11-27-2024- UPDATED SPECS OF ELGATO 4K X AND AVERMEDIA GC553G2 - AVERMEDIA GC553G2 - Max Pass-Through Resolution: 2160p144 HDR/VRR, 3440x1440p120 HDR/VRR, 1440p240 HDR/VRR, 1080p360 HDR/VRR / Supported Resolution: 2160p, 3440x1440p, 1440p, 2560x1080p, 1080p, 1080i, 720p, 576p, 576i, 480p, 480i ELGATO 4K X - HDR Support now all the way to 4k30 Pass and Capture. With Firmware 1.7.13, Ultra Wide Support was added. The following resolutions are now supported: 3440x1440 2560x1080.
Hey, unhearted55! Thank you for watching! I got you! I had myself also some of those issues especially streaming, however, with Avermedia I don't have it anymore, but Avermedia doesn't have a nice program like 4k utility to save all your recordings if you use a lot. I don't use so for me was good tho.
@@RodiBroGamer hmm I saw recently that the elgato 4k x released and I’m just afraid of getting it and the problem still persists and continues with the new capture card and it’s pricey paying $230 and not knowing, I wasted $180 for the hd60 x in the garbage 🗑️ I still have my hd60s+ but it looks pretty crappy with artifacts in my streams it’s frustrating
@@unhearted55Oh yea, the stutter is still there. I ordered a 4k x day one and have been trying to figure it out since i got it. I've been awake for the last 3 days trying to figure it out non-stop before I send that piece of junk back. I had the hd60 X briefly right before that and mine had the same problems as well. It just so happened the 4K x was coming out a week later so I returned it and waited for the 4K X only to to be disappointed. Seriously I've been awake for 3 days straight doing everything and anything to make the stutter go away. I thought I had it solved and determine the cable it came with was bad because I used a USB c to USB a 10 gb cable and it fixed it but it won't stay connected with that cable. It no longer stutters with that cable but won't stay connected. So I have no idea how to fix that nonsense so it's getting sent back. I probably won't be buying another elgato product. You can look on my channel to see the stutter on my videos. All of them were captured with the 4k x.
@@unhearted55 I understand. I'm not sure the Elgato 4K X because I don't have it in hand but if you can buy from some place like amazon and test it you may can return and try the avermedia.
I've had an HD60X since the end of 2022 (to replace the old HD60 that I was using because my footage was getting seriously messed up while recording), and it worked with my laptop just fine. Ten months ago (March 2024), I bought a desktop, and there are sporadic frame drops when recording with Elgato's 4K Capture Utility. I tried to remedy the problem with different cables, using a different port, etc. Nothing worked, except using OBS instead of using 4K Capture Utility, which is more of a short-term solution. In my opinion, OBS audio monitoring is a hot pile of garbage, because while you're recording, there might be no latency, and then there might be an increasing amount of latency as you go on. Not a good look. Other than that, OBS works exactly the way it should. Any thoughts?
@@FanaticGuide Thank you for watching! So I had also the HD 60x from elgato but I was never a heavy user on the 4K utility since I was using OBS for everything. I don’t usually record game play specially long periods but for everything I do while recording my UA-cam videos using the 4K can link for my camera and PC and some game footage I have not had any problems but since I got the Avermedia 2.1 capture card I still have no issues . I usually record at 1080p60. What is the resolution output while recording? And what resolution are you recording from?
The resolution output while recording is 1080p60 HDR (I turn off HDR when recording games that don’t support it), and-if this if what you were asking about-I have two monitors (excluding my laptop), one of which is 4K HDR, the other of which is 1080p SDR. Because I have the one HDR screen, I can plug in the HDMI output for the consoles (specifically my PS5 and Xbox Series X), and switch the input so it displays that console. It also allows the consoles to see the resolution, refresh rate, etc. of the monitor, and will adapt to that.
