Customer Ratings & Reviews

This was a very simple install. Connect the Mini between your monitor and your PC. You will need 2 HDMI cables. One from your PC that connects into the HDMI IN. The second connects from the HDMI OUT to your monitor. It works as a pass-thru device. After this you connect a Micro-USB for power.and PC control. Now for the tricky part? You have to go to AVerMedia support site to download the software. I discovered you need a minimum of RECentral: v4.3.1.43 (First Launch for GC311), which is still showing as a Beta release on the website as of this writing. The best way to get the right software is to download the AVermedia Assist Central if you can find the download. This will get you the right software for your hardware. From AVermedia Assist Central you will want to install the previously mentioned RECentral: v4.3.1.43 and Stream Engine V2. The only application that shows in the Start menu is the RECentral. But there is also a cover creator that is included with one of the installs. You can find it in C:\Program Files (x86)\AVerMedia\ directory on Windows. Playing with the software will teach you all you need to know. It is very straightforward and easy to add your camera output wherever you want it. I have not tested with the multi-stream option yet, it appears to allow you to stream to multiple streaming services like YouTube, Twitch and the like. Speaking of streaming services, it is easy to add if you have a channel already created. All in all, if you are looking to dabble in video streaming, online game sharing, v-logging or whatever that requires sharing a desktop or video stream. This is as easy as it gets without adding a capture card to your PC or running software that adds load to your system. I am quite happy with this add to my tech toys.

I am a casual streamer and wanted to use this to stream PS4 and Switch Games. Streaming through this makes it possible for me to keep my Stream looking consistent with my PC games so I was excited to try it out. The Live Gamer Mini works great, once you get through the setup. Maybe it was just me but the setup was painful. I looked up and watched several videos but was not getting the "plug and play" results I was seeing in the videos. It turned out that the drivers did not "automatically" install as the instructions said they would. I ended up having to download "AverMedia Assistant", their propitiatory software that downloads the latest drivers. Problem is I found this out on my own, not through any of the online documentation. Once the drivers were installed, the video was blocked as "Protected Content". Then I figured out the PS4 had HDCP enabled. It kind of mentioned this in the documentation for the software but the problem is the English translation was horrible and did not make it clear to check the console. Once the setup was complete though it worked great! It works flawlessly with OBS and Streamlabs OBS. The setup was painful, but the results were worth it! I would have given it 5 stars if the setup was a bit easier.

I was not expecting it to be this small. The box definitely makes it look bigger than it really is. It's a little bigger than a deck of cards, which makes it easy to stick in a bag or pocket if you're planning on streaming from the road! Setup is extremely easy. Just download some software, plug it in using the included (Loooong) micro USB cable and set up your source and destination. Power is provided from your computer, so no AC adapter or outlet is required. Avermedia's software lets you decide on the presentation (just your game, your game plus an insert box of your webcam, different audio sources, etc.) and your destination (YouTube, Twitch, etc.) and whether you just want to record or record and stream. I've never been too interested in streaming my gaming, and I mainly thought of this as a way to easily stream events from an HDMI-equipped camera, but it's so easy to set up game streaming I think I'm going to try it out!

The Live Gamer Mini comes boxed with quick guide, a micro USB to USB cable and the product itself. It records up to 1080p 60 FPS gameplay for capture to a file or streaming. The speed of USB 2.0 connection did not slow the performance in my test and gave great looking video. There is no 4k pass-through so you will need to look to a more expensive device if you need that. The device is recognized by Windows and Mac computers without installing additional software using the UVC Protocol. It is plug and play you can use OBS or RECentral 4. You can also install stream engine from Avermedia. If you install Aver Assist central it will update the firmware to the latest version and offer you downloads of RE4 and the stream engine. You will need at least 2 HDMI cables to use the device, these need to be purchased separately. One caution, you will have to turn off HDCP with any source that has digital copy protection otherwise you will get a black screen. With a PS4 this is done on the console settings, for other devices you will have to find the settings or use a device or method easily discovered by our friendly internet search engine. The cool thing about the device is it has hardware encoding and will not bog down your CPU while streaming or capturing. The Avermedia Live gamer mini is a great way to start streaming your game play, easy to use and easy on the wallet.

This is my first HDMI capture card, and it's exactly what I was looking for. It's super small, simple, easy to setup, and just plain works. The software from AVerMedia works well too, though I had trouble connecting and streaming to Facebook. I was able to again easily set it up with OBS Studio and broadcast to Facebook from there. I did not notice any input lag introduced, even when playing Beat Saber on expert. If you are trying to play from the captured input however, there is a slight delay (maybe about 500ms), that would be no good for precision games, but would probably be ok with simpler games or sources. Couple things to note: this is powered by the USB, and if the USB isn't plugged in, it won't pass through HDMI video. Also, IT DOES NOT COME WITH AN HDMI CABLE. So I suggest picking up an extra HDMI cable with this (fortunately I had an extra one laying around). Beyond that, this is a very capable no-frills device, and demanded very little resources on my computer for both recording and broadcasting.

I was skeptical about this unit especially using it as a second camera view from my Sony A6500 Camera if it would sync with my other cameras only being USB 2.0 boy was i surprised. This small unit is plug and play and ready to go within seconds. I plug in my camera and the image appears right away when I use it through OBS. Perfect unit for Consoles as well as latency is near zero. Beyond impressed. Well done.

I am writing this as a novice to game streaming/recording...which I am. As such, I can not recommend this device. So my first issue is there are no clear directions on the box or the included materials. I had to resort to user videos/tutorials to find connection and software information. I have two Windows 10 laptops, both with i7 cpus, and one with a dedicated graphics card. Neither PC recognized the device as the box stated. Not plug and play. Driver download was necessary. After driver installation, I attempted to use with OBS. It could not find the device, on either system. So for the rest of this review, I was using RECentral4. Ok, now that I finally had it up and running... Game tested was MKXL. Pixel, pixel, pixel. If the screen is still, picture is beautiful. Once the action starts, the speed maintains, but the characters are extremely pixelated. I attempted to test all video qualities and settings, all with the same result. With both PCs. I did notice my CPU clock was not taxed, so it wasn't an issue of processing, it leads back to the device. Connecting was easy enough, but a minor irritant is there is no passthrough when powered down, and since there is no spot for an extra power source, you basically have to keep it connected to whatever you're streaming with to eliminate the hassle. For clarity, it is powered by USB. It inly has one USB power port that connects to your PC. So, if you're using it for a session, and decide you would like to play a bit more after, you need to keep it connected to the PC/power source or disconnect and reconnect without the box in line. NOT meant to be stationary in a home setup. For reference, the hookup issue does not affect my rating as that can be justified in the device being "mobile." I'm basing the star rating purely from the failure of functionality. Disappointed.

this is good but no sound going through to obs from xbox or pc but for it being small and it being like a plug and play with no software i would recomend