Audigy 2 ZS - Dolby Digi

When is the DDL capable driver for the audigy?s (Audigy 2 ZS btw) is coming out ?
I REALLY, REALLY want it and need it... Is there any idea about how much $$ creative will be asking for?
Thanks in advance.

Sleepwalker wrote:
It cannot be too expensi've, too many integrated motherboards support it.
It tells me something when a cheap onboard soundchip supports it but an more expensi've card from Creative doesnt...
Basicly it means that Creative are cheap?**bleep** since they always crippled theyr soundcards not to support it. Daniel_K could activate DDL support with the existing driver of Audigy and x-fi cards ;-) but he was forced to remove the "patch" because Creative didnt pay the fee for theyr cards to support it.
Message Edited by Sleepwalker on 05-27-2008 03:37 PMMessage Edited by Richard-CL on 05-27-2008 :40 PM
Not a fair statement. The fact is:
When you bought the integrated motherboard that has DDL, part of the price you paid?is for?the DDL royalty.
When you bought any of the existing Creative sound cards (all of which do not have DDL bundled in the package), the price do not include the DDL royalty.

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