The BEST VALUE Capture Card | UGreen Capture Card Review

[@TransitAndTeslas]

My new favorite IT tool. Instead of having to carry a monitor, I can use my iPad and plug in client desktops into the iPad! Love it!

[@Colesygaming]

Awesome!

[@sunsh4de]

Ooo. What iOS app do you use?

[@IVZVU]

I read about this in a Reddit post and as an IT-Guy I decided to try this. Happens often enough that I need a Monitor to access a Server. And carrying one around is no option. Salvaging one from somewhere else is a hassle I wish to remove.

[@ferdoustamim4447]

Does this heat? Have delay?

[@IVZVU]

@@ferdoustamim4447as far as I can say there is no delay. The device gets warm, but not hot

[@fugurprae1559]

Another way around the no pass through issue is to just use an hdmi splitter

[@Colesygaming]

Yup 👍

[@Someone-k2o6f]

Great Review! Im looking forward to buy this.

[@TechGamerMB]

also forgot to mention something you can right click on the video capture there are using for your switch or game console and you can select window projector and you can have a option to split screen or separate screen if you have a second screen and the last ugreen item was a ethernet cable. I got from them which is very good

[@Colesygaming]

Ooooh thanks for the tip! I'll look into that 😊

[@TechGamerMB]

@@Colesygaming no problem, you're welcome

[@Sheikhazeemsh]

Just bought two of these thinking it will record in 4K... but of course it doesnt.. it max records in 1080p... but for the price its good.

[@Colesygaming]

Yeah it will take in a 4k signal I believe but it only records at 1080p

[@ameerrahwan4703]

this was so useful, thanks so much

[@LifeBoxGaming]

This is actually recording the device at 60fps or was it 30fps? I'm confused becasue theres 2 variant of the device 1 was 30hz (probably meant for the output or maybe its the maximum fps) and the other was 60hz (maybe 60) is it actually 60fps or 30? was the output on OBS when you change the settings on the capture card itself is it 1080p 60fps or 1080p 30fps?

[@Colesygaming]

You're correct there are 2 similar looking versions of this Capture Card, but one of them is only 30 FPS & this one is the 60 FPS version. Part of the reason I put the links in the description was to make sure I linked directly to the correct one 😊

[@LifeBoxGaming]

Thank you, I've been looking for people to review the Card, and Finally I got my answer, It was 60fps and some variant which 40189 is at 30fps, I've been looking for people to answer the Question "Is it recording at 60fps on OBS?" Thank you so much man

[@Colesygaming]

Happy I could be of help 🙂

[@LifeBoxGaming]

​@@Colesygaming ordered the 60fps variant just like yours, and I'm really excited about it! I had a thought that it might be beneficial if you could showcase the 1080p 60fps resolution in OBS. This way, viewers can see the resolution it's capable of and also confirm if it's running smoothly at 60fps. I recently purchased 2 USB Capture Cards, and although they were advertised as showing 1080p 60fps, they didn't quite hit that mark it was only 1080p 30fps and 720p 60 and both we're advertised as "60fps" card at 1080p.. Just wanted to share this suggestion for to give your viewers a better understanding of the setup. Looking forward to your thoughts on this! also subbed for how great the review was :DD

[@Just_some_Guy90s]

you do know that you can connect hdmi from switch to hdmi splitter and then to tv and this usb card which would resolve your issue

[@BattlefieldSnipes]

Im using this too stream from xbox,its great

[@Puyzn1]

I tried hooking this up to my Xbox but it says no signal on OBS 😢 any idea what I’m doing wrong?

[@Colesygaming]

Ooh strange, what kind of Xbox is it? I didn't try with mine tbh but if my switch worked I don't see why the Xbox wouldn't

[@ivanbandic6318]

Nice review mate. Would you say it would be good for a DSLR that I would use for outdoor livestreaming (football broadcast)? Thanks.

[@Colesygaming]

Yeah it'd be perfect for that! It's definitely more designed to be used with a camera than for game recording but as I showed it can really do both jobs 😊

[@ivanbandic6318]

@@ColesygamingI saw the listing on Amazon and it says it's only capable of 720p at 60fps and not on 1080p. Can you clear that point for me? Thanks for your answer.

[@Colesygaming]

Be sure to go to the ones I linked in the description they're the newer 1080 60fps versions :)

[@Wolf.982]

I know I am 10 months too late so people might not see this but.... I am trying to connect to the Mac Air and I keep getting the "could not connect to the TV" from the switch. Does anyone know why this could be?

