Question / Help Capture Card Question
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FaHu
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Elgato is in all points better. Could record and stream in 1080p60fps elgato hd60 pro and avermedia extreme are both the only capturecards who could record in those quality. Also elgato is inside and has a better connection to pc. Avermedia livegamer hd is just able to record in 720p60fps so less good.
FerretBomb
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I'd recommend the Micomsoft SC-512N1-L/DVI. Best capture card for livestreaming purposes currently on the market.
1080p@60 capture with full RGB24 color sampling, HDMI/DVI, component, RGB, VGA, S-video, composite. Capture all the way down to 240i for retro consoles.
$330 from Solaris Japan, but you can get a version from SabrePC for $200 (the Yuan SC512, literally the same card) without the passthrough daughtercard, and just use splitters if you want a straight-through display.
On the other hand, the HD60 Pro has very good English support, has built-in HDMI passthrough, and is much more easily available. Same price point at $200. Down sides, only does YV12 color sampling, HDMI-only, and doesn't currently support standard DirectShow capture; so stuck using their software or a supported program (like OBS). Some performance issues now and then too, on certain setups.
1080p@60 capture with full RGB24 color sampling, HDMI/DVI, component, RGB, VGA, S-video, composite. Capture all the way down to 240i for retro consoles.
$330 from Solaris Japan, but you can get a version from SabrePC for $200 (the Yuan SC512, literally the same card) without the passthrough daughtercard, and just use splitters if you want a straight-through display.
On the other hand, the HD60 Pro has very good English support, has built-in HDMI passthrough, and is much more easily available. Same price point at $200. Down sides, only does YV12 color sampling, HDMI-only, and doesn't currently support standard DirectShow capture; so stuck using their software or a supported program (like OBS). Some performance issues now and then too, on certain setups.
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Videophile
Elgato
DirectShow drivers are available upon request for the HD60 Pro.
These are also currently required for multi-HD60 Pro setups. I have tested 4 at a time successfully.
We don't simply hand them out to the public as very few people have need for them and they can create a whole host of other issues.
Boildown
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There's Datapath cards on ebay again, I just checked:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Datapath-Vi...-PCI-E-Premium-Full-HD-PC-Apple-/121756494901
$299 is nice price for one, it can do 1080p60, you can get a DVI to component or RGB or HDMI adapter if you can't output DVI. Down side is that you have to send the audio separately instead of using HDMI for audio. And that you need a PCIe 4x slot instead of a 1x slot. More info: https://obsproject.com/forum/threads/unsupported-datapath-vision-capture.12503
One of the great things about Datapath is that it'll do any resolution and framerate multiplies out to less than its pixel rate. You're not stuck to canned resolutions and framerates. For example, I ran my E1S at 1920p1080x110fps, which means that I could expect it to do better than 2560x1440x60fps, if you do the math (1920x1080x110 > 2560x1440x60).
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Datapath-Vi...-PCI-E-Premium-Full-HD-PC-Apple-/121756494901
$299 is nice price for one, it can do 1080p60, you can get a DVI to component or RGB or HDMI adapter if you can't output DVI. Down side is that you have to send the audio separately instead of using HDMI for audio. And that you need a PCIe 4x slot instead of a 1x slot. More info: https://obsproject.com/forum/threads/unsupported-datapath-vision-capture.12503
One of the great things about Datapath is that it'll do any resolution and framerate multiplies out to less than its pixel rate. You're not stuck to canned resolutions and framerates. For example, I ran my E1S at 1920p1080x110fps, which means that I could expect it to do better than 2560x1440x60fps, if you do the math (1920x1080x110 > 2560x1440x60).
FerretBomb
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I'm still kind of amazed that I got my E2 for $130, after seeing prices since then.
As a note, the non-S variant has (slightly) less pixel throughput.
As a note, the non-S variant has (slightly) less pixel throughput.