@ ok so you are recording 4K HDR to 1080p60 right? If so have you try to record at 40k60 to see if you have any issues while downscaling ? In my case I do play in 1440p and record everything in 1080p and sometimes I need to tweak things on OBS but is fine for me .but again I don’t record gameplay a lot only while stream for a 30s clip . Are you doing any passthrough with the capture card or just capturing normally
@ the HD60X only allows for 4K60 passthrough, so the highest I could go at 4K resolution would be at 30fps, and because of that I record at 1080p60 HDR when using the capture card (HDR is, of course, dependent on whether the game supports it). However, I looked through my past recordings (before I started using OBS regularly), the HDR recordings were the ones that had the frame drops and the SDR recordings had none of those problems. When I went through those clips, a lot of questions began floating around in my head, mainly pertaining to the capture card, because when I screen record 4K HDR video using OBS (separate from the capture card), this does not happen 95% of the time (the other 5% of the time was me recording Horizon Forbidden West and trying to see what graphics settings would work better with what I was trying to do). I typically don’t do any passthrough, something to think about.
@ ok so look like can be the implementation of the HDR on the HD60X. I don’t have that card anymore otherwise I would try to test it out to see if I got any wierd things. Best thing to do is probably check with Elgato community to search if anybody have same issue and maybe a fix for that. It also could be that the new Elgato capture card had a HDR better implementation or upgrade that could solve this issue.
Hey RodiBroGamer. Thx for the information in your video ^^. Maybe u could help me out with something? I'm new to recording and streaming. Which of the two capture cards do you recommend for recording PS5 games when the PS5 is connected to a 65" TV? Unfortunately, I can't find anything about it online or what settings are needed. ^^'
Hey HP_gamenoob! Thank you for watching! I would recommend the elgato 4K X. The reason is that you can use the 4K utility to record your games from ps5 on the 4K utility software and in there is super organize to keep and manage your recording videos. The avermedia doesn’t have that on the software so since both cards are great the elgato will be better. Also to record your games , when you add the capture card between the PS5 to the TV use the pass through meaning connect the HDMI from ps5 to HDMI in on capture card the run another HDMI 2.1 cable to your tv. The Usbc cable from capture card will go to your pc to send the videos. Also when you connect the USBC cable that come with elgato to your PC make sure you are connecting to a USBC Port 3.2 gen 2 because if is not you will be limited in the quality. For more info look on elgato 4K X website as well ok? Hope I could help you with some info . Let me know if I can help you further 😁👍🏻
Hello, do you know if having this capture cards will solve problem with obs stutter. I just have one pc with RTX 4090 where i play and record and 4k tv with 120hz and vrr but my games runs at 4K 90-100fps so when i record videos on obs at 60 fps it makes video stuttering i guess because of out of sync frames, but when i cap my games to 60fps I don't have video stutter anymore... I heard its VRR problem with obs...I want smooth video at 60 fps and want to play on 120 fps. What should i do? How you manage to record 120 fps games without stutter? Thanks a lot in advance!
Hey Tebroni! Thank you for watching! For what I understand your setup is a single PC correct? So if you are having problems as a single pc those cards won’t help your setup or issue. I’m having recently some issue related to that but not as bad sometimes with the avermedia card while playing on the PS5 but not as bad. I believe OBS is having some of this issues . Did you try to change your Frame rate to 120 on OBS video settings for output?
@@RodiBroGamer Which cpu and gpu i need for second pc in dual pc setup so i can stream and record 4k 60 fps? And also can i use 2k monitor or even 1k if i want to stream 4k 60 with capture card? I am thin with my budget. Thanks in advance! 🙂
@@tebroni187 So yes you can have a 1080p monitor on streaming Pc no problem to stream in 4K. On OBS only think you do is have your CANVAS resolution 1080p and when sending to UA-cam ( if that’s where you stream ) you can send in 4K resolution. UA-cam will upscale from your 1080p meaning you don’t need a super powerful GPU on the streaming pc side. I think a RTX2070 GPU or newer will be fine . Only thing you need to check is your internet speed for uploading ( not downloading) to send a good bitrate for 4K streaming.
@@tebroni187 Yes you can. On OBS your canvas resolution on streaming pc will be 1080p but on the recording settings there is an option there for scale the resolution. There if you choose 4K it will upscale to 4K. I recommend I think in your case get the elgato capture card instead of the avermedia because on the software of elgato you can record there instead on OBS in 4K 60.
I don’t know which one to buy. Avermedia is cheaper by $30 in my country, my old is elgato 60s+ and i wanna upgrade without to much hassle on software l. Should I get elgato or averrmedia?
Hey T.O Wallee! Thank you for watching! So if you don't want the hassle to learn and install a new software and all go with Elgato 4K capture card. Not only you could still use the same software but it is also an amazing card. I think worth the extra $30 .
