Elgato Game Capture HD Review

d3v said:
Does it work with XSplit?
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I'm not much of a streamer, so I have to go off of what I've heard.

Apparently it works through "Game Source", I've heard of people using Screen Capture instead.

From what I can tell they don't officially support Xsplit through their software (https://twitter.com/ElgatoSupport/statuses/233623053244964864)

but they do know that it exists (http://support.elgato.com/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=4573)

They say they'll address it/twitch.tv functionality in an update, but who knows when that's coming.

d3v said:
How does it compare to say, something from Avermedia?
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Depends on which product you're talking about... the C281 (standalone "Game Capture HD" w/ internal HDD unit) has no HDMI ports, just component-to-component passthrough. It seems like the recording bitrate can't go as high as the Elgato's can (but if you're not recording on 360 that's probably not an issue).

The C985 Live Gamer HD seemingly won't work with the PS3 out of the box, 'cause of the PS3's HDCP (did I tell you how much I hate HDCP?)
It does have Xsplit integration. But, it's an internal card that has to be installed in a PC, it's not quite "plug and play" or "portable".

The C127 Game Broadcaster HD doesn't have hardware encoding (stresses your CPU) or passthrough which is one of the main reasons I got the Elgato (I hate extra cables from splitters/distribution amps and I don't have a beefy PC lying around).
 
DrakeAldan said:
Depends on which product you're talking about... the C281 (standalone "Game Capture HD" w/ internal HDD unit) has no HDMI ports, just component-to-component passthrough. It seems like the recording bitrate can't go as high as the Elgato's can (but if you're not recording on 360 that's probably not an issue).
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That's what I have. It does ok, though I haven't bothered trying it higher than 720p. (Since SCV doesn't output in a higher res anyway.) Few things about it though:

You can't stream with it.
You need to supply an internal or external HDD for the capture to work at all. (Supports USB 2.0)
Most units are older and will need a firmware upgrade to do 30fps 1080p.

The realtime pass-through works well though it degrades the TV image drastically compared to the capture quality.

Basically it's nice if you just need a small unit you can take with you and record things pretty much like you would with a VCR. I didn't want to mess with a laptop and all while I was playing so it fit my fairly picky needs quite well though other's MMV.
 
I guess I'll show my ignorance here:
Are capture cards/devices what people use to test frame data? If so, wouldn't it require a card that captures 60fps?

I've been thinking about getting one but I don't know what I need to know. I've compiled drivers for Linux so I'm not too concerned about being OS specific. I'm just more familiar with the video editing software on the Linux side. (Pitivi, Openshot, Avidemux, Cinelerra, etc...)
 
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