- Jan 4, 2012
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Ok, so I've done a bit of research on this, and each device seems to have strong and weak points. To narrow it down a bit though, I will give my situation and what I intend to do with the device.
First off, I've already decided against FRAPS and any other software, simply because I have issues with them. I have a decent setup(i5 2500k @4.3GHz/AMD HD 7850 2gb), but gameplay is slowed way down and my videos are very choppy. Plus, I also want to record from older consoles. So I have made the decision to get a capture card.
So the Roxio Game Captrue HD Pro is on sale for $100 through Amazon for a bit, and The Elgato Game Capture HD is $160, so there is a $60 gap, which means I'm leaning toward the Roxio. But with some of the features of the Elgato(comes with cables, and that awesome flashback feature) it makes me wonder if it is worth the extra $60.
Well, mostly I just plan on recording gameplay with commentary, do some Let's Plays, maybe collections of clips I find funny or just awesome with added effects. I also plan on using Sony Vegas for editing, so the software in the package doesn't really mean much. Roxio doesn't have built in commentary, so I would need an external audio recording program, which is fine. The Elgato, however, does have audio commentary built-in. Both have live streaming capabilities, although I'm not sure I want to do that just yet.
So all in all, I guess I'm just asking if the Elgato is really worth the extra $60, and if so, why?
Thank you.
First off, I've already decided against FRAPS and any other software, simply because I have issues with them. I have a decent setup(i5 2500k @4.3GHz/AMD HD 7850 2gb), but gameplay is slowed way down and my videos are very choppy. Plus, I also want to record from older consoles. So I have made the decision to get a capture card.
So the Roxio Game Captrue HD Pro is on sale for $100 through Amazon for a bit, and The Elgato Game Capture HD is $160, so there is a $60 gap, which means I'm leaning toward the Roxio. But with some of the features of the Elgato(comes with cables, and that awesome flashback feature) it makes me wonder if it is worth the extra $60.
Well, mostly I just plan on recording gameplay with commentary, do some Let's Plays, maybe collections of clips I find funny or just awesome with added effects. I also plan on using Sony Vegas for editing, so the software in the package doesn't really mean much. Roxio doesn't have built in commentary, so I would need an external audio recording program, which is fine. The Elgato, however, does have audio commentary built-in. Both have live streaming capabilities, although I'm not sure I want to do that just yet.
So all in all, I guess I'm just asking if the Elgato is really worth the extra $60, and if so, why?
Thank you.
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