I'm a bit confused about Capture HDR. I've read that the Elgato 4k X had 4k30fps HDR and the AverMedia has 4k60fps HDR capture, but your video doesnt mention HDR for the AverMedia when capturing 4k60. Was that a mistake, or did I read that info falsely?
Hello @kortesch8420 ! Thank you for watching! You are right. At the moment of this video they didn't have those capabilities and along this year they updated allowing to have up to 4k 30 Pass and capture with HDR and Avermedia Pass and capture up to 4k144 HDR. I will post her and long a comment to update this information as at the time of this video they didn't have those aspects available. Thanks for bring that up 👍👍
@RodiBroGamer No I think you were actually right. I just looked at the AverMedia documentation (Cant paste the link) and it also states that HDR Capture only works with up to 4K30. I think it's a bandwidth issue with USB 3 and we need to wait until USB 4 for external 4K60 HDR. Until then, only PCIe capture cards like the Elgato 4K Pro will be able to capture in 4K60 HDR.
Does averMedia have a good software on the Mac OS for people who are only on Apple OS as I’ve seen many people complain about Elgato 4kX when you want to capture 4k60 while using M silicon
@@ronaldojele9223 Hey! Thanks for watching! Don’t know on Mac. I use on windows PC and so far is being really good . Avermedia software é basic compared with 4K utility from elgato but how is running on Mac I’m not sure .
AverMedia they have really bad customer service and the live game ultra 2.1 have resolution issues if you play games i full screen and forces you to play in borderless full screen, and yes i have the live game ultra 2.1 and have been trying to get this fix but avermedia is leaving me in the dust and not helping
@ That’s sucks 😫 I have not experienced any issues on that in my setup as I play in 1440p all my games or 4K sometimes. So far have not deal with the customer service. Do you still have time to return it?
Hey chiefmaster! Thank you for watching! Both are really great but if was me I would keep the Elgato as in the past I had Elgato and never had any issues.
@@henkinstein Thank you for watching! Elgato is great 👍🏻. I’m using the avermedia so far is being really solid for me. I would recommend Elgato if I didn’t have ether one just because I had Elgato capture card in the pass and was always great for me.
@RodiBroGamer brother am buying a 360hz monitor so I think 4kx won't pass through 360 is that going to be a problem for me while streaming and playing ?
@ Nice!! Congrats on the monitor!! So if you use the pass through on the elgato 4K X it will only cap you on 4K 144Fps or 1440p 240 meaning you will not be able to use the monitor passing this framerate.
Hey EndorphinsEplay! Thank you for watching! So for the PCIe cards I would go with elgato unless you use a wide monitor resolution. I believe only Avermedia is compatible with some wide monitors and Elgato not yet maybe on a future. The elgato 4K pro is great tho not only cheaper from avermedia but also can do up to 8k60 for future prove. If I had to choose between both PCIes I would go to elgato 😁👍🏻
Hey MK-Jm6sl! Thank you for watching! For my experience with Avermedia so far I'm very satisfied with the quality. Even if you use the PS4 to capture your games this capture card is the future proof meaning that if you get a new console will work great. So my recommendation based on my experience with the AVerMedia for 4-5 months will be the LiveGamer Ultra 2.1.
11-27-2024- UPDATED SPECS OF ELGATO 4K X AND AVERMEDIA GC553G2 - AVERMEDIA GC553G2 - Max Pass-Through Resolution: 2160p144 HDR/VRR, 3440x1440p120 HDR/VRR, 1440p240 HDR/VRR, 1080p360 HDR/VRR / Supported Resolution: 2160p, 3440x1440p, 1440p, 2560x1080p, 1080p, 1080i, 720p, 576p, 576i, 480p, 480i
ELGATO 4K X - HDR Support now all the way to 4k30 Pass and Capture. With Firmware 1.7.13, Ultra Wide Support was added. The following resolutions are now supported: 3440x1440
2560x1080.
Thank you! great comparison review
@@BladerunnerRick Thank you for watching!! 😁👍🏻
Elgato hd60 x has unfortunately given me so many unwanted headaches and stress with the constant stuttering in my streams and recordings 😢
Hey, unhearted55! Thank you for watching! I got you! I had myself also some of those issues especially streaming, however, with Avermedia I don't have it anymore, but Avermedia doesn't have a nice program like 4k utility to save all your recordings if you use a lot. I don't use so for me was good tho.
