AverMedia is a good brand, elgato is good as well. I love my HDPVR 2 though.

I can tell you this though. If you plan on using a PS2 to record PS1 games, make sure you set everything up for Composite. I think in the case of the HDPVR 2, you plug the R/W audio in the respective R/W cable, and the Yellow will go into the Green or blue of the component cable.

Why? Last time I tried, Playstation 2 can't upscale old PS1 games and as such appear as black screen.

If you have a PS3 you can record PS1 games no problem using component.

So just remember. For ps2 games you can record using component setup, but for PS1 you need to set it up for composite

And any device that allows component can record both composite and component.

Also I think the newer elgato is only hdmi so no go for us that record older games :D