AVerMedia Live Gamer Portable, Full HD 1080p Recording Without PC Directly to SD Card, Ultra Low Latency, H.264 Hardware Encoding, USB Video Capture, High Definition Game Capture, Recorder, Streaming (C875)

I had been using the Elgato Game Capture HD to record my gameplay and commentary videos for YouTube. Some games worked OK, others would continually give me a black screen that would flash on the gameplay monitor which made it impossible to make a video that didn't have me stopping and waiting for the black screen to go away or flat out getting killed. I was well aware of the advanced tab and tried every last combination to rid myself of this problem, to no avail. The problem appeared to be game specific with some games working fine and others giving me the black screen. Honestly it wasn't worth it to keep fiddling with the Elgato. I was about to look at the Hauppauge when I ran across the LGP and decided to give it a try. I got the Live Gamer Portable, unboxed it and decided to try out the PC-Free recording first since that was the simplest thing to set up and didn't require me to move the laptop and everything else into the room that I record in. Setup was a breeze. 3 wires, turn on the system, start playing and hit the button on the top. (Make sure to format the SD card to FAT32 so it actually works). I decided to try the game that was giving me the endless Black screen issues on the Elgato as my test recording. Everything worked without a hitch. No black screens, no lag, no problems at all. I did several recordings of 15-20 minutes and then took the SD card out, plugged it into my laptop slot and viola - the video was there and looked great. Next I decided to bring the laptop in and setup for recording with commentary to see how that worked. Setup was simple, just like the Elgato. Just flip the switch on the LGP from PC-Free to PC capture, start the software and you are ready to go. I did have to play with the level of the microphone versus the game volume to get it just right, but that only took about 10 minutes of fiddling. Once everything was set I saved the profile and use that for my commentary videos. One thing I will point out comparing the Elgato to the LGP - the LGP does all of the work for you and uses a lot less system resources than the Elgato when recording on the PC. I don't use a top of the line laptop to record and with the Elgato I had to record at a max of 720p at the lowest quality settings in order to not get frame drops. Using the exact same laptop and the LGP I am able to record at 60fps and at the highest quality settings without frame drops or lag. The Elgato has a very noticeable lag from the game monitor to what you are seeing in the preview window of the software on your PC. If you are not careful and don't wait for the system to catch up, you can lose a couple of seconds of your recording and cut off the end of your commentary. The LGP does not have the lag issues, probably because the capture device does all the conversion right there before it hits your PC. With the Elgato, you have to wait for the system to convert the video and if your system isn't very powerful, you will have to wait for the conversion to finish before you record again or risk frame drops and messed up audio sync. With the LGP, what goes to your computer is the finished video, no waiting for conversion and no drain on system resources. A couple of other things which make the LGP a better device: You have the choice of recording your commentary as a separate audio file. While this doesn't seem like a big deal, if you decide your commentary wasn't that great and that you would rather just put up the gameplay video, you will have to re-record or spend a lot of time editing out your commentary in another piece of software. With the LGP, you just throw away the commentary file and use the video without having to do any more work. That's a real win! If you don't want to do the commentary as a separate file with the LGP you also have the option to go ahead and record it as one file, just like the Elgato does. The big difference is that you have a choice as to how you want to record your commentary. You don't risk having to re-record or spend time editing out bad commentary. PC-free recording is a huge advantage, especially if you either don't have a pc near your gaming station or if you just want to take the device to a friend's house to do some recording. Add to all of that the fact that you can put the device on your PC and record to you SD card without using system resources while PC gaming and you just have another plus that the Elgato can't match. For me, the LGP is the superior device. It gives me more options as to how I am going to record. It allows me to record PC-Free, even if I am gaming on the PC itself, which allows me to save system resources. The LGP fixed the black screen issue and the software that does the recording on your PC gives you more options as to how to record your commentary. IMHO the LGP is the device to get. The only thing I would like to see updated would be a change to the RECentral software that allows you to setup the system to mute or reduce the game volume while you are talking. This would save some time in setup for users who don't want to mess with adjusting the commentary volume and gameplay volume so that both can be heard. Other than that, the product works flawlessly right out of the box.

