As some of you may know I'm a big fan of live streaming. I've been streaming on Twitch.tv for the last 3 years or so. I've gone thru a bunch of capture cards over the years. I first started out with the Hauppauge HD PVR. I wasn't happy with the quality of it and it had a terrible input lag. I then upgraded to the BlackMagic Intensity Pro. That card gave me no problems but i was still looking for better quality. I then upgraded to the BlackMagic Intensity Shuttle. That one gave me awesome quality but since it uses USB 3.0 it caused me a lot of headaches. Unfortunately none of them allowed me to play at 1080p. I've always had to downgrade to 720p and play on that resolution. So the search continued for a capture card that could meet all my requirements.
After doing some research, I decided to try out the AVerMedia Live Gamer HD. I've heard that the card is amazing and it allows 1080p gameplay. So I decided to give it a try and see how I liked it.
In this video I open the box and see what is contained inside. I also show a quality test as well as a quad comparison with the other capture cards I use.
Inside the Live Gamer HD box is a small PCI Express card, a DVI to HDMI adapter, HDMI and HDMI to DVI cables, an audio cable and the wholly optional but immensely helpful Hot Button. Installing the Live Gamer HD is relatively simple, as long as one understands the ins and outs of a computer.
Check out the video and see what i thought of the AVerMedia Live Gamer HD.
