@@juanshaftpatel7488 You're right, he's quite colorful in terms of personality, which is all that matters if you're a good person. The content of someone's character and whatnot.
What do you guys think of this affordable capture card (as cheap as $5-$20)? Is passing up on the Elgato worth the savings & quality difference? Hope you guys have an awesome day!
@MidnightMan Hey, thank you for making this video. I’m only a kid and I have basically no money, so starting a a RUclips channel has been tough. Thanks a lot!
Hey everyone! Let me start off by saying this is probably the best review of the HD Capture Card I've seen. I like how he admits the frame rate and clarity is better instead of just saying 'It's good but Elgato a bit better.' In fact, this guy's energy and sheer great vibe made me watch the entire video through, and he could have been taking a dump on the capture card and I would have been fine with it lmao. As someone who has used this cheapo capture card for half a year about now, I have a warning for all of you horror game fanatics! Honestly, this may be because I don't use a splitter, but in games with very dark areas (my greatest example being Little Nightmares) there's a lot of posterization around light sources, and in other games (God of War etc.) I have to sometimes mess with the brightness. Again, this is probably due to not using a splitter, since the game doesn't enable the best quality without being plugged into a monitor or TV. Otherwise, I've had no problems with this capture card! Other than some tug-of-war with the thing for audio at times, which was always an easy fix, I can record most of my games at a great quality with only a few mediocrities in frame rate. I highly recommend it for anyone recording or streaming on a budget!
expensive is always better than cheap, and that's anything you buy. but expensive is the problem, because since i feel like the price of good capture cards are too overpriced for what they are, you can see why people might go the cheap route. but as Epos says in his videos, you get what you pay for, yeah that is the problem right there. you have such a big gap, and that creates a vacuum. And nobody in the community is challenging these major companies to lower their prices. now is Elgato good yea, but are they worth a $150 to $200 dollars, no. why because Elgato cards are not perfect, the latency is good even for one's that are usb2 like the original HD60. but there are issues that can be had, if you don't have the right setup for them. you can't just buy for example the HD60s plus and hope to call it a day, and that's where plug & play capture cards come into play, some can be good if you happened to find one that's decent, but alot of them are bad. if Elgato capture devices started at $99, the price would be a none issue, but as they currently stand there way too overpriced. why because they wanna pack a bunch of garbage in that people barely use half the time, 1080p 60 is all people need, unless you have a 144hz monitor, but unfortunately none of the manufacturers support 1440p 60 or 120, so your left with being forced into 4k 60 pass through to 1080p up to 120.
One of the best summaries how this USB captures card holds up against the "bigger boys" :D I would say I have an above-average understanding when it comes to tec stuff and I already read many articles about this capture cared, but I still watched the entire thing just because of your very entertaining presentation skills! Nice to see how you can build a high-end streaming system with lower costs and without being chained to more expensive brands. Thumbs up!
I enjoyed the vid. Bonus points for putting in the added necessary cables and addressing the audio issues. Which need to be set inside OBS. Most vids on this product, magicly left it out. Me personally, I am looking for a vid of that product. Not being used with OBS. So far only vids with OBS. Good job, though. ;)
We just did a live event where we had multiple camera inputs, multiple laptop screen out being used simultaneously on Zoom and two separate live streaming setups. We used 6 of these cheap cards along with 3 of Blackmagic PCIe based SDI capture cards for the professional cameras. We couldn't tell the difference and it got the job done. The whole setup was a combination of cheap and expensive pro grade hardware.
Thank you for bringing up HDCP. I think for many of us, that is an important factor to consider. There's no reason that broadcasts should be protected when people have had VCRs for around 4 decades.
I think the reason is because you can re-stream the cable channels. If you know anything about IPTV. It's very easy to do this. Just look up IPTV or M3U if you don't know anything about this.
I got a $20 capture card for $8 on Amazon on a deal. Had to watch this to see if I did good. Will see.. you should do a step by step video using the cheap one gaming on fb thru obs.. Btw followed and subscribed to you
Ordered the cheap HDMI>USB 2.0 capture dongle for £3.80 on eBay / $5. This is for composite video, and I figured its easier and cheaper to digitise and upscale first, then use this cheap dongle. 720p at 60fps is more than enough for analogue to digital conversion. Amazing!