The AVERmedia Live Gamer Portable is an amazing piece of equipment that takes video capture on multiple platforms to a whole new level with ease. This device provides a simple means of recording video on multiple platforms at the literal touch of a button. Either through a personal computer or through a video-gaming console, it will capture video with excellent quality and make it simple using its PC-Free mode, allowing people to record from a device anywhere they please. For competitive gaming, like fighting games, MMOs, and combat simulators/First-Person Shooters, there's no other device on the market that can match the simple and effective design of the Gamer Portable. This is especially true for competitive tournament players and organizers who want to easily record matches either on or off stream. While having many strong facets, the LGP's main strengths are in its versatility, ease of use, and video quality. Versatility 10/10 The Live Gamer Portable has a wide range of uses and platforms that it can provide content for. Computers and popular gaming consoles like the Playstation 3 or the Wii U can use the LGP to record matches. In big competitions, many matches may go unnoticed or recorded off the live stream. A Live Gamer Portable will allow more people to engage or support events with a touch of a button. We've managed to take it literally everywhere as a stand-alone recording device from my place to local bars where we play games. Even though you need to use a different method to capture video from the PS3, the included component video adapter solves that problem and lets me use my HDMI cable to record and play seamlessly. You can cut files at the appropriate time using the button on the top which allows you to control the amount of footage you take. In my opinion, no other stand-alone recording device matches the Live Gamer Portable in giving its user options and flexibility. Here's an example of a match in the fighting game, The King of Fighters XIII, I recorded at our local bar: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQJNOFTuBEY&feature=youtu.be Ease of Use 10/10 AVERmedia has created a device that's revolutionary, compact, and simple. For video game capturing, there's not a product out on the market that's more user friendly. Once you have an SD Card, you're ready to record! As mentioned before, it can be used for any video gaming system and the PC. You can stream matches live with a PC or record them all without a PC with very little setup. The package also includes streaming software like RECentral and a 3-month subscription Xsplit Broadcaster which includes a lot more personalized features for streaming. Using the PC-Free Mode, you can start and stop recording whenever you want. It's very simple to set up, but it's very easy to record. With the start and stop button at the top of the device, it tells you when it's recording, not recording, low on space in the SD card, and when there's a problem with a set of easy to remember flashing patterns. For competitive video game tournaments, organizers can record matches without having to care about compatibility to systems or lengthy set up time. Quality 9/10 The AVERmedia Live Gamer Portable provides exceptional quality. Although you do not have access to 1080p through the PC-Free mode, it allows 720p which is still very high quality for having no connection to a computer. Using a PC, the full effect of HD video quality can be experienced making streaming a snap and providing the best visual experience for users and viewers. In video listed in the Versatility portion, we recorded those matches just using the LGP. No pixilation or frames skipped. The Gamer Portable performed flawlessly and provided clear footage. It's one of the best video capture devices for quality on the market, but certainly edges over the competition for the fact it can operate at such high quality without a PC. In short, the AVERmedia Live Gamer Portable excels in almost all the facets a casual gamer or tournament organizer may need. For fighting games, tournament organizer will find this a must have for multiple setups that can increase the amount of footage gathered from practically any system. It's a revolutionary device that eclipses everything else on the market for what it does. It's a must-have if you're going into recording footage from these devices or on the PC.

