Question / Help AverMedia GameBroadcaster HD v. C985

[Jawrduhn]

Hello,

I was curious as to whether or not anyone knows which would be more efficient between these two capture cards. I tend not to trust the reviews on Amazon too much as most of the reviews on both cards are straight up: "card didn't work on arrival," or something along those lines.

Seeing that there are plenty of big streamers that use the C985, I doubt that it is really as bad as the reviews say it is. However, the GameBroadcaster HD is about $50 cheaper and from the looks of it, does the same thing. Is there anyone who has info on if the C985 is worth the extra money?

thanks.

 

[dodgepong]

The Game Broadcaster HD has HDMI and component input, no passthrough, and no internal downscaling. It outputs 4:2:2 color.

The Live Gamer HD is HDMI-only input, has passthrough, and internal downscaling (it can take a 1080p60 input and output a 720p60 signal). It outputs 4:2:0 color, so color reproduction will be worse.

Neither of them will help you in performance with a single-PC setup using OBS.

 

[Jawrduhn]

Ah. I will be using them for console streaming. Just was trying to figure out if one had better quality. Thanks.