Cheap VS Expensive USB Capture Card

In this video we compare and contrast the Elgato HD60S+ and the DigitNow generic HDMI USB 2.0 Video Capture card for recording and streaming gaming content.

Let me know in the comments which capture card is more worth it for you. If you have any questions feel free to ask in the form of a comment or reach out on my socials below.

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Timestamps:
Introduction: (0:00)
HD Card Overview (1:27)
HD Card Computer Requirements: (2:19)
HD Card Setup: (3:05)
Elgato Overview: (4:32)
Elgato Computer Requirements: (5:09)
Capture Card Setup Compare: (6:02)
Recording and Hearing Audio: (7:14)
HDCP: (8:43)
HD Card vs Cam Link: (9:28)
Gameplay Quality Test: (10:13)
Best capture card for your money?: (13:19)
Outro: (15:14)

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[sdbelfort]

This guy’s so friendly he could talk about anything and make it fun

[rockbusteralex]

Because of your video I can finally start my dream of making videos with my friends, real hero right here!

[MidnightMan]

What do you guys think of this affordable capture card (as cheap as $5-$20)? Is passing up on the Elgato worth the savings & quality difference? Hope you guys have an awesome day!

[DeltaPJ]

Hey everyone!

Let me start off by saying this is probably the best review of the HD Capture Card I've seen. I like how he admits the frame rate and clarity is better instead of just saying 'It's good but Elgato a bit better.' In fact, this guy's energy and sheer great vibe made me watch the entire video through, and he could have been taking a dump on the capture card and I would have been fine with it lmao.

As someone who has used this cheapo capture card for half a year about now, I have a warning for all of you horror game fanatics! Honestly, this may be because I don't use a splitter, but in games with very dark areas (my greatest example being Little Nightmares) there's a lot of posterization around light sources, and in other games (God of War etc.) I have to sometimes mess with the brightness. Again, this is probably due to not using a splitter, since the game doesn't enable the best quality without being plugged into a monitor or TV.

Otherwise, I've had no problems with this capture card! Other than some tug-of-war with the thing for audio at times, which was always an easy fix, I can record most of my games at a great quality with only a few mediocrities in frame rate. I highly recommend it for anyone recording or streaming on a budget!

[valdelorean]

Thanks for the tip mate, it's cool to share your experiments with that kind of hardware !

[glance-at-games]

One of the best summaries how this USB captures card holds up against the "bigger boys" :D
I would say I have an above-average understanding when it comes to tec stuff and I already read many articles about this capture cared, but I still watched the entire thing just because of your very entertaining presentation skills!
Nice to see how you can build a high-end streaming system with lower costs and without being chained to more expensive brands. Thumbs up!

[charleshardesty]

15:18 It was! You completely answered all my questions, even ones I didn't know I had! Thank you

[DrMattBug]

Ordered the cheap HDMI>USB 2.0 capture dongle for £3.80 on eBay / $5. This is for composite video, and I figured its easier and cheaper to digitise and upscale first, then use this cheap dongle. 720p at 60fps is more than enough for analogue to digital conversion. Amazing!

[simplyspider]

I enjoyed the vid. Bonus points for putting in the added necessary cables and addressing the audio issues. Which need to be set inside OBS. Most vids on this product, magicly left it out. Me personally, I am looking for a vid of that product. Not being used with OBS. So far only vids with OBS. Good job, though. ;)

[francoisdior]

Thank you for this! You're super thorough and informative!

[meladroid]

Thanks for the clear and detailed comparison! This was super helpful!

[Mattfreele]

Thanks for the video man! I’ve been trying to figure out what all I need to stream from my PS4 to OBS so I can do gameplay and also have video of me playing and it’s been so confusing. But this really cleared some things up

[cmcnc]

this guy seems like the nicest dude. also the cap card is way better than what I expected for the price.

[yashg]

We just did a live event where we had multiple camera inputs, multiple laptop screen out being used simultaneously on Zoom and two separate live streaming setups. We used 6 of these cheap cards along with 3 of Blackmagic PCIe based SDI capture cards for the professional cameras. We couldn't tell the difference and it got the job done. The whole setup was a combination of cheap and expensive pro grade hardware.

[dannie]

Thankyouu so much!! This really helped me out becauce i just started streaming and i dont know about the cheap af capture card is worth it or not. Great to see this type of comparison! :)

[hoodninja]

Looking forward to more of you excellent videos my man!😎👌

[aniwizard]

Thank you! Really good and honest review.

[Bort]

If you use filmore there is a option to set your fps so when upload is smooth and also I use the cheap capture and I totally recommend it

[Dalooo]

Amazing video, this was literally what i was looking for, keep up the good job xd

[prettyteddy]

I think your demonstration should have shown the HD capture card at 720p. Which makes it 60FPS. It looked sluggish since they were both 1080p and its 30fps max in that card.