I highly recommend this device as a streaming and recording solution for capturing gameplay from game consoles. Hookup is easy, simply connect the device to your console using the supplied HDMI cable and connect your own HDMI cable from the LGP to your display and connect the Mini Usb to Usb from the LGP to your Computer or to a usb port on your console if using PC-free mode. The LGP also comes with a component cable so alternatively you can run a component setup as well. Note though prior to connecting to your computer I recommend installing the driver for the device from the Avermedia website because I have personally found that not doing so will cause the device to be improperly recognized. In additional I recommend downloading the latest firmware for the device while you are there as they address bugs and add functionality to the device including the ability to capture in 1080p in PC-free mode. For recording your gameplay you have two options, you can use either ReCentral or PC-Free Mode. ReCentral is Avermedia's free bundled software available for download on Avermedia's website. It works well with the device, its UI is easy to navigate and even gives you three options for which to navigate the option, Pro, Amateur, and Newbie. All three modes will let you configure the same options, essentially each mode simply changes the format in which the settings are presented potentially making it easier or quicker to setup to your to preference. Additionally you have the options of saving profiles, which save your preferences so you quickly load up a profile next time you look to record. For example, I have a YouTube Profile Saved as well as a Twitch.tv Profile for streaming. But Setting up your device for streaming even without saved profiles is by no means time consuming and takes no more than a minute or two. An alternative to using ReCentral is PC-free mode. PC-free mode allows you to plug a SD Card into the device and record without a PC directly onto the SD card. Officially, Avermedia only supports SD cards rated class 10 or higher, though people have had success with lesser rated SD cards. Still keep in mind one might experience glitches and or skipping with lesser rated cards if they are unable to write fast enough. Anyway, this is a great feature for gamers on the go and is perfect for recording gameplay at a friend's house, a local LAN, or a tournament. In addition, competitive gamers need not worry as the addition of the LGP between your console and your monitor or TV does not introduce any input lag making it perfect even for shooters and fighting games where milliseconds count. For streaming again you have a few option, you can use ReCentral, XSplit or the stream Stream Engine in combination with an alternative streaming software. ReCentral is the easiest and least taxing on your computer cause all the video encoding is done within the LGP. You can however use the LGP in combination with your favorite streaming software (the LGP even comes with a free trial of Xsplit), but this will require that you have a good processor, preferably an i7 or possibly and i5 because your computer will have to be capable of quickly re-encoding the video feed otherwise your stream suffer from quality and lag related issues. The benefit using an alternative software however is that you can add a webcam in picture or edit your video feed in ways which you cannot ReCentral. This is not necessarily a fault of ReCentral because adding a webcam in picture option to ReCentral would still require your laptop to re-render the video so at least now there seems to be no easy solution to this. To my understanding, the only streaming software that works with the LGP without a workaround is XSplit. Other programs such as OBS or Wirecast require that you use a live stream engine, which is again available for download from Avermedia's website. The reason for this software is necessary is that these programs will not recognize the LGP as a video input device as they would for something such as webcam, it a minor annoyance but this workaround should be sufficient. Live commentary with this device works flawlessly with Astro headsets as the Mixamp includes an audio out for streaming that plugs directly into the LGP. Users using Turtle Beach headsets may require additional cables, mics or workarounds to get a live commentary set up that works. The biggest competitor of this capture device right now is the Elgato Game Capture HD. In Summary, The LPG has ever so slightly better graphics than the Elgato, the addition of the PC free and the ability to save audio and video to separate files for more convenient editing. I have also notice a green graphical glitch that occurs with some people who stream using the Elgato, but this may only be a problem with some faulty Elgato devices. If you are a Mac user however, your only choice as of now really is to go with the Elgato, as Avermedia's Reentral software is at this time not compatible with the Mac OS. As far as reliability, based on amazon reviews, both devices have reviews where users have received malfunctioning devices or devices that were DOA, although I have no experience with these issues for the Elgato, the LGP had at least initially problems with sending out devices that were DOA. The problem pretty caused the device never to fully boot up and just have a blue light constantly flashing. I encountered this issue but Avermedia quickly sent me out a replacement device, which worked flawlessly. If you receive a device with this issue, I suggest uninstalling the drivers for this device and reinstalling the drivers cause as I have noticed, after installing new firmware versions on to this device, the old drivers stopped working. For me this caused an issue that looked exactly like the blue ring of death but was easily alleviated by uninstalling the old drivers and installing the new drivers for the device. I deducted a star because most people use turtle beach headsets and there is no easy out of box solution for live commentary using your turtle beach headsets (i.e. recording your own voice). For users of this device looking to start a YouTube channel the Software I recommend using in conjunction with this device is Audacity for audio (available for free) and Adobe Premiere Elements 12 for video.

