AVerMedia GC513 Live Gamer Portable 2 Plus Capture Card, 4K Pass-Through, 1080p60 Game Streaming, Recording, for Windows 11 & MacOS 10.13 or later

Its not a elgato but it works just as well and does what it is intended to do. Also good pricing

BLUF: This is an excellent device for the money, and a good Swiss-army knife for a consultant or QA team to have around. It comes with all the cables, too, and they're not bad.I bought this to record workstation demos for clients; software-only recorders are not reliable under high CPU loads, and this will record independently to a MicroSD card (U3, V30 or better).I cannot find an English manual for this thing. There is a FAQ, but a proper manual is missing from both the box and the web site. This is important, because there are some "magic button" combos that you will have to figure out by trial and error without it-- including some very frustrating things like "headset mute".Some information you may find helpful:YES, it records HD (1920x1080) video at high framerates.NO, it will not record 4K video.YES, it will reliably run under power from a normal (500mA) USB-A port. (The manufacturer suggests bringing a USB power bank along if you're using a laptop, which is actually not a bad idea.)YES, it really will record totally independently of the host system; all it needs is power and an HDMI connection. There is a big glowing button you whack to start and stop it-- that's it.YES, it will also work as an OBS Studio device (one video capture device that also brings in audio; you don't need a separate audio connection).YES, it will record HDMI audio. However, the levels are a little low.YES, the headset jack is 4-position (TRRS) 3.5mm, supporting a microphone. If the mic doesn't seem to work, hold each of the volume buttons down for a few seconds until the mute clears.YES, you can hear the HDMI audio passthrough in the monitoring headset.YES, you can hear your own headset mic in the headset. It is, in my opinion, way too loud relative to the HDMI video, so you may want to move the boom out a bit.YES, there is a mode to use it as a glorified card reader. This was done so that you didn't need to load and unload cards all the time-- I suggest USING IT THAT WAY, and taping over the card slot once the card is installed.YES, there are some low-latency drivers available; NO, you don't have to use them. The issue is a little complicated; see the website.When used as a standalone capture device, the native format is ".MOV".The device is physically quite a bit smaller than I expected, and quite light. Build quality is good.Grab one. I couldn't find anything else that was even close for twice the price.

These devices all use the same chipset, so, there's no reason they won't work.Plug your Nintendo Switch in to this, and plug this in to your TV.Be aware that:1. There is no power switch. This is incredibly annoying, meaning you have to pull the power plug in and out.The vast majority of these units just sit in one place in use forever, and it's incredibly annoying there's no power toggle.(The power plug is simply a mini USB, which is correct and good.)2. The device has an absurd "whacky" design, it's just of like a pyramid or something, with weird color touches at the ends and so on.It should just be a tiny black cube of metal.3. The display is - insanity. If you want to spend a year reading, and, what - memorizing? - color codes, blinking, or whatever, do that. It's just insane. There should be six or so one-cent LEDs on the front, clearly labelled in large white lettering "no input" "disk full" "recording" "power" "disk" "hdmi" "no disk" etc.4. If you're used to using normal, everyday stage or studio electronics, of course obviously every single button, switch etc is EXTREMELY CLEARLY LABELLED, in LARGE WHITE ON BLACK LETTERS so that it is easy to use in any environment. I literally don't know and will never know what the buttons ? on this thing are for. I mean, unless at some point in life I say, huh, i will sit down for 2? 3? days and try to investigate the buttons (are there buttons? what are those things?) on that capture card thing"But, I'm not going to do that. Ever.5. There's no product manual, not even online. (There's a risible manual for the idiotic "video! editing!" software they give you a link to, which is funny.)6. Why, why, why, why, why the micro chip slot IS ONE OF THE "SPRING" ONES. Does anyone even MAKE those any more?Micro cards, you now just "stick in the hole" and they remain "half sticking out" and you just grab them and push them in or out.Do you remember the incredibly stupid micro card slots where (why?) the card would go ALL THE WAY IN, with a spring. The only way to get them out is use a very firm fingernail, or perhaps a tiny screwdriver, and you sort of press them in to release the catch, and then a spring pushes them out.It is so incredibly stupid - insanity.Again, works perfectly, flawless, but beware of the utterly idiotic controls, bizarre design, the very missing power button, and the laughable "spring/latch" card thing, which is a total nuisance.

(SHORT TUTORIAL) """IF YOU ARE USING FOR STREAMLABS OBS HERES SOME ADVICE"""But first I am impressed with this device. It's small and sleek and almost no lag. I use my TV and computer so I don't notice the lag. But from what I can tell it's great. I did a lot of research on different products and this one is cheaper than the Elgato but works just as hard. If you are just starting to stream. Then pick this to start. SHORT TUTORIAL BELOW!!So just hook it up like the package says. And if once you get into streamlabs you need to go to sources and then [add source], from there go to "add video capture device".For me it gave me the "NO SIGNAL" or "COPYWRITE CONTENT" error. I use a ps4 and for me what it took was to1 - Go into settings2 - Go to system3 - TURN OFF HDCP LINK!!!That will take care of your no signal or copyright error.Now back to streamlabs.Click on Video Capture Device in your sources. Then go to settings. Go to the bottom and select custom audio in "Audio Device". From there select "Microphone live gamer portable plus 2). And that will take care of the audio issue.And there you have it. Simple yet tedious.

Needed this to record gaming without a computer. After you record you can then take it to the computer and edit your session and upload to whatever platform you like.