![]() This is rare and it didn’t affect my device, but the Elgato Cam Link might give you more peace of mind. Since it’s a cheap off-brand product you won’t really be able to contact customer support. It never occured to me that this could be a problem, but I’ve read a couple isolated instances of individuals having their card stop working. My PS4 Pro and Horizon Zero Dawn both informed me that this “monitor” did not support HDR or the RGB color space. High Dynamic Range (HDR)Īlthough there is listed support for 8, 10, and 12 bit signals, this device simply did not work with HDR for me. For very slow paced games like Pokémon, it’s admittedly much harder to notice. The footage looks good, but the experience of playing games on it is awful. This card has no such function, making it a poor choice for gaming on. ![]() This allows you to play your games lag free by attaching a second HDMI cable to an HDMI out port on the card. Most devices circumvent this issue by adding passthrough functionality. This is because the device has to compress and send the footage to your PC in real time through USB connection. There feels like roughly 100 ms of delay between the time you should be seeing something in game and the time you actually see it in the preview window of your streaming or recording software. Unfortunately, this device is NOT good for playing games on. I showed a lot of gameplay because this device is marketed towards games as well as camera users. This isn’t really detrimental to Zoom use, but watching back 60 FPS gameplay in 30 FPS footage is quite jarring. For gamers like myself, I try to record at the highest frame rate whenever possible. Many content creators and people that regularly video conference don’t ever go over 30 FPS. The HDMI Video Capture that I got only outputs 1080p 30 FPS and this could not be changed. frame rate - latency - high Dynamic Range (HDR) - heat Frame rate Here is some sample footage of how this device performs.Įven though the visuals and audio are impressive for the cost, this device does have a few limitations to consider before picking it up which are: And yet, they do the same thing! Here is the Amazon link to Elgato’s current offering, the Cam Link 4K. Compare that to the Elgato Cam Link that was over $100 on launch. ![]() I bought the BlueAVS HDMI Video Capture (Amazon) for $19, no joke. You cannot send footage from your video source lag-free to a different monitor. I’ll talk about this in the HDR section) - No passthrough functionality. Supports 8 bit/10 bit/12 bit color range (listed, but this wasn’t true in my case. (I confirmed 1080p 60 FPS input works) - Output 1080p 30 FPS. I have my own quick guide on how to set that up. You can connect a camera to this for use in Zoom. The manual has instructions for how to set it up in OBS Studio. The BlueAVS HDMI Video Capture Card comes with: - a capture card - an extension cable (8 inches) - a user manual You can usually spend a few more bucks to get a much longer extension cable which makes it more convenient to use. ![]()
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