How in the hell is this thing being seen as a solution to anything? I've been doing Let's Plays for a while, and have been using FRAPS, D3DGear, Lolio and OBS for quite some time. Game recording and capture with commentary I know pretty well, and the problem was I had no means to do so with console games with my current setup. Also, due to the fact that my computer is about 80 feet and up the stairs from the consoles, capture cards didn't really look like they were the solution. But hey, they've got these highly praised capture devices that can do it all! Right? Sweet mother of uselessness, this thing is a piece of trash. Though I suppose it depends on what you want to use it for, I mean ReviewTechUSA used to open all his videos with "this was recorded with the AVerMedia Live Gamer Portable" and indeed, if you want decent looking gameplay recorded for 5-10 minutes and give no s***s about the sound, it can do all that for you no problem. The issues come when you actually expect it to be competent at anything approaching usefulness. I mean, I don't think my let's plays are too demanding. I commentate and play, there's next to no editing done in my videos.. but god damn, after spending hours just trying to get the thing to flippin' work in the first place, I found that you can't record commentary WITHOUT a PC hooked up to it. Kinda kicks the portable part in the ass, so I had to dig up and drag out my busted old laptop to plop next to the tv just to get this "hassle free" thing to have basic functionality. It's fortunate that the RECentral software gives you plenty of options to work with on recording and bitrate/framerate and what have you, because the PC Free Utility refuses to even recognize the capture device. (and yes, it's set to pc mode to try to connect and it still can't find it.) So I can't change the pc free recording mode, but considering I can't record commentary pc free that is like complaining the wild bear didn't finish eating the leg it ripped off me. But still, we have features! Features like being able to record the commentary to an MP3 file instead of the video file, so you can balance the audio later! How fun! If you record your gameplay in 1 minute or less, it might be useful. Here's the thing.. I played a game for 45 minutes, and got a 45 minute video file out of it paired with a 40 minute commentary track. The whole thing was there, but the device is THAT bad at keeping things in sync over even short periods of time. Hell, my facecam for my PC LPs ends up maybe 3 seconds out of sync after 2 hours. 5 minutes in 45? What the hell guys? The audio track wound up completely useless and I used the audio from my facecam, which while still out of sync, was LESS out of sync than the dual-recorded commentary track and easier to edit into the video. So I decided screw it, just merge the commentary and video. I'll record some experimental footage and figure out how to balance it well. I left it at default at first, expecting to have to lower the mic volume because the separate commentary track, while useless, was EXPLOSIVELY LOUD. So I did a quick circuit in Fast Racing Neo, commentating the whole time. Playing it back, I find the game is loud (as usual) but the commentary track is suddenly whisper quiet and I can barely tell it's even there. Not to mention, the thing STOPPED RECORDING after 10 minutes for no apparent reason. Considering where I play is still 5 feet away from the LGP or the laptop, I highly doubt I accidentally pressed the button. So I go into the software, and set the game volume lower while leaving the mic audio the same. (it's set to max at default, so it's not like I can set it louder anyway.) I play for 40 seconds, check the video, and yes the game is quieter. Problem is for some reason now the mic is so low I thought it didn't even record the thing at first, only realizing it did when I heard the audio pick up me messing with putting it on and taking it off. Repeated this, turning the game volume to minimum and leaving the mic volume max. Game is very quiet but still decent for sound quality, while the mic audio is completely absent. I got this thing so I could move on from pointing a camera at the tv to record console game footage, but it's so useless I think that's what I'll have to go back to. Hell, with the random cut-outs in the middle of recording, I'd be crazy not to set up the camera to record the TV just as insurance that I will get the freakin' gameplay I'm trying to. So you want the list of pros and cons? Pros: -Game footage looks nice. -Game sounds clean, audible. Cons: -Can't record commentary without PC or mixing table workaround for PC-Free mode -Commentary recorded on PC to MP3 becomes horribly out of sync in a very short time -Commentary recorded on PC directly to video is barely audible at best -Pretty much means you can't record commentary with this thing, out of the box. -PC-Free utility doesn't work, despite computer clearly recognizing device for the PC recording mode -Cuts out randomly when recording -Included HDMI cable only 1 foot long, severely limiting your range in an entertainment center -USB powered, but very picky about power source. (Wii U USB power not stable enough, causes the thing to glitch out and only record 4 seconds or so. Also, doesn't show error lights when this happens, just the stable recording pulse.) -Wind up needing your PC within 3 feet of your console to actually get the thing recording "with commentary." -All this frustration and more can be yours for about $150! -Feels and works like it belongs in a Dollar Store. So pretty much, if you DON'T do Let's Plays, and you commentate later about other things or are recording footage for review purposes and the like this can be okay. The random cut-outs can screw that up too, but it won't be quite as much of a problem. However, if you do want to use it for let's plays, so many needed features this thing claims to have either don't work or are so broken you're better off spending that money on a cheap HD camera to point at a TV. Game quality will be s*** in comparison, but at least you'll be able to commentate, it'll be synced up, and won't need nearly as many wires and power sources! I have not yet tried the stream engine, and I would assume that works fine and might give the thing some value.. but that's going to require me to move even more things around. What's the point of a portable product when it needs to be just about as close as a PCIe card anyway?

