A true YUY2, USB 3.0 capture card capable
of 1080p 60fps!
Reviewed in the United States on June 7,
2021
For the price, this thing is awesome. It's actually
USB 3.0 (instead of just a fake blue connector) and is
capable of delivering raw 1080p60 video for capture!
I've been looking around for a good 1080p60 capture
card for my Nintendo Switch, and this fits the bill
quite nicely, as the loop-out keeps the gaming
'competitive' while the capture looks great.
Pros:
- Really captures at 1080p 60fps, and delivers sharp
images (instead of blurrier 30fps ones you'll find on
cheap USB 2.0 MJPEG-based capture cards). YUY2 (the
video format) is chroma subsampled though, which means
that really small text may have a bit of
discoloration, but for games it's not really an issue.
- Low latency capture (at least from what I can tell
in OBS preview)
- Loop out (yay)
- Works with Linux as a simple V4L2 capture device
- Sound is nicely in sync
- Price (I got it for like ~$40 or so, and haven't
found anything this good at this price point - heck,
it outclasses my AverMedia Live Gamer Mini I bought
used at $60)
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aja and other stuff cost ... *much*
more.
439$
even costlier, 800+!
Anyway, in all cases cable (usb) might
be limiting factor, too?
I really hope this HAMA device actually
just was plugged in wrong port or via wrong cable,
otherwise I think it will be wise to replace it with
something else (sadly cheap-end devices may change
their guts without changing appearance, so ...russian
roulette!)