Unboxing GENKI's Alpine Collection! 🏔️ - Covert Dock 2, ShadowCast 2 and ShadowCast 2 Pro

Genki has done it again with their 5th successful Kickstarter launch, the Alpine collection. This time, they've upgraded their Covert Dock, Shadowcast and Shadowcast Pro, all in a slick white and transparent colorway ❄️
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Kickstarter: bit.ly/3rDBvzu
Previous Genki Products 👇
Genki Covert Dock v1: geni.us/qHDWuwP
Genki Covert Dock Mini: geni.us/sLzXbWU
Genki ShadowCast v1: geni.us/ctpfd
► CHAPTERS 📑
00:00 - Intro
00:38 - Covert Dock 2
01:52 - ShadowCast 2
03:03 - ShadowCast 2 Pro
04:31 - Outro
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[@CreativeAeturnus]

I got the Shadowcast 2 yesterday and I streamed with it today, and so far I'm liking it. I like that all of the ports are on the back of the unit, and you don't have to use the USB that's provided with the unit. I'm using a USB 2.0 cord, and it works fine. I may not receive the highest quality video, but I'm fine with what I have.

[@curiousj87]

Beautiful! 😍

[@celestialkitsune]

Heard about this recently, but glad to see it more in depth than just a web article. Definitely gonna be grabbing this stuff, recently got a laptop for my birthday a few weeks back, so been looking to start streaming switch stuff.

[@itcamefromabox]

We just started testing them out but so far so good I'll mention pros and cons in the next HAULED episode :D I will say, the ShadowCast 2 Pro is performing better than my elgato HD60x but I'll use it on stream to test it further!

[@Gusbusbus]

I've bought Genki before and they're tech is great; these items are tempting.

[@itcamefromabox]

yeah, theyre definitely worthy upgrades!

[@MrMartellSincere]

Great work 👏

[@itcamefromabox]

thanks and appreciate ya martell :D

[@louiesgameroom]

Great video and quality as always! Love Genki but what I really want to know is where did you get that chuckie and mojo jojo? 😂

[@itcamefromabox]

haha those are 2 recent pickups i'm super happy with! the chucky is from Just Play 2017 and the Mojo Jojo is from Beast Kingdom DAH-052! Both are sadly very top-heavy though lol

[@Bluepandaiscool]

150k subs!! :)

[@itcamefromabox]

Took us long enough haha always appreciate ya blue :D

[@Toxic3610]

I already have a shadow cast and 2 docks, I just hope it gets released soon so I can purchase them. I hope the shadow cast 2 is stronger than the original. I can’t exactly streamer do anything aside from play the game on my computer screen

[@itcamefromabox]

Performance has been great on it so far but if you have other consoles or if you're looking to use it with the next Switch (2, Pro, or w.e) i'd prob consider the ShadowCast 2 Pro instead!

[@Toxic3610]

@@itcamefromabox well, as far as I can tell, I can’t get my shadow cast to stream or at the very least record my session, so maybe I just don’t know how to use it yet

[@itcamefromabox]

@@Toxic3610 Have you tried using it with OBS?

[@Leopez02]

I need to buy a good capture card and shadowcast for my Nintendo Switch because I wan't stream with Switch too, it's easy to streaming in Twitch and KZbin on Ps5, Pc and Xbox Series S than Nintendo Switch because on Nintendo Switch you NEED a capture card to streaming it. It came from a box that video was so good and helpful thank you. 📦

[@itcamefromabox]

Glad to hear Leo :D Appreciate you watching and if you're looking to start streaming with just the Switch, i'd recommend starting with the ShadowCast :D If you're gonna use all your consoles, then the ShadowCast 2 Pro is a much better option!

[@Leopez02]

@@itcamefromabox thank you so much

[@itcamefromabox]

@@Leopez02 no, thank you!

[@haseo12161]

Got mine from the kickstarter and its defective. been trying to get support or ask for a replacement but they seem to be having a hard time understanding or admitting I have a defect. replaced it with a Elgato HD60 S I got for $50 a third of the Shadowcast 2 Pro cost and same setup and wiring and it works fine.

[@itcamefromabox]

Dang, I'm sorry to hear D: What was the defect? Hardware or software? Hopefully they'll replace it!

[@haseo12161]

@@itcamefromabox it's definitely hardware. Elgato HD60 S LITERALLY has the same ports you plug everything in as the damn SC2 Pro and with the elgato I see my console on the passthrough monitor. I've been making a fuss about this on their kickstater page but they are not accepting that it's defective. Expected better from a company that has multiple project already.

[@itcamefromabox]

@@haseo12161 i'm sorry about that :\ don't stop until you get either a replacement or refund! they gotta stand by their product!

