6/23/2023 0 Comments Elgato capture card unboxing![]() ![]() It honestly took me longer to fight with the mess of HDMI cables behind my TV than it did to get to where I was recording I finagled a few settings to tell the software where to save my video file, hit the Record button and watched it go. It isn't quite as full-featured as Elgato's Game Capture HD application, but if you're just looking to capture footage, it couldn't be easier. I don't typically use Elgato's software, but I decided to give their included capture app, 4K Capture, a shot for this test. I tested the HD60 S+ out in my living room instead of my usual streaming setup, plugging it into my laptop and running my PS4 through it for a few quick rounds of Marvel's Avengers. ![]() For starters, the HD60's finicky Mini USB port (a connection that has been incredibly common for more than a decade and yet somehow I still don't have a reasonable length cable for!) is swapped out for a much faster and far more stable USB-C connection. RELATED: Are Co-Op Games Making A Comeback?Įlgato's HD60 S+ was a similarly spectacular experience. Not only did it integrate seamlessly with OBS Studio, but Elgato's own software, Game Capture HD, offers a bevy of features like multiple layouts and automatically ducking your game audio when your microphone is hot to allow you to be up and running in minutes, whether you're streaming to Twitch or recording to edit later. ![]() While it didn't have some of the same ease of use features the HD-PVR2 did (I'm still a huge fan of the big physical button that let me start recording without tabbing over to the software!), actually getting it to capture footage was far more straightforward. First off, the HD60 was about ¼ of the size of the Hauppauge, so it took up way less real estate. When the card did work, it was solid but, at the time, was incompatible with OBS Studio, my streaming software of choice. It was finicky as hell some days, it just didn't want to work, and once it just outright died and had to be RMA'd. I got started with a Hauppauge HD-PVR2, something I learned about from another Let's Play channel I followed at the time. Granted, my first capture card wasn't an Elgato. ![]()
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