I think your demonstration should have shown the HD capture card at 720p. Which makes it 60FPS. It looked sluggish since they were both 1080p and its 30fps max in that card.
I already have the $15 thing just to get my a6500 to work as a webcam on stream, it’s a little fuzzy but I’m not sure if that’s the camera itself or the capture card, I just came here for a comparison and I’m still not fully sure😂 that means I’ll probably stick with the $15 little thing for now
Thanks for the video man! I’ve been trying to figure out what all I need to stream from my PS4 to OBS so I can do gameplay and also have video of me playing and it’s been so confusing. But this really cleared some things up
Thankyouu so much!! This really helped me out becauce i just started streaming and i dont know about the cheap af capture card is worth it or not. Great to see this type of comparison! :)
I found a version on Amazon for $23 that has 1080p 60fps. Safe to say I bought it. Gonna edit this comment with my review. Edit: Yeah it didn't work so I just bought an elgato off my brother
In regards to game audio with the PlayStation, the audio settings can be changed so you can use your controller headset and still capture game audio. I found a RUclips video that showed how to change it.
Hey my guy I just picked up the elagto Hd60s+ so I will be back to my RUclips.channel I can't wait. To use the elagto Hd60s+ my quality and sound and it's about to be fire 🔥🔥🔥
@Neff Games your welcome my guy definitely get that Hd60s+ even tho it's 200 it be way worth it and hey my guy check the channel out on my page when ever you get the chance
This video was super helpful! Thank you, I was debating on buying that capture card when I was looking on Amazon, but I have a question. What if you have a spilt cable for your mic and headphones, will the cheap capture card pick that audio up?
The performance difference might be due to the usb port, elgato hd60S was 3.0 while the cheap card 2.0 and of course the elgato is faster. Just an idea how about you do a comparison between the elgato and other cheap usb 3.0 card
The problem is, the ones advertised on amazon as usb 3.0 are still usb 2.0 just with a blue plug. Oh the ways they try to trick us to make us spend more money...
Do i have to buy all the accessories when I buy the cheap capture card? Because my plan is just to record gameplay from the ps4 (using PS4' recording) and then use the capture to store my gameplay data from ps4, then plug that capture card to my mac laptop. So is it okay to not buy the accessories because I'm not planning to stream my gameplay live?
You’ll want the splitter so you can still see your gameplay on a TV/monitor. You don’t want to play just from the recording app. This still comes out 1/4 the price of an elgato
What if I have Wireless Headphones like Pulse 3d for PS5... Are you able to record both gameplay and chat audio with DigitNow? Or is it impossibile as if they were plugged via AUX?
Hi i need this guy to have more subscriber bcs this helped me so much and tomorow i will be streamimng bcs of him using the cheap capture card offcours i hope he could see this,love your vids bro sorry for the long comment
Bro can you help me bcs i think i orderd a wrong hdmi splitter i searched it in yt and its called hdmi switch,i plugged in the hdm switch in the ps4 and this is my issuie when i plug in the hdmi in my tv it works but when i plugged in the hdmi to the capture crad it will just lose the signal.i hope you reply
if your just playing animal crossing or minecraft skip the HDMI splitter and play through OBS, you really will only notice the latency if your playing in like an esports cup or something anyway
This video definitely helped me make a decision on my new streaming set up I am ordering things and expecting to be going live here in just under a week.
I have been watching for a few days now and your videos have helped me so much, I have started to upload videos and I’ve always loved gaming so I decided so make videos on it, if u have any tips other u could recommend it would be appreciated
I have an HDMI video capture card w/ loop that only needed 2 hdmi cables. It was good while it lasted until it went out completely. Only had it for a few months or so. Not sure I would get another one.
@Midnightman I am interested in streaming on twitch, and I came across the video that you compared the Elgato capture card to the HMDI Digitnow capture card. I was wondering if you could help me with the physical and the Streamlabs setup around this capture card, I was also wondering if there was a way to incorporate a mic and a webcam into the setup? I know this is not the most ideal capture card to be using, but before I drop a lot of money I want to make sure that I can achieve this goal. I appreciate your time and your tutorial videos they have helped a lot in understanding this community!
