Magewell XI100DUSB HDMI Review - 1080p60 Video Capture

The Magewell XI100DUSB HDMI to USB 3.0 video capture dongle is a very flexible and handy capture device. But is it too flexible?

There are cheaper options out there for pretty much all potential targeted audience, but none that I have used within this price range handle the amount of video processing (scaling, framerate changes, etc.) on the dongle itself like this device does.

"Excellent Video Processing:
- Support up to 1920x1200p60 (CVT-RB) Video Input
- Video output support up to 1920x1200p60 in YUY2
- Video output support up to 1920x1200p60 in RGB24
- The process of video and audio is done by the dongle and will not occupy CPU.

Easy to Use:
- No need to install drivers in Windows, Linux, and OS X, real plug and play.
- Automatically determine the input video format and automatically convert it to the specified output size and frame rate。
- Automatically determine the input audio formats and automatically convert it to 48 KHz PCM stereo audio."

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[richardflanders]

Yes a camera is an option, but I am looking for a way to take a screenshot of the output from the tablet, that appears much larger, on the TV. I can see more detail of my app on the tablet on the TV. So need to shot for advertising.

[atgn]

Danke very mucho Voz !!! someone could tell me if it works ok if y have an USB audio interface in another port ? like the U-control UCA200 ??

[Champ]

I am interested as I have a vcr/dvd recorder with a hdmi output. I wish to convert my vhs home movies to digital. I would imagine the reason the audio issue is due to copy protection protocol built in. So do you think this would handle this task? Thanks

[LeoDaAngeles]

Got a few questions. 1. What Capture Device is your personal favorite? 2. What mic stand is that? 

[professionalcricketinsights]

Can you use Sony HDR SR5E camera as a webcam and if yes how ? What accessories I need ?

[petenicezz]

can i use a canon dslr with it to go live on facebook?

[pete]

hmm audio issue with game consoles is a bummer, is it only a sync issue are sometime complete loss of Audio? any other alternative? I've seen the Blackmagic Design UltraStudio Mini Record, but the thunderbolt has me worried as a windows user.

[FiscalRangersFlorida]

Most of the lower cost alternative cards have terrible reviews on Amazon. So the question is, what more expensive tech is used in this dongle to make it work so much better? I get the impression the other cards are using lower quality components, testing, etc so they only work a percent of the time. There is something to say about using high quality components or tech and that needs to be explained.

[madmac]

It can capture uncompressed HD over usb3? That would be awesome. I’m surprised usb has the bandwidth

[TexMex]

How can I turn my laptop into a HDMI input? It only has HDMI output and I'm trying to use laptop as a monitor for my Xbox one and cable box.

[Drelbs]

I just want to hook up my consoles to my laptops screen.  How is the latency, I keep seeing 80ms latency on other 3.0 capture cards. I"m hoping for 40 ms or less via USB 3.0.

[ochosigod]

Can i watch my cable box through my PC with it?

[Zuon]

This question isn't related to this product per say, but I have recently purchased a 16.5 ft USB 2.0A to Micro cable, for use with my phone and VR streaming. My question is, since this is a USB 2.0 cable, what are my potential limits on resolution, framerate, and bitrate, assuming I'm streaming from my PC to my phone using Nvidia's NVENC codec? And will I experience much signal loss from such a long cable?

[abdulmajeedkoshlaf]

hi sir
iam a dr and i want to record the surgical vedio that iam operate, please give me advice to how i can do it

[SssagaBenchesU]

Recommend me a capture card (not PCI-E versions) that can pass through 1440p60. It can record in 1080p30, as long as i leave HD camera visual quality.
Sth similar to elgato or avermedia. None of which can do what i want.

[DaveKohler]

Seems like the purpose would be to shoot video on location thru a high end PC .... this product is a total winner for that! BTW, this would allow the use of Wirecast with a pc on location! Wow ... that is a great set up!!

[onboard]

Do you reckon this would work into Android. Using an otg cable USB 2 and webcam software like some of these capture cards do.

[JEMAR]

there's a knockoff version on eBay for about $125, same model but not produced by Magewell. I am curious if it works well compared to the Magewell brand one.

[doppia_h]

Maybe i didn't get it, but i'll ask you anyway to see if that's what i'm looking for:i'm looking for a device that works like a video-recorder, and i would like to use it to record the video of my notebook. Is it the right product for that?

[JoshCartman]

It sounds like you wouldn't recommend this device for game streaming. I want to connect my XBOX One to my PC (I have USB 3.0) and play it in a window. Reason is, is that I can't stream all apps on the Windows 10 XBOX app (specifically Live TV), and I want everything to go to my computer so I can multitask. What device would you recommend for that?