Startech USB 2.0 HD PVR Video Game Capture Card - Hardware Review | Chalgyr's Game Room

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Startech USB 2.0 HD PVR Video Game Capture Card - Hardware Review | Chalgyr's Game Room

Added: 30.07.2015 13:19 | 32 views | 0 comments

Chalgyr's Game Room writes: Startech is relatively well known in computer hardware as they manufacture cost-effective alternatives to name-brand peripherals. It was only a matter of time before the company took notice of the ever-growing content capture market, especially with the explosive popularity of Elgato, Hoppauge, and the utterly fantastic AVerMedia gear. Enter the USB 2 HD PVR external capture card. When it was first released it was one of the early 1080p capture devices and was quite affordable given its competition (which generally cost upwards of $300 for a portable capture solution), though much has changed since the device was first released, does it still stand up to its competition? The HD PVR is a small, compact USB 2.0 capture device that a large number of gamers these days are looking for. As a way to go through and capture their montages, "pwnage" streaks, Let's Play and Longplay videos, the HD PVR's pricepoint is now right in the middle of the pack. While...