Will the ASUS vivobook laptop you suggested work for streaming through a capture card because I saw someone on reddit with the exact same specs who says it lags. Can I trust what your saying to buy it because i don’t want to waste money
I used the usb card and its amazing what it does. It is a good choose. In PS5 i have to use a extra usb mic in my ps5 to chat with my party and it is good for me. Thanks a lot Mignightman you are amazing!
thanks for the info!! after watching this. i think i would spend the money on the elgato. im all about the quality and im new to the computer stuff lol. thanks for the info once again
12:44 this is really not a good way to compare, you should've done side by side with the same footage and resolution, it's harder but much easier to tell the difference
Mr.Midnight man i have a question. I am one of those people you had mentioned who wanted to use this capture card with my over the ear mic to communicate and record audio/captured gameplay. I have followed your tutorial/ other videos online to set up an external Sony a6300 for video/audio. I have successfully set up video using the remote software, but still struggle to find a way to pass my own audio thru the external RODE mic connected to my camera. Any help would be greatly appreciated thanks
Im new to this kind of stuff, if I just want to connect my Nintendo Switch to my MacBook Pro do I just need this Capture Card and a USB-C adapter for my MacBook?
Hmm. I have a mac and a switch, and my goal is to record my gameplay. I think plugging your Switch HMDI out into the hmdi side of the capture card, then somehow plugging the usb a in your usb c port on your computer (you probably have an adapter). From there I would use QuickTime and do New Movie Recording, select the capture card as the input (search yt for how to do that), then I would use my mac’s screen or plug it into my monitor (like normal). Hope this helps! (Not tested but should work 👌)
Awesome video bro keep up the soild work. Crazy to see they got a capture card for that price sign me up grab me tons of them so I don’t got to use mine no more lol haha great video mane God Bless
On ps4 you can't use a headset device wired or wireless if you want to have audio on your recording. You can set the playstation to chat only and you'll hear the chat, but the game will come through your TV and to the recording. Also note that if you use the chat only feature the recording won't hear you or your party.
Personally I use a Rybozen capture it is on amazon it cost me $40 bucks its pretty good for the price it does not record in 4k as it says but you cant expect that from a $40 dollar capture card the is a input and output on it and a headset and mic 3.5 jack so it is a good the only thing though if you want to record party audio on ps4 or xbox you will need to buy extra cables but other than that it is a pretty good alternative. And a good bang for the buck.
Yo Midnight Man great review still want the Elgato but would settle for this if that was my only option great product keep up the great reviews will try catch one of your next Fortnite live streams.
Hello midnight man! I’m getting an elgato HD 60s capture card however I watched your videos on how to install in into a ps4. The question that I have is will it work if I only have one HDMI port in my monitor? Can I unplug my HDMI cord from my monitor and just connect it to the elgato? Thank you and please respond
How do I play with my ps4 full screen when capturing this way? That's something I can figure out, I use to have the Ripsaw which had two hdmis one in and out so it made since but since this is just going into my PC I'm not seeing how to actually play the ps4 game unless I'm playing through OBS.
I know I'm late but I'm new to gaming. I heard you could just plug the console into the capture card and plug the capture card into the computer and use the regular output to the monitor without the splitter, and still see the gameplay, is this true?
Ok so I got a 35 dollar capture card and it’s working exactly how I wanted it. The only problem is that I’m familiar more to editing with sharefactory on PS4 and I know that share factory can only handle max 720p so my plan to to just record a vid on PS4 without the capture card and then edit everything and THEN when I’m done editing I will hook up the PS4 to the capture card and have obs record the sharefactory edited vid while it’s playing on sharefactory so that it’s better quality and I will upload to RUclips like that.
If you play and stream on the phone, connected to the capture card on the PC, you still need an i5 and over 4GB ram? Considering I will be running stream labs OBS only
I think if you are actually making money streaming, then the better capture card is worth it. If your streaming for fun then get the cheap one. The difference is only mildly noticeable in quality.
Those cheap ones are great however they only output MONO sound... sound wise, I'm going with elgato. I have the same cheap one, works great but audio I very flat and 1 channel audio...basically mono. You can hear the lack of stereo in the cheap game capture in this video.
