Review on 🎮 Enhanced HD60 Game Capture - Next Level Gameplay Sharing for PlayStation 4, Xbox One & Xbox 360, Outstanding 1080p Quality at 60 fps by David Flores

The Elgato Game Capture HD60 is an amazing device that anyone who wants to record video console gameplay videos needs. The hardware itself is small and slim. To most, this will appear completely unobtrusive, even if you leave it plugged into the console (although there may be slight video glitches when doing so - see below). Installation and setup is very easy. The HD60 only has an HDMI input, but every 'current' generation of consoles (WiiU, XB1, PS4) has an HDMI output. Simply connect the console's HDMI output to the HD60's input, use the included HDMI cable (or whatever you have) to connect the HD60 to your TV, and then use the included 80" USB Cable to connect the HD60 to your computer. You'll need to download the software from Elgato's website, but once that's done, you're done. Once the HD60 starts sending video to your computer, the Elgato software acts like a DVR. You don't have to worry about missing the important moment you want to capture. Just play your game and then rewind the preview to the point you want to save. Click the record button and the previous video will be saved automatically and start recording from that moment. Once you record the video, the program comes with a simple video editor and exporter. You can make a few simple cuts from your video before exporting it to your hard drive as MP4, YouTube, Facebook or Twitter. While the recorded video isn't "raw" uncompressed video, the quality (particularly in 1080p) is excellent and no real degradation is apparent. My computer is actually below the minimum specs (my processor is an i7-930; the minimum is a 2nd gen Intel Core i5), but it can still record 1080p at 60fps. A small issue mentioned above is that if you use this with the Wii U and leave it connected to both your Wii U and your TV, you will find that if you don't have an HD60 connected to your TV and the Elgato software isn't running, the image is a bit washed out and the blacks aren't as dark. This is because the Wii U always outputs in "limited" RGB, while Elgato outputs in "full" RGB by default. This means that, for example, the Wii U's darkest black in full RGB is actually a lighter shade. When the Elgato software is running you can instruct the HD60 to also output in a restricted RGB format, but this setting is only active while the software is running. Unfortunately, there is currently no way to set the Wii U to output full RGB. So if you always keep your HD60 connected to the Wii U and the TV, you will either need to set up the TV or connect the HD60 and run the software to get the true color gamut. My computer is close enough to my TV and the cable that came with it is long enough that this isn't a problem, but it's something to be aware of. Other than that, this little device has become nothing more than a game changer for me. This was my first exposure to the world of video production and editing and I'm really enjoying this new aspect of my gaming hobby!