It's an exciting time to become a youtuber or a streamer on things like twitch.tv. whether your just looking to share some awesome in game moments with friends or looking to make a name for yourself in the online gaming community you have to start somewhere, and if a robust selection of gaming devices are included in that somewhere, a capture card is where you probably need to start. So let's get straight to the point, if your looking at capture cards, chances are you wan't to record/stream game footage. The only problem is you have a plethora of devices you want to record off of and only a capture card can do that for you. However you may be a bit daunted at the obscene notion that a portable USB powered capture card can provide the same results as the current line of internal PCI capture cards. I've spent a few weeks with the live gamer portable now and I believe I can alleviate some of those concerns and assure you that this card is capable of everything you expect from a capture card and more, at a form factor just barely larger than an smartphone. Prior to this year almost every capture card solution required an on board PC capture solution, this led to the issue of many smaller gaming tower setups, especially those with dual gpu setups having to make concessions in order to fit a capture card into their computers, quite often that concession was one of their coveted GPU's. In addition, recording footage offsite at a friends house lets say, meant lugging your tower around with you, often in an unceremonious fashion. The live gamer PORTABLE suffers no such drawbacks, like its big brother the Live Gamer HD (C985) the portable has onboard h.264 encoding and compression hardware built into the card. An impressive feat considering the device barely measures larger than a smart phone at .9 thick by 5.2 wide by 2.8 tall, and is USB powered! However In addition to handling everything your normal capture card would, the live gamer portable has the feature which I believe deems it a truly portable device. PC Free mode, a mode which uses any class 10 or higher SD card, and any USB power source to capture your devices like Xbox, PS3, and WiiU without a computer. Be aware however, that without a computer loaded with RECentral hooked up you are not able to record at 1080p resolutions. The caveat being that if you bought another portable device, a laptop, you could still easily record or stream at 1080p. So, Pc free mode is restricted, but only to a still impressive 720p@60fp, especially considering that the device isn't capable of recording 1080p@60fps anyways. In order to make PC free mode even more accessible they have also included a neoprene type case to protect your card, which should be able to hold the device, SD card and mini USB cable. As for the software, RECentral is as user friendly as they come. It has three modes for both capture and streaming. Newbie, Amateur, and Pro which you will select depending on your knowledge of Video sources, formats, and bitrates. Although it is worth saying that each mode provides the same general information. The lower levels just provide a bit more visualization and information for new users to get acquainted. So really recording is as easy as plugging your HDMI or component cables in (Ps3, HD component cables included)the included HDMI cord for HDMI out, and possibly your extra mic for commentary into the audio in (assuming your on console). Press the glowing button in the center of the card to activate RECentral, select your presets, press again and you should be recording. Or if your on PC free mode, slap in your SD card, cables/mic in, and click the button to record at 720p 60fps. In conclusion, the AverMedia Live gamer portable is not a dumbed down Live gamer HD, it is simply an evolution in capture card technology. The live gamer portable is a great device for those who will be capturing content from multiple consoles, and RECentral is user friendly enough for even those with only the most basic know how. This is a precursor of cards to come, portable pass through capture cards with on board encoding. So if your looking into the capture card market and have the coin to pay for the 179.99 MSRP Live gamer portable, it comes highly recommended from this reviewer.