@@MidnightMan True But if its only for chat that would be the best method or a usb Microphone connect to the ps4 itself, while you here everything from OBS
MidnightMan oh okay gotcha I have a 2018 MacBook so that may be why too, and I’m a bit of a noob can you change that in the settings? (For the graphics card to stream)
Honestly since I switched to pc i don't need to talk to people through a controller, I can use this card and a headset plugged into my pc to talk to my stream, but I mean really the only reason I bought one of these is to stream pokemon sword/shield from my switch and with that game you don't need anything too crazy, all the other games I play I can stream and play perfectly fine because I have a custom built pc that I made specifically for that, all the other games I play are on PC, I haven't touched any other console but my switch since I built my PC
Say Bruh, I'm Just Learning OBS and I'm Just into Basic Game recording (For Now At Lease) I Have A HDMI Splitter, so If I Get This Capture Card would I Be able to record my Gameplay from my PS4 To My Laptop Stream through OBS With No Internet Connection, Right? Is That Possible? I Know I'll Need It If I'm Streaming Online Platforms, I Get That.
This guy’s so friendly he could talk about anything and make it fun
Thats the best description of him
Gotta love em 😎👌
hes colored
@@juanshaftpatel7488 You're right, he's quite colorful in terms of personality, which is all that matters if you're a good person. The content of someone's character and whatnot.
@@StrangerThanFiction102 a n!ger said that
This channel makes me feel at home
It's so warm I love it
Same duuuude
Y’all are at home while watching I’d assume.... so ....?
Me too
What do you guys think of this affordable capture card (as cheap as $5-$20)? Is passing up on the Elgato worth the savings & quality difference? Hope you guys have an awesome day!
I think its actually good for when you just starting youtube or if you don't have that much money
Awesome👍
@@ItsJaden1 💯agree
@MidnightMan What recording software do you use/whats the cheapest software out there? Anyway this video really helped me! Thank you!
Hey man u work sp hard i appreciate it might u can help me too✌️
@MidnightMan Hey, thank you for making this video. I’m only a kid and I have basically no money, so starting a a RUclips channel has been tough. Thanks a lot!
Hey everyone!
Let me start off by saying this is probably the best review of the HD Capture Card I've seen. I like how he admits the frame rate and clarity is better instead of just saying 'It's good but Elgato a bit better.' In fact, this guy's energy and sheer great vibe made me watch the entire video through, and he could have been taking a dump on the capture card and I would have been fine with it lmao.
As someone who has used this cheapo capture card for half a year about now, I have a warning for all of you horror game fanatics! Honestly, this may be because I don't use a splitter, but in games with very dark areas (my greatest example being Little Nightmares) there's a lot of posterization around light sources, and in other games (God of War etc.) I have to sometimes mess with the brightness. Again, this is probably due to not using a splitter, since the game doesn't enable the best quality without being plugged into a monitor or TV.
Otherwise, I've had no problems with this capture card! Other than some tug-of-war with the thing for audio at times, which was always an easy fix, I can record most of my games at a great quality with only a few mediocrities in frame rate. I highly recommend it for anyone recording or streaming on a budget!
Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed the video and appreciate the insight you shared on this capture card.
What problems do you have with the audio and how did you fix them? I'm having a lot of audio problems with mine.
expensive is always better than cheap, and that's anything you buy.
but expensive is the problem, because since i feel like the price of good capture cards are too overpriced for what they are,
you can see why people might go the cheap route. but as Epos says in his videos, you get what you pay for, yeah that is the problem right there.
you have such a big gap, and that creates a vacuum.
And nobody in the community is challenging these major companies to lower their prices.
now is Elgato good yea, but are they worth a $150 to $200 dollars, no.
why because Elgato cards are not perfect, the latency is good even for one's that are usb2 like the original HD60. but there are issues that can be had, if you don't have the right setup for them.
you can't just buy for example the HD60s plus and hope to call it a day,
and that's where plug & play capture cards come into play,
some can be good if you happened to find one that's decent, but alot of them are bad. if Elgato capture devices started at $99, the price would be a none issue,
but as they currently stand there way too overpriced.
why because they wanna pack a bunch of garbage in that people barely use half the time, 1080p 60 is all people need, unless you have a 144hz monitor,
but unfortunately none of the manufacturers support 1440p 60 or 120,
so your left with being forced into 4k 60 pass through to 1080p up to 120.
