Do you REALLY need a Stream Deck? - Elgato Stream Deck XL Review & Explanation

Elgato finally read my hundreds of emails since 2017 begging for a bigger Stream Deck and released the Elgato Stream Deck XL with 32 keys, a bigger screen, detachable magnetized stand and detachable USB C cable. Plus, the software has seen some upgrades over the years.
In this video I give you my Elgato Stream Deck XL review and provide some solid discussion about whether or not this is something YOU should buy.

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[penguinnexus]

Do I NEED a Streamdeck? No.

Have I ordered one anyway? Yes. :D

[user_e]

I purchased the 15-key streamdeck a few months back but didn't really use it as there was too much folders within folders and it got tiring... I always felt 15 keys wasn't enough. As soon as I saw the first youtube reviews of the XL with 32 keys I purchased it & since, have connected it to my Philips HUE light system for awesome control/variations of all my lights during livestreams, and it's also come in handy with 'Voicemod Pro', which I connect to Skype and make calls with all the voice mods' at hand... Lucky for us this was made by a company like Elgato and aimed at streamers, because if it got relegated to the pro-editor market only the price would be a hell of a lot higher like everything else in the scene.

[HaunterHero]

I use my stream Deck for many things, one being a flight sim controller for IL-2 BOS. Instead of trying to cram all the controls onto my HOTAS I can hot key all of the minor things like landing lights to the Stream Deck and make life easier.

[sdhpCH]

Streamdeck is great. I have it in use for many month now. Huge timesaver. To me there is just one thing I would ask them to change and that are the buttons, as it sometimes happens that it does not accept the keypress or gets it twice. I guess that comes from the rubbery nature of them.

[Alexandra-Rex]

A comparison to what you can do with Touch Portal on a phone, tablet or laptop with touch screen, or just an extra screen on your PC that is a touch screen would be interesting.

[DerpyNoodIe]

I just bought the Stream Deck XL. I'm no streamer but one of the main reasons I bought it is because of mods on FiveM (will make the hot-key nightmare nonexistent now that I can attach images to the keys because remembering all of them is hell), launching my top favorite games, websites, applications etc. on the fly, and setting up macros to automatically enter in /commands in some of the games I play that will make it much more simple. Can't wait to get it!

[capp]

Love my streamdeck. Love it!. I dont' personally need an XL yet, but it's great to see they fixed a few nags.

[tekelupharsin]

Holy crap. I am NOT an audiophile by any stretch of the imagination, but my gosh, this video's sound quality is exceptional. This is the first time I've ever found reason to compliment the sound quality on a YouTube video. 😳

[EposVox]

(The old footage of my keyboards is from like 2017 with my Note 5 who's camera lagged like crazy, not really an editing error. Edit: One was the Moto X4, which had a terrible camera)

[daristotell]

Finally some product that doesn't have a pro next to it in it's name lol.
Great vid epos!

[MichaelWrandoms]

Most people prefer saving money over being more effective in their workflow. I am definitely interested in the Stream Deck. And having a detachable cable is definitely a must have for me. Also: People who say, it’s overpriced, referring to a jerry-rigged solution, will most likely never have used a stream deck. I recently started testing it’s possibilities with the stream deck app on my iPhone and after just a few days, I was already sold on the hardware. The possibilities, the software enabled for my stream, are so sophisticated, that I cannot dream of writing scripts like that myself. People with the skills may manage to do it, but i doubt, it will be a smooth and configurable solution, like this is.

[Gudi]

I saw that RuneLite icon... You people are everywhere

[Exmachinagamma]

The best review i've seen so far. There is so much potential for macros and page buttons on this XL version ergonomically effectively making everything seamless. I'd be overkill for me since i don't edit videos, but having options like this is future proof(till the next one comes out😆)

[HeyWerePlayin]

No one:
Eposvox: The colors are kinda different
Lol great review as always. Gotta work on trying to integrate my stream deck into my editing workflow. So far it's mostly used as a scene switcher and sound board for our podcast, but integrating with Davinci Resolve is a bit tougher.

[AppericateGamer]

Two stream deck one for video editing and other for streaming your a genius

[brianvandy]

BS that you don't need the fancy screen behind the keys. That's what gives it so much utility. I can see using this for your streaming, photo editing, video editing, and several games that have dozens or hundreds of mappings. The fact that you can have multiple layers of keybindings on the stream deck means you don't need 5 stream decks to play Star Citizen, or have to have a different one for photo editing and yet another for video editing. You can hit a button for the app you want, and then all your keys change to what you can do in that game/program. Without the screen you have your entire desk covered in macro keys with little pieces of notebook paper on them.

[samuelschwager]

Despite the name it has many other uses beside streaming :)

[kenbest]

I appreciate tge research you put into your videos. Very informative, as always.

[GGONZL]

Streamdeck and Camlink are probably my two favourite Elgato Products, i still love my HD 60 Pro but too bad i changed to itx and i cant use it anymore, and also there are no pci-e x1 to usb 3 that i have seen :c

[EposVox]

The not-on-camera VoiceOver was using new settings for my RE320 - thoughts??