Yep, if you don't have a Rompler of any sort, then the only option other than that is to buy a nice sample CD and multi-sample.
Any time I use strings or play around with classical compositions I use the sampler.
EDIT: I just uploaded a small string peice I made a few months ago to Soundclick (link in my signature). That track was made from multi-sampled strings. It's good for a laugh, but it also represents what the sampler can do. Listen in HI-FI to get the orchestral stereo image. Free laugh at Hollowcell for ya.
EDIT2: The track is called "Wet Earth". Sweet name isn't it? hehehe.