@@RodiBroGamer hmm I saw recently that the elgato 4k x released and I’m just afraid of getting it and the problem still persists and continues with the new capture card and it’s pricey paying $230 and not knowing, I wasted $180 for the hd60 x in the garbage 🗑️ I still have my hd60s+ but it looks pretty crappy with artifacts in my streams it’s frustrating
@@unhearted55Oh yea, the stutter is still there. I ordered a 4k x day one and have been trying to figure it out since i got it. I've been awake for the last 3 days trying to figure it out non-stop before I send that piece of junk back. I had the hd60 X briefly right before that and mine had the same problems as well. It just so happened the 4K x was coming out a week later so I returned it and waited for the 4K X only to to be disappointed. Seriously I've been awake for 3 days straight doing everything and anything to make the stutter go away. I thought I had it solved and determine the cable it came with was bad because I used a USB c to USB a 10 gb cable and it fixed it but it won't stay connected with that cable. It no longer stutters with that cable but won't stay connected. So I have no idea how to fix that nonsense so it's getting sent back. I probably won't be buying another elgato product. You can look on my channel to see the stutter on my videos. All of them were captured with the 4k x.
@@unhearted55 I understand. I'm not sure the Elgato 4K X because I don't have it in hand but if you can buy from some place like amazon and test it you may can return and try the avermedia.
The colour is also washed out compared to hd60x its a mess tbh
I've had an HD60X since the end of 2022 (to replace the old HD60 that I was using because my footage was getting seriously messed up while recording), and it worked with my laptop just fine. Ten months ago (March 2024), I bought a desktop, and there are sporadic frame drops when recording with Elgato's 4K Capture Utility. I tried to remedy the problem with different cables, using a different port, etc. Nothing worked, except using OBS instead of using 4K Capture Utility, which is more of a short-term solution. In my opinion, OBS audio monitoring is a hot pile of garbage, because while you're recording, there might be no latency, and then there might be an increasing amount of latency as you go on. Not a good look. Other than that, OBS works exactly the way it should. Any thoughts?
@@FanaticGuide Thank you for watching! So I had also the HD 60x from elgato but I was never a heavy user on the 4K utility since I was using OBS for everything. I don’t usually record game play specially long periods but for everything I do while recording my UA-cam videos using the 4K can link for my camera and PC and some game footage I have not had any problems but since I got the Avermedia 2.1 capture card I still have no issues . I usually record at 1080p60. What is the resolution output while recording? And what resolution are you recording from?
The resolution output while recording is 1080p60 HDR (I turn off HDR when recording games that don’t support it), and-if this if what you were asking about-I have two monitors (excluding my laptop), one of which is 4K HDR, the other of which is 1080p SDR. Because I have the one HDR screen, I can plug in the HDMI output for the consoles (specifically my PS5 and Xbox Series X), and switch the input so it displays that console. It also allows the consoles to see the resolution, refresh rate, etc. of the monitor, and will adapt to that.
@ ok so you are recording 4K HDR to 1080p60 right? If so have you try to record at 40k60 to see if you have any issues while downscaling ? In my case I do play in 1440p and record everything in 1080p and sometimes I need to tweak things on OBS but is fine for me .but again I don’t record gameplay a lot only while stream for a 30s clip . Are you doing any passthrough with the capture card or just capturing normally
@ the HD60X only allows for 4K60 passthrough, so the highest I could go at 4K resolution would be at 30fps, and because of that I record at 1080p60 HDR when using the capture card (HDR is, of course, dependent on whether the game supports it). However, I looked through my past recordings (before I started using OBS regularly), the HDR recordings were the ones that had the frame drops and the SDR recordings had none of those problems. When I went through those clips, a lot of questions began floating around in my head, mainly pertaining to the capture card, because when I screen record 4K HDR video using OBS (separate from the capture card), this does not happen 95% of the time (the other 5% of the time was me recording Horizon Forbidden West and trying to see what graphics settings would work better with what I was trying to do). I typically don’t do any passthrough, something to think about.
@ ok so look like can be the implementation of the HDR on the HD60X. I don’t have that card anymore otherwise I would try to test it out to see if I got any wierd things. Best thing to do is probably check with Elgato community to search if anybody have same issue and maybe a fix for that. It also could be that the new Elgato capture card had a HDR better implementation or upgrade that could solve this issue.