[@dpaddestroyer1861]

This with an hdmi splitter would be a good option

[@salvomichielli]

Thanks for your video mate! I'm still confused anyway... What this "Video Capture" is needed for, exactly? For instance.. if I have to see what I'm recording with my camera, why I cannot use just a cable? (Camera > TV) for instance ... same thing to my phone: (Camera > Phone) ...or even in the case of a PS5, it has an HDMI port.. so I need just to connect my PS5 to a TV via cable, why I should add this device? Thanks so much for any clarification!

[@Alnero80]

But do I still need the switch dock? I’m not techie minded when it comes to gaming

[@Colesygaming]

Yeah you still need the dock to output the HDMI. The switch alone doesn't output.

[@Alnero80]

@@Colesygaming I’ve seen some ugreen capture cards on Amazon the connects direct from switch to pc or iPad without a dock 🤷‍♂️ How is this even possible? Do they have built-in hdmi to usbc converter or something, I’m confused.

[@Colesygaming]

Oooh really? I haven't seen these, I'll have a look

[@Alnero80]

@@Colesygaming yea I did try to send the Amazon link but it won’t allow me. It’s easy to find on Amazon tho. I would like your opinion on it if possible please, as I’m not very tech savvy. I just found it and was confused as I didn’t think the usbc port from the switch could output video in handheld mode 🤔

[@Colesygaming]

What's it called?

[@prodanil1337]

I bought the same capture card but i got a little trouble. I used this thing to connect my ps4 to my laptop and it actually capture at 1080p 60fps. But the problem that it drop sometiems from 60 fps to 30 and then back from 30 to 60. Any tips?

[@Faiqal_x1103]

any update?

[@prodanil1337]

​@@Faiqal_x1103 now my pc cant even recognize this capture card.

[@Faiqal_x1103]

@@prodanil1337 that's concerning. Im planning to buy it to stream my mobile games but ill have to see more feedbacks then

[@jaimesmix]

I know that the ugreen USB-C 1G ethernet adapters tend to overheat, and I have this problem with the Elgato Camlink... for long capture essions, it just overheats... How is the Ugreen in terms of thermal?

[@Colesygaming]

I haven't tested it for long periods of time. An hour or so recordings I've had no issues with.

[@randomgamingin144p]

well my ugreen 1080p60 one is quite warm.. doesnt seem to be dangerous temperatures but maybe it might be.. i suppose for long uses just strap a raspberry pi fan to it or something (chop off the red and black wires from a fan, chop off the end of a usb cable on the usb a end, then take the power wires from the usb and solder them to the red and black wires and then use electrical tape, something like that) edit: i put a raspberry pi fan on it and that cools it pretty decently now

[@swedendive]

Can I use this to look at movies from external hard drive to ”not smart TV”? Via iPhone!

[@AdanGulNawaz]

just get a new tv

[@eshanazami3382]

Can you please tell me whether I can use it to play xbox on my laptop screen?? like is the input delay too much to play online multiplayer fps games?? It's urgent as I have to order today. Thanks in advance!

[@Colesygaming]

I didn't give the input delay to be too bad at all, but I didn't play any online FPS or anything like that. I think it'd be pretty decent for it though from the delay I felt.

[@eshanazami3382]

thanks a lot!!

[@kobetayco3726]

Does it output 60 fps? I want to play my PS5 on my laptop as a monitor.

[@Colesygaming]

It does output 60 FPS! :)

[@brandonesqueda4469]

I’m sure you could pair this with an hdmi splitter.

[@Colesygaming]

😯 that's a good idea! Possibly

[@devonrd]

Thanks for making this video. It made my buying process a lot easier!

[@tedbrousky1934]

you can just right click on your video capture source and you have two options Fullscreen or Windowed and works perfect :D

[@tedbrousky1934]

ive been using very cheap capture card in 1080p for awhile before getting my hands on used elgato cause i cant justify the cost.

[@Colesygaming]

Good to know there's another solution, this one was just one that came to me while I was editing.

[@katiraartigas4349]

How do I capture the video into obs? I cannot see the option

[@YuuKaizaki]

Does this also work in mobile gaming?. I'm thinking of Mobile connected to a Type C to HDMI Cable (Wire A) then connect Wire A to the UGreen Capture Card and lastly to the Laptop for OBS. Thanks!

