Easy to setup overall just a great capture card worth the money

Easy to setup overall just a great capture card worth the money  Read Less

This thing is awesome. Way way better than el gato. Works out of the box with no drivers on Mac, full OBS support. Great pictur...  Read More

This thing is awesome. Way way better than el gato. Works out of the box with no drivers on Mac, full OBS support. Great picture quality, very little latency, good design. This does what el gato falsely claims to do. Highly recommended.  Read Less

I have used several of these type of HDMI capture devices. Many here at Amazon have free returns, so I was able to order a few...  Read More

I have used several of these type of HDMI capture devices. Many here at Amazon have free returns, so I was able to order a few and then do a comparison. This is one of the devices I am keeping.Most computers have HDMI *out*, in order to connect the device to a monitor. However, if you want your computer to capture video, e.g. you want to digitize some videotapes, or you want to capture your game console to record your gaming (either for yourself, or if you want to have your own YouTube channel), then you need an HDMI *in*, which this is. This captures the incoming video, compresses it (without using the computer's CPU), and presents to the computer as a video in device, much like a webcam (although likely much better video quality). From their, your computer can record the video directly to your hard-drive (no worries about running out of space), or stream it via Zoom, Teams, Skype, or other video chat programs.Now, what makes this device unique among its competition, is that it works fine on USB 2.0 ports. Most of its competitors being sold today require USB 3.0. If your computer has USB 3.0, there are lots of choices to consider. But if you have an older computer without USB 3.0, then you probably want this. It can work with USB 2.0 because it converts video to a smaller bitrate, one that can be carried by the slower USB 2.0. I found the quality of recordings made with this device to be very good, certainly good enough for most purposes. I have successfully paired it with an older camcorder via its HDMI port, as a much upgraded webcam replacement for video conferences.Even if you have USB 3.0 on your computer, but the price, or delivery time, of other devices makes this attractive, I would recommend you give this consideration. (COVID19 has made devices like this scarce, with widely fluctuating prices to match.)I haven't used this devices other capabilities. I believe that most of the complaints here of the computer-free recording has to do with the quality of the SD card used, but haven't actually tried it myself. Same with the audio features, likely user error. If you are having difficulty with those, make sure you seek tech support before giving up on the hardware. AVerMedia has been in this space for a while, and generally have a good reputation.  Read Less