Hey RodiBroGamer.
Thx for the information in your video ^^. Maybe u could help me out with something?
I'm new to recording and streaming. Which of the two capture cards do you recommend for recording PS5 games when the PS5 is connected to a 65" TV? Unfortunately, I can't find anything about it online or what settings are needed. ^^'
Hey HP_gamenoob! Thank you for watching! I would recommend the elgato 4K X. The reason is that you can use the 4K utility to record your games from ps5 on the 4K utility software and in there is super organize to keep and manage your recording videos. The avermedia doesn’t have that on the software so since both cards are great the elgato will be better. Also to record your games , when you add the capture card between the PS5 to the TV use the pass through meaning connect the HDMI from ps5 to HDMI in on capture card the run another HDMI 2.1 cable to your tv. The Usbc cable from capture card will go to your pc to send the videos. Also when you connect the USBC cable that come with elgato to your PC make sure you are connecting to a USBC Port 3.2 gen 2 because if is not you will be limited in the quality. For more info look on elgato 4K X website as well ok? Hope I could help you with some info . Let me know if I can help you further 😁👍🏻
@@RodiBroGamer wow great answer!
Thank u very much! :D
Hello, do you know if having this capture cards will solve problem with obs stutter. I just have one pc with RTX 4090 where i play and record and 4k tv with 120hz and vrr but my games runs at 4K 90-100fps so when i record videos on obs at 60 fps it makes video stuttering i guess because of out of sync frames, but when i cap my games to 60fps I don't have video stutter anymore... I heard its VRR problem with obs...I want smooth video at 60 fps and want to play on 120 fps.
What should i do? How you manage to record 120 fps games without stutter? Thanks a lot in advance!
Hey Tebroni! Thank you for watching! For what I understand your setup is a single PC correct? So if you are having problems as a single pc those cards won’t help your setup or issue. I’m having recently some issue related to that but not as bad sometimes with the avermedia card while playing on the PS5 but not as bad. I believe OBS is having some of this issues . Did you try to change your Frame rate to 120 on OBS video settings for output?
@@RodiBroGamer Which cpu and gpu i need for second pc in dual pc setup so i can stream and record 4k 60 fps? And also can i use 2k monitor or even 1k if i want to stream 4k 60 with capture card?
I am thin with my budget.
Thanks in advance! 🙂
@@tebroni187 So yes you can have a 1080p monitor on streaming Pc no problem to stream in 4K. On OBS only think you do is have your CANVAS resolution 1080p and when sending to UA-cam ( if that’s where you stream ) you can send in 4K resolution. UA-cam will upscale from your 1080p meaning you don’t need a super powerful GPU on the streaming pc side. I think a RTX2070 GPU or newer will be fine . Only thing you need to check is your internet speed for uploading ( not downloading) to send a good bitrate for 4K streaming.
@@RodiBroGamer hey Rodi thanks for answers! Can i also record video gameplay like this with 4k 60 to second pc with 1080p and still to have 4k video?
@@tebroni187 Yes you can. On OBS your canvas resolution on streaming pc will be 1080p but on the recording settings there is an option there for scale the resolution. There if you choose 4K it will upscale to 4K. I recommend I think in your case get the elgato capture card instead of the avermedia because on the software of elgato you can record there instead on OBS in 4K 60.
I don’t know which one to buy. Avermedia is cheaper by $30 in my country, my old is elgato 60s+ and i wanna upgrade without to much hassle on software l. Should I get elgato or averrmedia?
Hey T.O Wallee! Thank you for watching! So if you don't want the hassle to learn and install a new software and all go with Elgato 4K capture card. Not only you could still use the same software but it is also an amazing card. I think worth the extra $30 .
@@RodiBroGamer thanks man. I really need this advice. Mainly using for ps5 to fully utilize the passthrough
@@T.O.Wallee nice ! Glad to help! Absolutely it will work great with PS5 😁😁👍🏻
Parece que é o único vídeo de comparação sobre essas placas. Parabéns pelo trabalho :)
Fala @DetonaHard ! Obrigado por assistir e pelo comentario! 😁
I'm a bit confused about Capture HDR. I've read that the Elgato 4k X had 4k30fps HDR and the AverMedia has 4k60fps HDR capture, but your video doesnt mention HDR for the AverMedia when capturing 4k60. Was that a mistake, or did I read that info falsely?
