Capture Card Suggestions
6 years ago
Pennsylvania, USA

I want to start speedrunning, but first, I need a capture card because I onlt have console games. Are there any good but cheap capture cards that work with multiple platforms (Wii U, Xbox, Ect.)?

Texas, USA

The most affordable and versatile card available now is probably the Elgato Game Capture HD. It supports Composite/Component and HDMI capture with HDMI passthrough. It uses USB 2.0, so it does have a 2.5-3 second delay of video on the computer from what's on the TV but that doesn't matter so much. Supports up to 1080p30 capture; I think it is limited to 30 fps capture on all inputs, but not sure.

Either way, without going for a much cheaper card, such as the I-O Data GVUSB2 or the Dazzle DV100, both of which are limited to composite/s-video inputs and much lower resolutions, the Elgato Game Capture HD is pretty much the most bang for your buck if a bit flawed.

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Pennsylvania, USA

Thanks, Ill look into getting it and hopefully upload a few runs.

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Argentina

From my understanding you can just point a camera at the tv if you only need the video for verification

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