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PIHEN HDMI Capture Card
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Often video capture cards come with built-in problems but not so for me with this new card from PIHEN. I just followed the user guide and it all worked a treat for me.
Priced currently at £69.99 this capture card is not an inexpensive item but it is far less costly than many of the better-known rivals. Of course, that is no saving if the product is no use but in fact, I was very pleased with this one.
In the rather basic product box the capture device itself, a USB 3 to USB 3 cable, a USB to USB-C adapter, and a well written and nicely printed User Guide. The Capture Card itself is made from brushed aluminium alloy, with on one side two HDMI ports and on the other USB 3, two 3.5mm audio ports and a status LED. Build quality feels fine and externally there is nothing that can break or fall off.
The point of this device is to stream video from any HDMI source at up to 4K to a PC or other capture device using a USB 3 interface at a maximum speed of 1080p@60fps. Note that the device converts the video and does not render it and this needs to be done by the capture device. If the processing power on the capture device is not sufficient there will be stuttering, dropouts and other issues in the recorded file.
For testing purposes, I connected my Roku 3 streamer to the capture card and the card to my Windows 10 PC. I used AMCap v9.23 software. Remember to select the right audio and video sources both with the software and the computer Operating System. It should work equally well with other software, including that suggested in the User Guide, and with any HDMI streaming device. I followed all the instructions in the User Guide and, yes, it worked the first time. I also tried it with VLC media player, which offers many more recording options, but it did not work so well, probably due to fiddling too much with the many options available. No drivers were needed on my Windows 10 PC and it worked straight from the box.
Remember that the quality of the final recorded file will in large part depend on the capability of your computer to render the video.
This is an excellent device that worked well for me and with far fewer problems configuring it than I expected.
Music: YouTube Audio Library: Chris Haugen: Casablanca Caravan