[@Colesygaming]

Ooooh that's an interesting idea, tbh I don't know, it's not something I tried. If it does work though that would be awesome! If I had the type c to hdmi I'd check it out

[@jackywickzzz7369]

Can i use this as a usb hdmi adaptor for my desktop? i am using igpu with 1 hdmi and 1 displayport already connected but i need a 3rd screen. Can it output 4k 60hz ?

[@TheSOSDude]

Well this convinced me, thanks for the information! Just bought one.

[@kfir26]

Would it work with steam deck and Ipad Pro?

[@TrialTalesTV]

what is the name of that game at 3:00?

[@Colesygaming]

Mario Wonder

[@deliverpops3317]

Hi i got both ugreen Capture cards but i cant capture ps3 games i also got a hdmi splitter still didnt work wat do u think?

[@nin52]

My capture card is stuck at 30fps, tried everything but it's always just stuck at 30

[@Colesygaming]

Hmmm what are you using to capture? OBS?

[@nin52]

@@Colesygaming Yep, OBS. The colors look really bad too. I think I'll return it and get a different capture card at this point :(

[@Colesygaming]

That's really strange 🤔 not sure what to suggest could be the issue tbh. The footage I recorded that I showed in the video seemed alright to you though?

[@nin52]

@@Colesygaming Yeah, that's what made me buy it! Everything looked fine to me and the price seemed reasonable, so I went for it. Mine looked the exact same when I took it out of the box, but the second i plugged my switch into it and opened obs, everything looked.. off? It just looks completely different.

[@LifeBoxGaming]

There we're 2 variants of the device, one was 30hz and one was 60hz, I'm not sure if the other one record at 1080p 60fps or 1080p 30fps, Mind telling me what model was yours? there was a 40189 model (30hz) and 25854 (60hz).@@nin52

[@xArtyy]

this capture ive to you a real 1080p 60 fps experience?, I have a amazon one and doesn't capture at 60 fps, thats the only thing im looking for, cause is for a DLSR Cam c:

[@weirddev]

its 30fps

[@Colesygaming]

There's a 30fps & a 60fps variation. Make sure to get the 60 FPS amzn.to/48e9EH1

[@wailfulcrab]

From what I understand it shows up as a monitor device, right? On the laptop would it be enough if the screen was just set to clone?

[@Colesygaming]

It doesn't appear as a monitor. It's a capture card, so you would need some sort of software, like OBS studio, in order to record what is being captured through the capture card.

[@jakobankerhansen]

Am I missing some understanding here ? It can capture 4K@30Hz HDMI, and outputs 1080P@60Hz USB-C... So 4K is reduced to 1080P... This seems like a lot of loss of resulution... Can this card not output the same signal 4K@30Hz to USB-C ?

[@Colesygaming]

So yes it can take a 4k input but it outputs at 1080p. So if for example you were using a ps5 at 4k, the recording would be at 1080p rather than the 4k you'd get on the TV. It is less resolution, no doubt about that but for the price this is it's impressive. For a full 4k capture card to record in 4k you'd easily be paying probably 8-10x the price

[@jakobankerhansen]

@@Colesygaming Thanks :) Then I understood correctly, and I understand how the price of i.e. the Elgato 4K X or the AVerMedia Ultra 2.1 can to some extend be justified 👍Thanks for good video 👌

[@3.amtech.355]

​​@@ColesygamingHello. how much latency it provides if we compare to ps5 to tv on 1080p via hdmi cable. I play fc 24 often..is the game playable on this capture card? Does it provide any sort of latency compare to direct hdmi to tv.

[@Colesygaming]

@3.amtech.355 I'm not sure on the numbers, it's possible it does add a small amount. But when I played Mario Wonder etc I didn't notice it making any difference to how I played.

[@OrionWynter]

Was the switch a switch OLED

[@Colesygaming]

No it wasn't. Just the regular switch.

[@OrionWynter]

Thanks for the clarification I was concerned about quality. I have seen some recorded game play on youtube and it was not that great.. so I assumed maybe it was because it was not an OLED@@Colesygaming

[@maxwellmdl]

thanks man!

[@Kashanali-c1y]

does it support 60fps on which resolution

[@Colesygaming]

1080 it'll do 60fps

[@PixelSheep]

you reported almost no delay using this - however I'm getting quite a bit I feel - do you have any recommendations on what to do? :)

[@Colesygaming]

I'm not sure if there's anything you can do regarding delay, i don't think it's a thing that can be changed in any sort of settings. Strange that I felt barely any delay & you're feeling it a fair amount.