The "sort of" part is their documentation and customer support are next to useless so you are on your own. Also it seems to be stuck with 1280x720 as the highest resolution. When using HDMI video and running the AVerMedia RECentral app, everything appeared to work and be set okay but there was no sound initially. After some trial and error, got the sound to work but still haven't figured out why it is stuck with 1280x720 as the max resolution. More trial and error to figure that one out, if ever. I would really like to get 1920x1080 at some point but the settings do not appear to accept that. Update: It will do 1920x1080. The problem I had was that the source was set to 1280x720. Ooops. The lack of sound I was experiencing was that you MUST have the "HDMI out" connected to a monitor, even if you don't use it or need it. I never tried the component video to see how that works. In standalone mode, the capture will create a 4.1GB MPEG-2 .TS file (~34 minutes), that is the maximum file size it can handle at 1280x720. So if you go over the 34 minutes, say 1 hour, it will start a new file with a _00001 suffix to the name. If you exceed 67 minutes, then there will be a third file, _00002, and so forth. To create a full video, you will need to put these together using a video editor. There will be a "glitch" where they are joined since a frame will be dropped when it switches to the new file. The reason for all of this being that the SD cards have to be formatted as FAT32. Tried it in PC mode and the file size limitation and frame dropping do not exist (since the PC is NTSF). AVerMedia's user guide, manual, tutorials and FAQ's are not much help. The 3rd party message boards do contain useful info, however. Last, AVerMedia's customer service is useless and trying to use the web customer service is more than useless - It is abysmally out of date (appears that none of the current products are listed in their mandatory pull down menu), doesn't have Win 8 in the OS list and barely works anyhow. Pros: Good video capture Runs standalone assuming you have a USB 5V power source (not supplied) Relatively easy to operate Handles 32GB SD cards. (have not tested larger cards) Cons: Terrible customer service Poor documentation Standalone mode has limitations: file type (MPEG-2 .TS filetype only - but there is a converter available to convert to MP4), and can't make a video file larger than 4.1GB due to the FAT32 format, requiring some editing to paste the pieces back together.

I bought this because I wanted to record my fighting games and upload them to youtube/stream to twitch. For those goals, this card is spectacular. When choosing which capture card I wanted to buy, I had done some browsing online. I had narrowed my choices down to this, The Hauppauge HD PVR 2 Gaming Edition, the Elgato, and the AverMedia ExtremeCap U3. It was a very tough choice, but I had ended up going with the Hauppauge HD PVR2. For a few days of using it, I was unsatisfied and had returned it. I then opted to get the Avermedia LGP. Much MUCH better idea. Pros: -Records at 60mbps. (I hear the Elgato only has 30mbps. Despite that, I still hear a lot of good things about it and the test videos I've watched look great) -Has a useful record button that is nice and responsive. (the Hauppauge I used previously also had a button, but it was soooo slow to activate the recording mode) -Software is proving to be very useful including features such as timeshift (ability to record clips up to around an hour ago so long as the device was ready) and simple settings to intricate fine-tuning settings. (I have a windows 7 rig that's fairly powerful, but I have heard that they are working on software that is gaining more and more compatiblity on Mac's) -Can record directly to SD card without a computer. (I have only tried this once just for the sake of trying it out, but I personally would never use the SD recording mode. If I had to use this at a friends, I'd probably just install it on their computer. -Comes with an HDMI cable (albeit a VERY, VERY, short one). -Comes with adapter that let you record via component cables. (Red, Green, Blue HD cables) -No noticeable lag via passthrough which means I can play fast paced fighting games and not have to worry about bad timing. -Can use mic audio via built in 3.5 mm jack or usb headset via software. -Comes with packaging that feels very "premium" as well as a little bag for carrying the unit itself -Matches my Black