August VGB500 HDMI Video Capture Card – USB 3.0 Game Capture Device with 4K30 Input & 1080P60 Output, Plug & Play for Gaming, Streaming, Recording, Broadcasting, OBS, PS, Xbox, Switch, Windows/Mac

I was torn between buying this or an elgato, i saw the proce difference and tookthe gamble. I have never heard of this company before so i was a bit unsure how to feel. But after it arrived i hooked it up and gave it a little test, it was easy to setup and was pleasantly surprised to find how easy it was to use and the quality was smooth and looked just how it did on my ps3 screen.I havent tested it streaming yet but recording worked perfectly.All u need for this is a pc, a console you wish to record/stream from and OBS on your pc/laptopThe usb plugs into your PC, and you connect hdmi from console to the hdmi input on your capture card, and connect hdmi from the hdmi output on the card to your monitor/tv.Then boot up obs and set up a source for "video device capture" set to "FHD capture" and also a source for "audio input capture" also as "FHD capture"Then tweak settings how you like and click record/stream then boom, away you go recording watever your console sees through your obs software

I've been using this capture card for roughly 5 years. And it has stood the test of time. It's perfectly designed for me so that I can view my games on source (as if I was playing it on a TV or monitor) while also being able to capture the screen, making any lag issues when watching on OBS obsolete when streaming.It does disconnect easily, although that might be because of age more than anything. The USB wire is fixed to the device, and is quite inflexable unlike shown in the product images

For the cost of this, there's simply no better capture card your money can buy. I haven't tested at full 60fps 1080p yet, but running at 720p/60fps I can record for two-plus hours without a single video artefact. That said, there are a few moments throughout the recording where the audio almost seems to be playing catch-up, but that could just as likely be related to OBS as it could with the device itself.It's worth noting that you do not need to output HDMI if you don't want to, and in fact in terms of recording video and audio over USB while simultaneously overlaying mic audio it's preferred (at least by me) not to.It's also very handy that it's used over USB rather than PCI, since it means I can use it on either my laptop or desktop depending on which room in the house I'm recording in.Overall, incredibly happy with this purchase.[Obligatory disclaimer: I did not receive this product for free, and I was not paid for this review]

Company sells hardware and "outsources" the software which is required to make the hardware work to OBS Studio. I have Win 10 fully up to date. After a lot of playing with settings I could get a video to show up and after even more wasted time managed to get a badly delayed out of sync audio. Could not fix the sync problem despite searching on line and trying various options in OBS Studio menus. "Manual" just says to download OBS Studio (with some other information so small its necessary to use a microscope).

I purchased this capture card as a means of streaming my gameplay onto my Facebook gaming page, but I have had some problems with it, sound has dropped of it from OBS, the video quality isn't the best, it struggles to capture 60fps which for streaming is very bad.I then thought about streaming on twitch but the capture card is not supported on twitch and I may be looking to get a new capture card, possibly an elgato capture card

Excellent video and audio quality for my livestream application. Worked immediately in Windows 7 with standard drivers loaded automatically on first connection. Simple setup in OBS Studio

I like the idea of working with plug and play sadly this didn’t work to well. Tech support was email or on a paid phone line.Overall I’d just stick with elgato wasn’t really worth the money. Picture quality wasn’t as good as advertised this for sure needs work!

Good solid casing. Simple to use - no need to install drivers. HD picture quality is spot on. I would recommend downloading OBS (Open Source Broadcasting Software) for capturing, it's very intuitive.