[@haseo12161]

@@itcamefromabox for some reason they are treating this as if there device is different from other capture card. They've been silent after I send I don't want to replacement and demanded a refund and have explained to them "Tell me if a device doesn't work and you replace that device and connect the same wires to the replacement and it works what is the conclusion?" Conclusion is the gave me defective device with hardware problems right?

[@efad3215]

Hope the Genki app comes to Android as well!

[@itcamefromabox]

yes, they're going open source so hopefully that'll happen soon!

[@efad3215]

@@itcamefromabox Wooo!!

[@efad3215]

@@itcamefromabox Also, will the og shadowcast work on the app or do I need v2, or do you not know yet?

[@itcamefromabox]

​@@efad3215 ​ for the arcade app? it still works but you're better off using OBS since it has more options!

[@efad3215]

@@itcamefromabox The studio app

[@lucasokane492]

Feels illegal being this early

[@itcamefromabox]

Appreciate ya lucas :]

[@JulesNekro]

Comment for the algorithm. Sergio is such a cool name

[@itcamefromabox]

Appreciate ya Jules :D

[@brotherfranciz]

Pricing?

[@LolPeel]

Awesome products but the customer service is awful so far... I ordered a normal shadow cast 2 weeks ago and have gotten 0 responses to calls or emails sadly. Really want the product because I work 16 hrs a day typically and would love to play my ps5 on my MacBooks screen

[@itcamefromabox]

Dude I'm so sorry to hear :0 I never had a reach out to their customer support but is it all just emails? Do they have a form or something?

[@LolPeel]

@@itcamefromabox I've replied via the form email and called the number to no avail :(

[@itcamefromabox]

@@LolPeel Did you try the form at their page? Sometimes that's prioritized! www.genkithings.com/pages/contact

[@LolPeel]

@@itcamefromabox I did it was the first thing I tried actually

[@SirSethery]

Can’t believe nobody is talking about the USB 2.0 port. Kinda scummy for them to make it blue when it’s only 2.0, when the first dock has 3.0. For the Switch, of course it doesn’t matter since it only supports USB 2.0 anyway. But the whole point of the 2nd generation is to be more versatile, and the lack of USB 3.0 is a huge deal for me. Not cool of them leaving that downgrade out of the marketing material. I’m guessing it has something to do with limitations of USB C Alt Mode having 4K60 and USB 3 at the same time, but it would have been nice if they were at least clear about it.

[@itcamefromabox]

Hey Sethery, I reached out to them and they said there's apparently a new standard: orange = power and blue = data + power 😮

[@SirSethery]

@@itcamefromabox That's an actual load of crap. Orange USB ports have never meant "no data". They've always just meant that the port supports higher power output than a standard port. And blue ports have always signified at least USB 3.0. If that was their actual response, then I'm a bit reluctant to buy any more of their products.

[@itcamefromabox]

@@SirSethery 🤷‍♂️ it's odd but imo that shouldn't diminish what they've accomplished

[@SirSethery]

@@itcamefromabox To be fair, it is still really impressive that they got it to 45W without increasing the size, and I’ll probably end up getting one since the first version can’t charge my laptop. It’s just a bummer that the V2 is worse than the V1 in any situation where data transfer speed is important, and it seems like they’re being a bit sneaky about it. Also, it’ll be obsolete if the Switch successor supports USB 3 speeds.

[@agentice9703]

I mena sure they didn’t pay but you get to keep the gear…. So sort of quid pro quo. If you ask me

[@itcamefromabox]

Yeah, hence the disclosure. I don't get it, would you rather I didn't mention that? 🤔 We've used the previous versions of all these products and we thought it'd be cool to mention these new ones since they sent them our way. We're not pressuring anyone to do anything lol

[@agentice9703]

@@itcamefromabox just a thought boss man, and in my opinion, It’s a bit much to say that when clearly the gear is kept. Just move forward with the review. All in all great video now I know about this product and look forward when to purchase it when it becomes available.

[@itcamefromabox]

@@agentice9703 trust me, i appreciate your opinion but if you look on youtube, a lot channels never mention that they receive product for free or whether they're getting paid to make a video on it. i get the quid pro quo, but i mention the disclosure so you know that going in. hopefully you trust that based on my other content, I'm sharing it because it's a cool or unique piece of tech/gear that you should look into. if you look at the clues, you'll find that i actually take a hit on these kind of videos, so it's not a strategic move on my end.

[@agentice9703]

@@itcamefromabox my bad man, I didn’t mean for it to come off or rub off negatively, I love your content and always look forward to the notifications of something new on your channel. A lot of the tech and switch techs and accessories I got is because solely of your channel only. I look forward to you making a review of the nitro deck boss, although kevin already did one and I already got it, but I like the way you present stuff on your channel.

[@itcamefromabox]

@@agentice9703 it's all good bud! this is what i like about comments, i get to talk to you guys through it! like i said, i appreciate it! we just got our nitro tech! it took longer cause its the limited run edition but we're working on a vid about it :D