and Red PC color scheme. Cons: -Pretty expensive. -Always on if plugged in (it's a pain for me because 1: I feel that leaving anything on for a long time could shorten the life, and 2: It's plugged into a usb port on my pc that is always on even if my pc is off and that results in a bright blue light in my room when I am trying to sleep). -Have to update device bios at first. (bios updates are very scary because if the update gets interrupted, it could break your device) -SD recording mode has some limitations which may include recording up to only 30mbps. (don't quote me on that as I will only ever record at 60 via pc) I am very satisfied with my unit and I sometimes end up recording hours worth of gameplay. At 60mbps an hour game session usually takes up about 20gb on my pc which is surprisingly small in my eyes. I have plenty of space so I don't worry about big file sizes. I worry more about getting the best possible picture. One of my biggest issues, is "how sturdy is this device?" I am going to be very angry if I payed 164$ on a device only for it to break quickly. I will make sure to update this review if the device kicks the bucket, but I will also contact Avermedia for warranty support in the event that it breaks from simply using it for its purpose. I have uploaded a good number of videos on youtube already and for quality purposes, I will link some of them here. They are, however, of a game that may not be very well known. YoutubeDOTcom /watch?v=gBSkiHg3_7s /watch?v=_qoN-eH5tAA /watch?v=36CAqWf7xIs Few things to keep in mind: Due to the fact that Youtube is free and easy to use, videos won't look as good recorded as they are on Youtube. That in mind, I personally think that they still look very comparable to raw recorded footage. I use Sony Vegas to render my footage before I upload it to Youtube. Uploading raw recordings seemed to look very bad.

so after many months of looking into i finally bought one of these. i used to capture gameplay on for youtube videos using an old hauppauge HD pvr. once all the consoles started going to HDMI only i decided to needed to buy one of these to get back into the video making game and maybe start live streaming. i had bought this system to stream and capture gameplay from the xbox one primarily for killer instinct. i got the system home and hooked everything up, installed the drivers and software, and everything seemed fine. except for the fact that it won't let me record or capture any gameplay because apparently the xbox one has some sort of copy protection. i thought it was the ps4 that did that but apparently the xbox does too. i don't know how these other people are able to do it but i'm guessing you have to buy more s*** and fiddle with way more stuff that i really wanted to. i just wanted a box i could hook up to my macbook air or my desktop pc and be ready roll. not the case here. i feel bad because my boyfriend got it for me as a gift and i'm sitting here not knowing how to get it to work right. so i guess if you're capturing older consoles it may work but i haven't tried it nor did i intend to. i just wanted to capture gameplay of killer instinct on xbox one and its not letting me. you may have better luck than me.

Si quieres empezar a grabar tus gameplays o ya tienes algo de experiencia, esta capturadora lo cumple todo y con la mejor calidad. Es facil de aprender a usar y super práctica. La recomiendo ampliamente.

Questa unità Avermedia è davvero un ottimo prodotto, molto comodo e facile da utilizzare. Il software, da scaricare sul sito Avermedia, è ben realizzato e non ha dato nessun problema di riconoscimento e utilizzo. Non vorrei dilungarmi su altri aspetti tecnici già evidenziati da molte recensioni su questo prodotto. L'aspetto che mi incuriosiva provare, data la comprovata difficoltà tecnica, era riuscire a registrare dei contenuti archiviati con MySkyTv nell'hard disk del decoder sKy. Premetto che lo scopo di questa prova è puramente di verifica tecnica e non raccomando di ripeterla perchè (si può essere d'accordo o meno) registrare sul proprio pc i contenuti del decoder Sky è comunque illegale. La verifica che si vuole quindi ottenere è di poter registrare su PC esterno dei programmi pre-registrati su MySkyTv (o anche trasmessi in diretta dal decoder). Il materiale che è stato necessario procurarsi è: 1) AVerMedia Live Gamer Portable C875 (link:https://www.amazon.it/AVerMedia-Live-Gamer-Portable-LGP/dp/B00B2IZ3B0/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8) 