(Editors Note: Hauppauge clarified that the “no delay” was to the TV. Streaming requires you have higher specifications on your system though. This may be down to the power of the system and just be an isolated incident, but regardless it did occur while using the Hauppauge PVR. When playing back these videos, they may look choppy and sluggish depending on if your hardware is equipped to handle high fidelity videos, but that isn’t through any fault of the PVR’s. It is worth saying however that when attempting to stream PlayStation 3 gameplay through, the PVR crashed a colleague’s computer. There is a small delay (usually in the 2-3 second area) which isn’t really all that much. Getting back to the subject of the purported “no delay” when recording video. The recording datarate can be adjusted from 1-13.5 Mbits per second, which is the same range available with the prior model. The hardware video encoder is in line with Hauppauge’s previous gaming PVR model, but the video quality is now higher. You can set the resolution of recordings to be up to 1080p30. An 18 minute video falls into the 1GB range for example. File sizes aren’t large for such high quality video. After selecting your output and video quality a simple press of the record button on the PVR begins the entire process. Once the setup process is done, capturing footage is easy enough. Which is definitely worth making the entire experience more accessible.
For users that intend on collecting footage longer than two minutes (which is probably most users) buying a license for full use of Capture4Me will set you back $20.
There is another program available that provided a far more streamlined design and was easy to use.Ĭapture4Me gives the user the same options for outputting high quality video and recording that footage onto your system. ShowBiz isn’t the most intuitive program and didn’t always allow changing sources and video quality.
Other input/outputs include S-video, composite, and stereo audio.Īfter setting up the default program, Arcsoft ShowBiz, there were some difficulties with getting it to display the proper TV output. Because the PlayStation 3 is HDMI protected, you won’t be able to record footage from that system unless using a component gaming cable. It connects to your computer via USB, and to your TV display by either HDMI or component cables. Setting up the Hauppauge PVR proved a little tricky.