Elgato - Game Capture HD - Black

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• Rated 5 out of 5 stars

  So far, great!

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  It's important to note that the Elgato Game Capture HD is an earlier iteration than the EGC HD60- and as such, needs to be ordered from best buy online. At the store level, in four stores I checked, it was no longer carried, which is, in fact, a shame- the HD60 seems to do less than this early version. Now, if you've traded in your systems and games already from your previous console generation, this isn't a big deal. The HD60 will capture PS4/ XBOne. In my case, I wanted it for both my PS4 and PS3, and the "non-60" does both of these and more. Turns out, it can also record PS2, Wii, Xbox 360, XBone... And here's the kicker... Once your software is installed, it actually HAS the 60fps option available. The HD comes with all the cords you'll need, which is especially important if you plan on using it for PS3, as you'll actually be using a workaround to record it, and those cords are necessary. (and while in my research for game capture cards, it was disappointing to see many reviews pointing out that it couldn't capture in 1080 on PS3, that has actually been remedied with the new software.) There were three other nice features that drew me to the Elgato GCHD- 1) it requires no external power cord, drawing it from the PC you use via USB- something a lot of other cards don't offer- adding yet another cord to your tangle of wires once you start hooking this up. However, I should point out that it does drain quite a bit on a laptop. Soooo, if you plan on using a laptop to record your footage with in conjunction with EGCHD, you really won't be saving much in the way of cords. 2) In comparison to others, the EGCHD is very small. Not much bigger than a man's wallet, it really offers a huge punch at its size. 3) After some research on the other big name capture card, which carried a slightly cheaper price point, I discovered that they included the software portion free for PC, but if you were using a Mac (have a Mac laptop, PC tower- but I'd be recording using the Mac) you would have to purchase that software, which then made it more pricey that Elgato. Elgato provides your software for free, regardless of whether its PC or Mac. The software you download to use in conjunction with the GCHD is simple to use and straight-forward, while offering a huge amount of options. If you plan on editing what you record, it will record your voice in a separate audio track- a huge bonus. It allows for one touch streaming to services like Twitch. It also has a "dummy switch"- always recording your last ten minutes of gameplay. Forget to hit "record" when you first started up? Well, Elgato has that covered with this ten minute buffer. The negatives are small. While a quick guide is included, it covers nothing on the software side. No manual at all. The only other negative I found was worrisome at first. When I first began to install and try to use it, the software wasn't recording any sound at all. We checked the laptop settings, checked to make sure nothing was off in the software... And couldn't figure it out. As it was late, I shut it down for the evening. The next day, I was prepared to uninstall and reinstall the software, hoping that would fix it, but gave it a quick trial first, and magically, it had resolved itself. Overall, as someone who's just starting with recording and streaming, I'm grateful I took the time to do my research and ended up with the best possible game capture device, even though it seems as if it actually is their previous generation model- being able to record on last gen and this gen, all while hitting the same resolution and fps, I'd honestly have to say that the lower price (than the HD60) is much better spent on the non-60, especially if you're like me and still have a huge library of previous gen games and still love the previous gen console. The Elgato GCHD is simply the best option.

  Posted 10 years ago by doc8998

• Rated 5 out of 5 stars

  Very Good Capture Card!

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  I bought this for my son to record games on COD. It was fairly easy for him to set up but it was not easy to get the sound right with his Astro headset. He got a lot of feedback at first but I think he has it worked out. I guess the software was pretty easy to use since he didn't ask me for help :) All in all, pretty cool gadget.

  Posted 11 years ago by KarenM1999

• Rated 4 out of 5 stars

  Overall great product

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  I have a lot of problems with the software that seem to exist whatever capture card I use, I only get a black screen on the preview , but it does record me playing video games in 1080p with no problem and it's absolutely perfect, no lag, nothing. I just usually have to test out a video before I do any recording or streaming (to make sure the color is correct and the video looks good) . I'm still impressed despite this problem . It's not for beginners, but it's far from any sort of bad.

  Posted 10 years ago by Jenn