Hello @kortesch8420 ! Thank you for watching! You are right. At the moment of this video they didn't have those capabilities and along this year they updated allowing to have up to 4k 30 Pass and capture with HDR and Avermedia Pass and capture up to 4k144 HDR. I will post her and long a comment to update this information as at the time of this video they didn't have those aspects available. Thanks for bring that up 👍👍
@RodiBroGamer No I think you were actually right. I just looked at the AverMedia documentation (Cant paste the link) and it also states that HDR Capture only works with up to 4K30. I think it's a bandwidth issue with USB 3 and we need to wait until USB 4 for external 4K60 HDR. Until then, only PCIe capture cards like the Elgato 4K Pro will be able to capture in 4K60 HDR.
Does averMedia have a good software on the Mac OS for people who are only on Apple OS as I’ve seen many people complain about Elgato 4kX when you want to capture 4k60 while using M silicon
@@ronaldojele9223 Hey! Thanks for watching! Don’t know on Mac. I use on windows PC and so far is being really good . Avermedia software é basic compared with 4K utility from elgato but how is running on Mac I’m not sure .
AverMedia they have really bad customer service and the live game ultra 2.1 have resolution issues if you play games i full screen and forces you to play in borderless full screen, and yes i have the live game ultra 2.1 and have been trying to get this fix but avermedia is leaving me in the dust and not helping
@ That’s sucks 😫 I have not experienced any issues on that in my setup as I play in 1440p all my games or 4K sometimes. So far have not deal with the customer service. Do you still have time to return it?
@@RodiBroGamer i also play and stream in 1440 with OBS, sadly no, with the custormer service, it have been draged out for 4 months
@@DKRonze ohh man 😫. Have you update the software recently? I notice was an update last week.
I have both 4k x and gc553g2. Which of the two is better? I'm trying to sell one or the other.
Hey chiefmaster! Thank you for watching! Both are really great but if was me I would keep the Elgato as in the past I had Elgato and never had any issues.
Heyy brother am thinking to go for elgato 4kx is it a good decision or not what do you recommend?
@@henkinstein Thank you for watching! Elgato is great 👍🏻. I’m using the avermedia so far is being really solid for me. I would recommend Elgato if I didn’t have ether one just because I had Elgato capture card in the pass and was always great for me.
@RodiBroGamer brother am buying a 360hz monitor so I think 4kx won't pass through 360 is that going to be a problem for me while streaming and playing ?
@@RodiBroGamer so now should I go for evermedia? Because of my 360hz monitor?
@ Nice!! Congrats on the monitor!! So if you use the pass through on the elgato 4K X it will only cap you on 4K 144Fps or 1440p 240 meaning you will not be able to use the monitor passing this framerate.
@ passthrough on Avermedia 2.1 live gamer is the same as the elgato 4K X.
Hello buddy,I am stuck between elgato and avermedia 2.1 hdmi PCIe cards.what you opinions for both cards?
Hey EndorphinsEplay! Thank you for watching! So for the PCIe cards I would go with elgato unless you use a wide monitor resolution. I believe only Avermedia is compatible with some wide monitors and Elgato not yet maybe on a future. The elgato 4K pro is great tho not only cheaper from avermedia but also can do up to 8k60 for future prove. If I had to choose between both PCIes I would go to elgato 😁👍🏻
@@RodiBroGamer Thank you so much for your reply thanks I go for elgato then 🤭
@@EndorphinsEplay your welcome! Enjoy your new capture card!!🔥🔥
For us in my country gc553g2 is less than 200usd so ofc going for gc553g2
Hi, Does it work for Astro A50 X Headsets?
Hey ederhernandezmoya! Thank you for watching! Yes it should work.
ps4proの画面をキャプチャーするのにどちらを買うか迷っています。私は配信はしないしマイクも使いません。ゲームの画質を最大限重視します。その場合はどちらがおすすめしますか？
Hey MK-Jm6sl! Thank you for watching! For my experience with Avermedia so far I'm very satisfied with the quality. Even if you use the PS4 to capture your games this capture card is the future proof meaning that if you get a new console will work great. So my recommendation based on my experience with the AVerMedia for 4-5 months will be the LiveGamer Ultra 2.1.