Because of your video I can finally start my dream of making videos with my friends, real hero right here!
One of the best summaries how this USB captures card holds up against the "bigger boys" :D
I would say I have an above-average understanding when it comes to tec stuff and I already read many articles about this capture cared, but I still watched the entire thing just because of your very entertaining presentation skills!
Nice to see how you can build a high-end streaming system with lower costs and without being chained to more expensive brands. Thumbs up!
💯
I have been waiting for this Banger
I enjoyed the vid. Bonus points for putting in the added necessary cables and addressing the audio issues. Which need to be set inside OBS. Most vids on this product, magicly left it out. Me personally, I am looking for a vid of that product. Not being used with OBS. So far only vids with OBS. Good job, though. ;)
We just did a live event where we had multiple camera inputs, multiple laptop screen out being used simultaneously on Zoom and two separate live streaming setups. We used 6 of these cheap cards along with 3 of Blackmagic PCIe based SDI capture cards for the professional cameras. We couldn't tell the difference and it got the job done. The whole setup was a combination of cheap and expensive pro grade hardware.
If you use filmore there is a option to set your fps so when upload is smooth and also I use the cheap capture and I totally recommend it
this guy seems like the nicest dude. also the cap card is way better than what I expected for the price.
Thanks for the tip mate, it's cool to share your experiments with that kind of hardware !
Thank you for bringing up HDCP. I think for many of us, that is an important factor to consider. There's no reason that broadcasts should be protected when people have had VCRs for around 4 decades.
I think the reason is because you can re-stream the cable channels. If you know anything about IPTV. It's very easy to do this. Just look up IPTV or M3U if you don't know anything about this.
@@100Bucks I just looked those up. Thanks for the info!
I got a $20 capture card for $8 on Amazon on a deal. Had to watch this to see if I did good. Will see.. you should do a step by step video using the cheap one gaming on fb thru obs.. Btw followed and subscribed to you
Thank you so much!
Ordered the cheap HDMI>USB 2.0 capture dongle for £3.80 on eBay / $5. This is for composite video, and I figured its easier and cheaper to digitise and upscale first, then use this cheap dongle. 720p at 60fps is more than enough for analogue to digital conversion. Amazing!
I think your demonstration should have shown the HD capture card at 720p. Which makes it 60FPS. It looked sluggish since they were both 1080p and its 30fps max in that card.
15:18 It was! You completely answered all my questions, even ones I didn't know I had! Thank you
I already have the $15 thing just to get my a6500 to work as a webcam on stream, it’s a little fuzzy but I’m not sure if that’s the camera itself or the capture card, I just came here for a comparison and I’m still not fully sure😂 that means I’ll probably stick with the $15 little thing for now
Thank you for this! You're super thorough and informative!
Thanks for the video man! I’ve been trying to figure out what all I need to stream from my PS4 to OBS so I can do gameplay and also have video of me playing and it’s been so confusing. But this really cleared some things up
Thanks for the clear and detailed comparison! This was super helpful!
Thankyouu so much!! This really helped me out becauce i just started streaming and i dont know about the cheap af capture card is worth it or not. Great to see this type of comparison! :)
I found a version on Amazon for $23 that has 1080p 60fps. Safe to say I bought it. Gonna edit this comment with my review. Edit: Yeah it didn't work so I just bought an elgato off my brother
Waitinf
waiting lol
@@overfoxed there you go
@@VideoCentral-bh9tf this made me laugh thanks for the edit
@johnyaruki734 no problem homie!
In regards to game audio with the PlayStation, the audio settings can be changed so you can use your controller headset and still capture game audio. I found a RUclips video that showed how to change it.
6:13 - “ Oh no !” - Bruce voice family guy
Hey my guy I just picked up the elagto Hd60s+ so I will be back to my RUclips.channel I can't wait. To use the elagto Hd60s+ my quality and sound and it's about to be fire 🔥🔥🔥
@Neff Games Best Buy sells them
@Neff Games yea best buy sells them but alot of places is sold out where I went only had one left
@Neff Games your welcome my guy definitely get that Hd60s+ even tho it's 200 it be way worth it and hey my guy check the channel out on my page when ever you get the chance
Looking forward to more of you excellent videos my man!😎👌
This video was super helpful! Thank you, I was debating on buying that capture card when I was looking on Amazon, but I have a question. What if you have a spilt cable for your mic and headphones, will the cheap capture card pick that audio up?
