at a premium, the PC-DVD Ovation 12X is the affordable choice for experiencing DVD.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

43 of 52 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Creative Labs, July 3, 2001

By	"naw17" (New York) - See all my reviews

I got this product several months ago because Creative Labs CLAIMED on the BOX that this DVD works on Windows 2000 machines. Turns out they were lying, the only driver available for the DVD was a Beta-tested driver that STILL DID NOT run.

They also said to continually check out their website for driver updates. It's been six months since my purchase and they never came out with a suitable driver for Windows 2000 machines.

Now I'll be giving this DVD player to one of my relatives to run on their older Windows processors while I do some heavy research for a DVD that will actually run on Win2000.

BUYER BEWARE, just because it says Creative Labs doesn't always mean high quality.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars No, no, no., December 23, 2001

By A Customer

I ordered this player for a system I was building on my own. First of all there is no DOS driver support so if you think you might ever have to do a clean install of windows with this drive you better be prepared for a little extra hassle. Driver support period is very weak. As a matter of fact I don't believe they have ever done a driver update as the current one is over 2 years old!
When I bought this drive I was hoping it would be an effective 2 in 1 device. I was expecting DVD playback and CD-ROM play back as well. This isn't the case. Maybe it was when this drive came out but no longer. It reads DVDs fine for the most part, but CDR media and CD-ROMs are hit and miss. I have a hard time with my data discs that I have created and the slightest scratch throws off the read head when playing CD-ROMs. Another thing that causes friction is some of the new anti pirate software that is being burned into a lot of new games. SecuROM namely causes big problems. The Ovation will NOT read it. This is odd seeing as how every other CD-ROM drive I own (and another DVD drive as well) read these titles just fine. I will not hold my breath for a driver or firmware update that will fix this issue.
Overall I give this thing 2 stars 'cause it does read DVDs well and that's what it's supposed to do. Other than that it is not a very good product. Creative should stick to sound cards. My search for a decent DVD-ROM drive continues.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars It worked great, at first., July 27, 2003

By A Customer

First off let me just say that I purchased this drive when DVD-Roms were very popular and it was uncommon to see a computer come with one stock. Knowing that, it was really a heafty price (about 100 dollars). This product worked great for about two months before it broke; in that it, would not notice any type of cd I put into it. So I thought hummmmm, it must be still under warranty because I bought it only a few months ago. I send it into Creative Labs for repare and I get a call about two weeks later informing me that they want 90 dollars (plus the shipping cost) to repare it and send it back. I was furious, and didnt even bother to return their phone calls. Do not waist your money on this product. It breaks easy and can't even read most video disks that any other DVD player would have no problem with (ie VCD)