AVerMediaLive Gamer Ultra GC553 – 4K60 HDR Pass-Through, 4K30 Capture, Low Latency for Xbox Series X/S, PS5, Switch, Windows 11/macOS 10.13

My review will just be covering gameplay capture from the PS5. I don’t currently stream or anything so have no experience with that.I’ve been using the Elgato HD60S+ for several years to capture my game play from the PS5. It honestly worked great and capturing 1080p 60fps worked well. I didn’t use the pass through to play directly off the capture card (I have a HDMI splitter so play direct from the PS5 on a separate monitor), but when I tried it, there was a noticeable half a second to one second lag which made playing games bad anyway.But the main thing that made me want to try something new was that Elgato has this issue where the capture card gets used by another device in Windows and doesn’t show a signal. The only way to get it to work was restarting the PC. Trust me, I tried everything, even disabling all types of devices on Windows. Apparently anything that uses audio can cause the Elgato to see it as a source and then it doesn’t connect to your console. And it doesn’t have the ability to connect to more than one source.So I went with the Avermedia and so far everything has been working great. After connecting everything it got my PS5 signal right off the bat. I also have an XLR mic setup and was able to get that working during PS5 gameplay capture without too much trouble once I figured out I needed to download the RECentral program. I originally used their streaming software which didn’t work in capturing my voice during gameplay on the PS5. I’m sure it works fine or streaming but as I mentioned, I don’t have experience in streaming yet.The quality in gameplay capture is excellent. Everything looks great in 4K and the pass through virtually has no lag that I could play it off the capture card alone with no problem. I haven’t encountered any black screens or disconnects and so far it’s been a lot better than the Elgato I’ve used for so long.

Its not a elgato but it works just as well and does what it is intended to do. Also good pricing

First of all, the good stuff. I got this card to supplement the video on my 32" 4k monitor, and it does a fabulous job of that. REALLY good, high res video. Installation was p&p, and the effect was instant. I'm very happy with the video. BUT.....I have not been able to get the front panel RGB display to vary or shut off, and it is RIDICULOUSLY bright. I have downloaded software updates, drivers, etc., from the company website, but no success with getting this part of the application to work. Digging deeper, I found reviewers elsewhere have noted this issue also. I like the video from the card, and I was probably not going to use the lighting anyway, so I ended up putting electrical tape over the display to cut it off entirely. It is absurd that this is an issue on this high quality of a product.To be clear, this does not seem to affect the video quality itself, but it is VERY annoying, and not something users should have to deal with.

Needed this to record gaming without a computer. After you record you can then take it to the computer and edit your session and upload to whatever platform you like.

This worked within 1 minute of setup inside of OBS twitch streaming software I was holding my breath wondering what I was in for.Heads up to the less technically inclined, you likely when lead to change video format a timer to until your hardware and software are on the same page so to speak.I'm using Windows 10 and DaVinci and OBS desktop, so far I'm very impressed with the construction and operation ease.

Best capture setup i have ever used.

Purchased this to use a Nintendo switch with a laptop (to play using the laptop’s display). Setup was easy in terms of the cables included in the box. But software was a headache to try and understand. Avermedia has their own software, which has a UI reminiscent of 2003 and is horrribly unintuitive. I tried OBS instead, which has a better UI.Unfortunately the lag is so intense it makes games unplayable. It’s about .5 seconds of lag, which matters a lot. Basically you are setting yourself up to lose with any game you play. It was super frustrating.I got in touch with Avermedia customer service and they basically said it’s not possible to fix the lag. They suggested using an external display + HDMI instead. But in that scenario then why would I use the capture card. The entire point was to use it with a laptop as the display. (Context: I have an LG display that utilizes a USB-C connection, so cannot use it as an external display for the Switch).So for anyone in this same scenario, looking to use it for this purpose, then look elsewhere for a solution.I ended up getting a cheap 21” external display and hooking up directly to the Switch. Annoying, but far better, and more affordable.This product is a waste of money. I wish they were upfront about the lag.