The performance difference might be due to the usb port, elgato hd60S was 3.0 while the cheap card 2.0 and of course the elgato is faster. Just an idea how about you do a comparison between the elgato and other cheap usb 3.0 card
The problem is, the ones advertised on amazon as usb 3.0 are still usb 2.0 just with a blue plug. Oh the ways they try to trick us to make us spend more money...
Do i have to buy all the accessories when I buy the cheap capture card? Because my plan is just to record gameplay from the ps4 (using PS4' recording) and then use the capture to store my gameplay data from ps4, then plug that capture card to my mac laptop. So is it okay to not buy the accessories because I'm not planning to stream my gameplay live?
You’ll want the splitter so you can still see your gameplay on a TV/monitor. You don’t want to play just from the recording app. This still comes out 1/4 the price of an elgato
What if I have Wireless Headphones like Pulse 3d for PS5... Are you able to record both gameplay and chat audio with DigitNow? Or is it impossibile as if they were plugged via AUX?
I watch most of your vids to start my yt channel 🙂
Hi i need this guy to have more subscriber bcs this helped me so much and tomorow i will be streamimng bcs of him using the cheap capture card offcours i hope he could see this,love your vids bro sorry for the long comment
Bro can you help me bcs i think i orderd a wrong hdmi splitter i searched it in yt and its called hdmi switch,i plugged in the hdm switch in the ps4 and this is my issuie when i plug in the hdmi in my tv it works but when i plugged in the hdmi to the capture crad it will just lose the signal.i hope you reply
Hey do you remember me I’m your biggest fan and I gave u $5
Yes I could never forget!
i got both and yes, el gato is clearly superior in definition but answer me this: does youtube or twitch have that high quality for it to matter?
The normal person will not notice or care. The quality difference is so slight, what matters more is being able to build your audience
if your just playing animal crossing or minecraft skip the HDMI splitter and play through OBS, you really will only notice the latency if your playing in like an esports cup or something anyway
Thank you! Really good and honest review.
I got one for $10 from amazon. I was surprised by the quality.
Wooooooooow I've been saving for a console Just so I can play call of duty. That game looooks awesome wow🔥
Yeah buy a ps5
thank you for talking about mac omg I swear no one does but its so helpful
thank u so much for helping me to choose the one i want
Thank you! This helps so much
This video definitely helped me make a decision on my new streaming set up I am ordering things and expecting to be going live here in just under a week.
Amazing video, this was literally what i was looking for, keep up the good job xd
I have been watching for a few days now and your videos have helped me so much, I have started to upload videos and I’ve always loved gaming so I decided so make videos on it, if u have any tips other u could recommend it would be appreciated
I have an HDMI video capture card w/ loop that only needed 2 hdmi cables. It was good while it lasted until it went out completely. Only had it for a few
months or so. Not sure I would get another one.
Smashing video Ken!
Thank you! 🙂
@Midnightman
I am interested in streaming on twitch, and I came across the video that you compared the Elgato capture card to the HMDI Digitnow capture card. I was wondering if you could help me with the physical and the Streamlabs setup around this capture card, I was also wondering if there was a way to incorporate a mic and a webcam into the setup? I know this is not the most ideal capture card to be using, but before I drop a lot of money I want to make sure that I can achieve this goal. I appreciate your time and your tutorial videos they have helped a lot in understanding this community!
Any suggestions on the cheapest pc or laptop that doesn’t lag with streamlabs obs
Check out the Acer Aspire 5 or Asus VivoBook 15 laptops. A good desktop would be the CYBERPOWER Gamer Xtreme
MidnightMan can you reply to your dm on Instagram please
Will the ASUS vivobook laptop you suggested work for streaming through a capture card because I saw someone on reddit with the exact same specs who says it lags. Can I trust what your saying to buy it because i don’t want to waste money
I bought one... Dude I was about to spend the $200 for the elgato, happy I bought this thing!
I used the usb card and its amazing what it does. It is a good choose. In PS5 i have to use a extra usb mic in my ps5 to chat with my party and it is good for me. Thanks a lot Mignightman you are amazing!