2) uno splitter hdmi Cablesson Hdelity 1x4 HDMI splitter (link:https://www.amazon.it/gp/product/B00IOVHY5G/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1) 3) ovviamente il decoder Sky 4) due cavi hdmi (uno in più, non strettamente necessario, è presente col decoder) 5) un pc / notebook con porta usb La prima cosa da fare è, sul PC o notebook, scaricare il programma RECentral da gamerzone/avermedia.com (si può cercarlo pure in Google), andare alla sezione Download, selezionare la Serie del Prodotto Avermedia "Gaming", la categoria "Capture e Streaming" e il prodotto "C875". A questo punto si va nella sezione "Applicazioni e Driver" e si scarica il programma RECentral Una volta installato sul PC e aperto, si possono effettuare i collegamenti. I collegamenti da fare sono (vedi foto-video): 1) il cavo hdmi in uscita dal decoder va messo su HDMI input dello splitter 2) sull'output 1 dello splitter collegare un secondo cavo hdmi il cui altro lato va sull'ingresso hdmi dell' AverMedia. Non è necessario, ma se per comodità di vuole vedere l'immagine anche sul tv, va collegato un terzo cavo hdmi dall'uscita hdmi dell'AverMedia all'ingresso hdmi del TV. 3) collegare alimentazione allo splitter e accenderlo 4) collegare il cavo usb in dotazione all'Avermedia dal lato della stessa unità alla porta usb del PC A questo punto va fatto un primo check: nella finestra principale del programma RECentral in alto a destra dovrebbe apparire la scritta di riconoscimento dell'unità Avermedia collegata (AverMedia Live Gamer Portable), se così non fosse provare a scollegare e ricollegare il cavo usb dalla porta del pc, eventualmente cambiando porta se necessario. Una volta che il collegamento è corretto, io consiglierei (ma ognuno poi può fare come vuole) di andare in "Procedura Guidata" e poi selezionare "Console di gioco". Passando per le varie finestre "sorgente video" , "sorgente audio" si può controllare che il segnale arrivi correttamente. Su "impostazioni video" invece si possono cambiare i parametri di registrazione del file, io suggerisco di scegliere mp4 e di lasciare gli altri parametri come stanno. Non è necessario fare altro: basta cliccare sul tasto rosso "Pronto" per arrivare alla schermata di registrazione con al centro il tasto rosso REC.ùQui si dovrebbe vedere e sentire il programma in uscita dal decoder. Quendo si desidera si preme REC e si avvia la registrazione, si stoppa premendo nuovamente REC. Il file viene archiviato nella cartella Video, a schermata principale del programma, cliccare appunto su "Cartella Video" per fare aprire la finestra di File Explorer e vedere i file in lista. L'unità Avermedia devo dire funziona benissimo, è veramente piccola, non scalda affatto ed in teoria ha la possibilità di registrare anche su scheda sd veloce (non ho provato tale caratteristica), in questo caso si salta il programma da pc e si collega il lato usb dell'unità ad un qualsiasi alimentatore usb. Per avviare la registrazione basta poi premere il tasto centrale dell'unità. Lo splitter Cablesson 1x4 v2 (probabilemnte vanno benissimo anche le versioni a meno porte) è davvero realizzato con materiali di grande qualità, è robusto , con la scocca completamente in metallo. Non ha mai dato un piccolo problema e ha la capacità di bipassare la protezione HDCP (ricordando sempre che registrare i video con questa opzione non è legale). Veramente un ottimo prodotto. In definitiva due ottimi prodotti testati sul campo in una condizione tecnica di non facile realizzazione. Sperando di essere stato in qualche modo utile, auguro a tutti una buona visione "legale" .

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This capture card is truly amazing. If you are looking into getting a capture card the Avermedia Live Gamer Portable is the best out there. The Live Gamer Portable is about the size of an iPhone but it records in amazing quality with stunning colours. Also the ability to record in PC free mode with an SD card is super handy and makes the capture card that much more portable. Being new to this capture card experience I didn't know how to set it up at first but it is super easy to set up and start recording and if you need any help, the folks at the Avermedia forums can help out in a flash. In all aspects this capture card dominates all others. Averedia has clearly outdone themselves with this product at this price.

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