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Review on πŸŽ₯ icolink 4K Capture Card, USB3.0 HDMI Game Video Capture with Mic Input and HDMI Passthrough, Supporting HD 1080P 60FPS Live Streaming for PS4, Nintendo Switch, Webcam, DSLR, and Xbox. Compatible with Windows, Mac OBS (Black) by Ken Perry

Revainrating 5 out of 5

One of the cheapest USB 3 capture cards 1080 60 fps

I think this is probably one of the cheapest USB 3 capture cards that records 1080p at 60 fps. I am currently using this to capture footage from the Nintendo Switch. I've attached a short gameplay video of Tetris 99. It comes with the necessary USB 3 cable and, surprisingly to me, an HDMI cable in the box! You'll need another HDMI cable if you're connecting one between the device and the TV, so having one included is great. The actual recording works great. I use OBS Studio on both a Windows 10 laptop and a Macbook Pro and it works on both devices. I can record up to 1080p at 60 fps. It doesn't come with the software itself, but to be honest, most people use OBS Studio anyway. Neither Windows nor OS X require drivers. In OBS Studio, after adding a video capture device, you may need to specify that you want it to use a custom audio device at the bottom of the video device configuration screen. Since Tetris 99 there is a small timer, I could prove that it actually shoots at 60 fps. The quality looks identical to what I'm seeing directly on the Switch, although the compression may make the video sample look lower. I don't experience any lag due to the HDMI cable. The device heats up during use, but this does not cause any discomfort. You'll need to connect it via USB for the HDMI output to work, so you probably can't just leave it plugged in unless you keep your computer on at all times. The USB cable is a little short - maybe around 2 feet. It's USB Type A on both ends, which is a pretty odd cable so you probably won't have a longer one. All of this just to say that depending on your setup, you may need longer HDMI cables. In short, this USB 3 device records in 1080p at 60 fps and works with OBS Studio on Windows 10 and OS X. Considering that many other recording devices at their price point only record 1080p at 30 fps, this is a good deal and a lot cheaper than the Elgato HD60 that many people recommend. One downside is that it doesn't have audio in/out, so you'll have to use OBS Studio's mixing features to record your voice and hear the game's sound.

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  • Ugly packaging