Where do you plug the mic to?
@@its_Criminal1 Hi, I used the HyperX Solocast which is a USB mic. The Capture was only for video and audio from the game.
@@Charlyma so does this mic plug into the console itself instead of the controller? Didn't think a mic like that existed
thanks for the info!! after watching this. i think i would spend the money on the elgato. im all about the quality and im new to the computer stuff lol. thanks for the info once again
12:44 this is really not a good way to compare, you should've done side by side with the same footage and resolution, it's harder but much easier to tell the difference
Can you do a video on the elgato 4K cam link Game capture device⁉️
I just came to like the vid
Mr.Midnight man i have a question.
I am one of those people you had mentioned who wanted to use this capture card with my over the ear mic to communicate and record audio/captured gameplay. I have followed your tutorial/ other videos online to set up an external Sony a6300 for video/audio. I have successfully set up video using the remote software, but still struggle to find a way to pass my own audio thru the external RODE mic connected to my camera.
Any help would be greatly appreciated thanks
solid video brother - subscribed
Im new to this kind of stuff, if I just want to connect my Nintendo Switch to my MacBook Pro do I just need this Capture Card and a USB-C adapter for my MacBook?
Should work
Hmm. I have a mac and a switch, and my goal is to record my gameplay. I think plugging your Switch HMDI out into the hmdi side of the capture card, then somehow plugging the usb a in your usb c port on your computer (you probably have an adapter). From there I would use QuickTime and do New Movie Recording, select the capture card as the input (search yt for how to do that), then I would use my mac’s screen or plug it into my monitor (like normal).
Hope this helps! (Not tested but should work 👌)
Nice one! What I'm really looking for is 4K@60, but the market is just drained after the virus.
nice video! i bought the cheapest but there is one with video loop and audio in and out, incorporated, and works 1080p 60fps!.
Some dude on youtube made me buy a splitter for nothing, thanks bro. I almost spent another 11 pounds on hdmi cables.
Awesome video bro keep up the soild work. Crazy to see they got a capture card for that price sign me up grab me tons of them so I don’t got to use mine no more lol haha great video mane God Bless
Connects directly with Mac too, none of that OBS link stuff, beautiful.
MidnightMan that’s awesome you be finding amazing things that work easy I would of never found that
thanks a lot man. you made very good video. i love you ❤
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Ohhhhh I love your RUclips vids so much can u please do"how to stream to instgram"
Do wait. I cant use my headset if it wired ? Or will I be fine with a wireless a50 astro
On ps4 you can't use a headset device wired or wireless if you want to have audio on your recording. You can set the playstation to chat only and you'll hear the chat, but the game will come through your TV and to the recording. Also note that if you use the chat only feature the recording won't hear you or your party.
ty for the very informed video. i was getting annoyed with my $100 elgato and im gonna give this a try and see if it is worth the cheap alternative
Personally I use a Rybozen capture it is on amazon it cost me $40 bucks its pretty good for the price it does not record in 4k as it says but you cant expect that from a $40 dollar capture card the is a input and output on it and a headset and mic 3.5 jack so it is a good the only thing though if you want to record party audio on ps4 or xbox you will need to buy extra cables but other than that it is a pretty good alternative. And a good bang for the buck.
Looking for something I can use to stream Switch games on Twitch, and I think I just found it.
Yo Midnight Man great review still want the Elgato but would settle for this if that was my only option great product keep up the great reviews will try catch one of your next Fortnite live streams.
Thank you! 😄
I don't have a spilter so I just used windowed projection from obs and it works really well
I already ordered this one and I'm still waiting for it, hope it didn't get lost or something😂
😬 I’m sure it’s getting close to you!
@Gurshabad Records It is good! but only capture 1920x 1080
@Gurshabad Records All good! I never tried Vmix so yeah good luck 🙂
In regards to using it as a face cam, are there any ways to get around the latency?
I have a question… I just found a used elgato hd60s + for $65. Should I get it?
Hello midnight man! I’m getting an elgato HD 60s capture card however I watched your videos on how to install in into a ps4. The question that I have is will it work if I only have one HDMI port in my monitor? Can I unplug my HDMI cord from my monitor and just connect it to the elgato? Thank you and please respond
Yes all you need is at least one hdmi port
Ok thank you so much keep up the amazing work🙂
How do I play with my ps4 full screen when capturing this way? That's something I can figure out, I use to have the Ripsaw which had two hdmis one in and out so it made since but since this is just going into my PC I'm not seeing how to actually play the ps4 game unless I'm playing through OBS.
