I wanted to record my run of Crash N.Sane, but both of our TVs hate my Elegato HD. I took a big gamble trying to see if it would work, but now I can't afford a different device, let alone a different TV. All I have now is my PS4's built in capture feature, but it only has an "elapsed time" feature, not anything like Livesplit. Would this be acceptable for submitting runs, or am I out of luck?
I hope you fix that. But you can use PS4's livestream feature until you fix it. You can stream for an infinite time!
You can search google to find a way to make your TV "like your capture card".
how does a capture card "hate" your tv? the elgato shouldnt be conflicting with the tv since all its doing is acting as a passthrough,
Did you turn of HDCP protection? If you don't have that setting turned off on PS4, you will have issues. It's in the system settings and is just a check mark box. With it turned off, you won't be able to use some programs, like Netflix and other video things, but the Elgato should work as long as it's set up to pass through with the right type of cable.
If HDCP is turned off, go to your Elgato settings in whatever broadcasting software you're using and make sure the cable type selected is the cable that you're using.
maybe your card is defective? as long as your TV supports the video format the card outputs (1080p? for ps4?) it should display just fine.
A few other things to try then.
First, check which outputs your TV is capable of outputting to. Then make sure only those boxes are checked on the playstation's output settings.
Second, make sure the cables from Elgato to TV are functional. Replace with another cord that you know is functional. There's also the possibility that, if you're using an HDMI cable, that the HDMI cable is unidirectional and you need to just change the way the cable is plugged in.