[@Rapskilian]

This seems like a good alternative to the cam link

[@Colesygaming]

Definitely

[@AkBar-vv4en]

Support for nitendo switch?

[@Colesygaming]

I used it with my switch in this video

[@damakmen34]

hello! Do you still happen to use this and how long did you use it for? I just got it and it feels like it heats up fast and it also heats up just by plugging it in the port without using it.

[@supanut2000]

So I tried using it with my switch, by connecting the capture card to my laptop, but somehow the quality of the audio was terrible. In contrast, in your video, the audio quality seems perfect. How do I fix this?

[@Colesygaming]

Strange. Tbh I don't remember doing anything with the game audio, as far as I can't remember it just worked. Make sure you have the correct audio selected maybe in OBS?

[@supanut2000]

@@Colesygaming I see Which audio setting in OBS did you use?

[@Colesygaming]

@@supanut2000 hopefully can't remember. It'll either be just standard "desktop audio" or it'd be a setting in the capture card input

[@supanut2000]

@@Colesygaming I see I tried looking in the advanced audio properties, and there is no setting to change or bump up the quality of the audio; same goes for the source property for the audio input capture.

[@Colesygaming]

@@supanut2000 maybe check the audio setting of OBS maybe that's set low?

[@TXFDA]

I was gonna grab one, but so many reviews for it claim it overheats really fast and tends to die within a month or two if you use it more than a few times. My use case is specifically to be able to have a portable bigger monitor for my Switch when I don't wanna hook it up to a full TV. But if this thing overheats, there's no way I can use this for that, because I'll have the thing plugged in and running for extended amounts of time.

[@Colesygaming]

Ah that sucks if that's the case. I've not tested it to that intensity, my use was just for an hour or so at a time, so I can't speak for that unfortunately.

[@TXFDA]

@@Colesygaming I mean, it's $20. I might just bite the bullet and grab one anyway when I get some money. Just see how it is. If it breaks, it won't kill me. At the very least I can use it long enough to get the setup goin and see how it all works, then get a better card later. Still appreciate the video and reply.

[@DaniRijo]

Hi! thanks so much for this video, it's what convinced me to get the same tool 😄 i'm planning on using it to stream my gameplay from my little retro handheld hehe. Altho, I'm not sure how you included the audio on your end. Does the 30hz not stream audio? 🥴

[@jagodacz735]

hi, can I connect my ps4 to my Mac air m1 as monitor with that?

[@Colesygaming]

I don't see why that wouldn't work

[@goonigoin]

Nice. Thank you a lot, i would buy one.

[@chrisgdyer]

Any idea what iOS 17 app allows this unit to work on my iPad Pro?

[@Colesygaming]

Sorry I don't have any Apple products so I can't help :/

[@PixelPandas]

Capturino worked for me (If you mean displaying a console's footage on the iPad)

[@_DreamzGaming]

bro just right click on the capture and fullscreen instead of the scene 😭

[@wanwood360]

thank you for this

[@Colesygaming]

No worries, hope it has helped 😊

[@RaiderGirlChell]

You review helps. Thank you for testing it out for us. Lol

[@ErwinHilado-hz3kn]

Great content bro! Road to 1m subscriber. Godbless!

[@Colesygaming]

Thank you 😊 We're a ways off 1M but I'll keep going, 10k is the next goal

[@imalostcause]

Ever heard of a hdmi splitter geez

[@Colesygaming]

A splitter would only send the video to two places, it wouldn't be able to record the video though???

[@imalostcause]

Yes, would work perfectly for playing the console on any other screen you want while still recording/streaming it on the pc without dealing with any of the possible delay/compression u get from using the source from the capture card in obs.

[@Colesygaming]

Oh you mean using a hdmi splitter with this capture card to output to a separate monitor as well as to the PC for recording. Yeah I totally understand you, I just didn't have one on hand, so I used the OBS source as an alternative. I thought you were saying you could use just a HDMI splitter instead of this capture card, totally understand you now :)

[@jamiesauce12]

This is great

[@Colesygaming]

Thank you ❤️

[@Sheba_316]

This capture card is not compatible with a canon xa50.

[@Colesygaming]

Is that capture card related or camera related?

[@CensorChan]

thanks mate i have a shitty capture card and i want to buy a new one and i have a steam deck and want to make my ipad pro as a monitor lol!

[@p4vivedhvorduer]

Omg!so much wordzzzz,so much talk...god good...for nothing...is boring listen.....make the point!!!

[@JamesBridget-i5g]

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