You need an hdmi splitter like I show in the video
@@MidnightMan Oh snap yeah I skipped to the OBS part got it thanks so much :D
Joke's on you, I paid 5 dollars for the Video Capture HDMI/USB adapter thing
(With on you I mean world, cool video bro 👍🏻)
Is the splitter needed if your computer already has 2 hdmi ports on it
Wow nice wallpaper in ps4 can you tell me from where did you got it please🙏🙏🙏🙏
In the video how to record gameplay without capture card
I know I'm late but I'm new to gaming. I heard you could just plug the console into the capture card and plug the capture card into the computer and use the regular output to the monitor without the splitter, and still see the gameplay, is this true?
You literally saved me soooo much money :) 👍👍👍
I may have missed it but, for the cheaper capture card, did it require a software to be downloaded to use for obs?
They are driverless, basically seen as a camera
Ok so I got a 35 dollar capture card and it’s working exactly how I wanted it. The only problem is that I’m familiar more to editing with sharefactory on PS4 and I know that share factory can only handle max 720p so my plan to to just record a vid on PS4 without the capture card and then edit everything and THEN when I’m done editing I will hook up the PS4 to the capture card and have obs record the sharefactory edited vid while it’s playing on sharefactory so that it’s better quality and I will upload to RUclips like that.
If you play and stream on the phone, connected to the capture card on the PC, you still need an i5 and over 4GB ram? Considering I will be running stream labs OBS only
You can get the elgato s+ for $150 on amazon
Love you bro thanks :)
Will it work with local Set Top Box if I use through AV2HDMI CONVERTER & Plugged the the capture card to HDMI cable ?
Why you cannot connect computer to TV and therefore bypass need for splitter? Are there any downsides?
I think if you are actually making money streaming, then the better capture card is worth it. If your streaming for fun then get the cheap one. The difference is only mildly noticeable in quality.
Which/what kind of graphics card do you recommend? I am willing to spend a little more to get a quality graphics card if necessary
Hey MidnightMan!! Could you please let me know if I can use 3 cams, IF I buy 3 capture cards? And can I use a switcher with it?
Those cheap ones are great however they only output MONO sound... sound wise, I'm going with elgato. I have the same cheap one, works great but audio I very flat and 1 channel audio...basically mono. You can hear the lack of stereo in the cheap game capture in this video.
They've even started making 10 dollar(instead of 5, the black one you have has a msrp of 5) grey ones from the same company that are 60fps
There is a way to bypass that with the controller you just need to go into the PS4 settings and change the output audio from headset to TV/Monitor
It won’t work for both though, audio comes through one or the other.
@@MidnightMan True But if its only for chat that would be the best method or a usb Microphone connect to the ps4 itself, while you here everything from OBS
Hey Midnight great video as always! Quick question does your MacBook get extremely hot when you stream?
Gets a little hot but not much tbh. I use my graphics card to stream now and it’s helped a lot
MidnightMan oh okay gotcha I have a 2018 MacBook so that may be why too, and I’m a bit of a noob can you change that in the settings? (For the graphics card to stream)
Honestly since I switched to pc i don't need to talk to people through a controller, I can use this card and a headset plugged into my pc to talk to my stream, but I mean really the only reason I bought one of these is to stream pokemon sword/shield from my switch and with that game you don't need anything too crazy, all the other games I play I can stream and play perfectly fine because I have a custom built pc that I made specifically for that, all the other games I play are on PC, I haven't touched any other console but my switch since I built my PC
Say Bruh, I'm Just Learning OBS and I'm Just into Basic Game recording (For Now At Lease) I Have A HDMI Splitter, so If I Get This Capture Card would I Be able to record my Gameplay from my PS4 To My Laptop Stream through OBS With No Internet Connection, Right? Is That Possible? I Know I'll Need It If I'm Streaming Online Platforms, I Get That.
i meet the specifications but its still very laggy for me. help?
Out of curiosity, is it possible to use the HDMI capture card on a PlayStation 2?