Best capture card on Reddit
60 reviews from r/streaming, r/xbox360, r/VIDEOENGINEERING and 17 more subreddits
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#1
Elgato
4.3
(19)
"Went for the Hd60X and have 0 complaints"
"For streaming on a Mac, consider the Elgato Cam Link 4K or the AverMedia Live Gamer Portable 2 Plus."
"I use the Elgato 4K X also and it works so well"
"I just got the Elgato 4k X and it’s awesome. It took awhile to get all the settings to where the stream looked good, but now it’s great!"
"Elgato is a reliable choice for streaming."
"Elgato is solid. The cheaper ones will cause you all sorts of headaches getting them to do what you want. You get what you pay for..."
"Super easy to set up for streaming and great for recording gameplay."
"If you're serious about capturing game footage invest in either an ElGato or Avermedia capture card."
"I got a used Elgato HD60 which wasn't too expensive and use it so I can play my 360 on my PC through OBS."
"You get what you pay for. I recommend finding a used Elgato HD60."
#2
EVGA
4.2
(6)
"Strongly recommend the EVGA XR1 considering it's discontinued. You can find it on sale quite often sometimes as low as $50 for the Lite model which works really well for 1080p60 capturing and has an HDMI out."
"Does 99% of what the $200 range Elgato cards do, but regularly goes on sale for between $50-70 USD."
"Evga xr1 lite."
"The Evga xr1s is a solid product."
"I managed to get an EVGA XR1 Lite around 2 years ago and it was plug and play."
"EVGA XR1 Lite would be my choice unless you want a real cheap chinese one."
#3
Avermedia
4.5
(4)
"It can record to an SD card, including in game chat. Plus it’s the brand I’ve always used for capture cards and cameras for years, zero issues."
"For streaming on a Mac, consider the Elgato Cam Link 4K or the AverMedia Live Gamer Portable 2 Plus."
"If you're serious about capturing game footage invest in either an ElGato or Avermedia capture card."
"Go with an external Elgato or Avermedia brand capture card."
#4
AverMedia
4.0
(3)
"Avermedia live gamer mini."
"I use an Avermedia Game Capture HD II and Live Gamer Portable."
"I use an Avermedia Game Capture HD II and Live Gamer Portable."
#5
Blackmagic
2.8
(4)
"Replaced with BM 12g HDMI to SDI converters and the BM Decklink 8k PRO."
"Replaced with BM 12g HDMI to SDI converters and the BM Decklink 8k PRO."
"Blackmagic doesn’t support HDR and claims to support concurrent 4xDCI 4K60 channels."
"The Blackmagic HDMI quad card was such a pain in the ass. DO NOT Recommend."
#6
Magewell
3.3
(3)
"Works great for HDMI screen sharing and capturing BlackMagic camera."
"They've been selling solid devices for 5 years or more."
"Magewell card doesn’t support 4K in any capacity."
#7
StarTech
4.5
(2)
"It works great."
"StarTech USB3HDCAP is a reliable option for capturing video before upscaling."
#8
Sony
4.5
(2)
"You can sideload the PS Remote app onto the Quest and play at 1080p."
"Despite the resolution restriction, the quality was noticeably better than a standard webcam."
#9
Warrky
5.0
(1)
"I recently bought a Warrky 3.0 Capture Card off of Amazon for 30 bucks. I have zero complaints."
#10
BlackMagic
5.0
(1)
"It does well IME with composite and component sources and integrates with all sorts of applications."
#11
Hagibis
5.0
(1)
"The Hagibis capture card is the cheapest 1080p 60 fps card available, capturing almost lossless quality."
#12
Nintendo
5.0
(1)
"Yes, 3DS is backwards compatible with DS."
#13
Glitch
5.0
(1)
"I prefer Glitch because it's very light on macs resources."
#14
Rybozen
4.0
(1)
"I’ve only been using it for about a month, but no issues in that month."
#15
Roxio
4.0
(1)
"Roxio Game Cap captures Component and has a passthrough option, making it easy to use."
#16
I-O Data
4.0
(1)
"The I-O Data GV-US2C/HD allows recording to larger SD cards and has great compatibility with OBS."
#17
No Name
4.0
(1)
"Surprisingly effective and easier to use than name brand options."
#18
NZXT
4.0
(1)
"The NZXT 4K30 is a good choice for recording PS5 audio."
#19
OBS
4.0
(1)
"OBS is also a good option for streaming."
#20
Old Skool
4.0
(1)
"It does what it is expected to do."
#21
MiraBox
4.0
(1)
"MiraBox is a good budget option."
#22
GV-USB2
4.0
(1)
"Using S-Video with GV-USB2 capture card is a good choice for capturing video."
#23
AJA
4.0
(1)
"AJA card supports HDR and works seamlessly with their range of products."
#24
VCR
1.0
(1)
"A VCR with an HDMI output is likely to be HDCP encoded, making it incompatible with capture cards."
#25
AliExpress
1.0
(1)
"Amazon is complete garbage, that exact capture card is on AliExpress for a handful of dollars."
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