AVerMedia Live Gamer Duo. Dual HDMI 1080p PCIe Video Capture Card, Stream with 4k60 HDR and FHD 240fps Pass-Through, Work with DSLR, Xbox Series x/s, PS5, Nintendo Switch, Windows 11 (GC570D)

I'm a HUGE fan of AVerMedia. Let's get that out of the way now. I've been using their capture cards going back to the Live Gamer HD 2 and before this, the Live Gamer 4K. Outside of some occasional weirdness with the Live Gamer HD 2 on my old X99 system, they've never given me any trouble and have really allowed me to expand what I do for livestreams.The Live Gamer Duo is unique from previous entries in that it offers 2 HDMI inputs instead of the single input found on most cards. Now, I know that after this product came out, Elgato released the Camlink Pro, which allows four inputs, but at the time, this was the best way to get multiple inputs, which has become a must for modern livestreams now that DSLR and mirrorless cameras have become the go-to instead of webcams.There are limitations to be aware of right away, the most disappointing for most creators is that neither input is capable of recording above 1080p60. HDMI 1 can pass through 4kp60 with HDR, but you can't record it. HDMI 2 is limited even more, only allowing up to 1080p60, although given current streaming standards, this isn't as big of a deal as some would make it out to be. It's still worth noting those limitations, as if you need the 4k recording, the Camlink Pro is probably the better route to go.Those limitations aside, for streaming, they're mostly irrelevant as most people attempting to stream will max out at 1080p60 anyway regardless of what they're doing. And frankly, the card does handle both inputs with ease. I've done a few streams now where I've utilized both inputs and it has performed exactly as I've needed it to. If recording is the main thing you're doing and 4k matters, again, you'll want to consider other options. Or you can do what I was able to do with my current build, and have a Live Gamer 4k in the system at the same time as the Duo (yes, it works). But that isn't always going to be possible unless you have a lot of PCI-e lanes to work with.In terms of setup, AVerMedia's products continue to be very easy. Insert it into a PCI-e slot, power on your system, and install the driver from their website and you should be good to go. You don't need to run their software, although it is required if you want to change the RGB lighting on the front of the card. Beyond that, it should be detected by your preferred streaming software without issue. This product, like the Live Gamer 4k, allows you to use the lighting for status effects, such as recording and if there's an issue with the product.The recording limitations aside, this product works very well and will allow you to use your favorite camera along with your console and/or gaming PC (if on a dual-PC set-up) instead of having to choose one or the other. I'm hoping that down the road, AVerMedia releases an updated version that allows for 4k60 recording, but for my purposes, this is more than enough. As I stated earlier, I've managed to get both the Live Gamer 4k and Duo working at the same time, which solves the 4k recording situation as that capture card is capable of recording up to 4k60.If you're looking for a dual capture card for around $200 (the price as of writing this) and don't mind the lack of 4k recording, you can't go wrong with this one.

Replaced a USB Video capture device that was hogging the USB data stream. This installed quickly, and worked immediately. I'm happy with it.

I already had a Liver Gamer 2, this card is basically identical in function and recording capabilities just with 2 inputs. I noticed no differences between the two cards when I changed to this duo.Having dual inputs has been fantastic. I have the two outputs of a HDFURY INTREGAL 2 connected to both inputs of this card, this allows lots of flexibility with DHCP, EDID, Audio, and Picture controls in the Integral Software.The RGB sucks, the light it self is fine, but there is basically no control over it, and every revision of recentral has totally different options in the very limited lighting control panel. I wish they would just let it work with Aura or Mystic, or any other popular RGB control programs, or just give us a RGB plug right on the card so we can use with motherboard RGB control.THE WORST PART OF IT IS: you cannot open more that one sessions of REcentral to have two windows open to see or record each input at the same time. This sucks because in REcental if you are recording on one input and want to view the other one it records the changeovers. Recental needs to allow 2 instances of the program to run, or allow a pop-out preview window to select viewing the other input without disrupting the main window. I have to drop a 5 star by 1 minimum for this lack of access/viewing of the multiple inputs.In VLC you can open 2 instances and access each input separately and simultaneously. So this does work, PLEASE avermedia make your software better, I do like the software now, but we need more control of the multiple inputs previewing and the rgb.

I bought this with the intention of capturing 2 HDMI consoles at the same time since I shiny hunt in the Pokémon games. I ultimately wanted to make sure I could put this card through its paces to ensure it was a good fit for me.I ran a roughly 3 hour stream with this card the night before I did this review and I had 0 hiccups! I was pleasantly surprised to say the least. I generally used the Elgato HD60 S USB card (2 of them when I shiny hunted) and that card worked great as well.I have a few details I’d like to share about the card:- Some of their cards don’t have a driver that is required to be installed. This card however, needs a certain driver installed.- You can swap or play the audio from both captured devices at the same time. I played both at the same time once and experienced some audio crackling. Your usually don’t need both devices playing audio, so if it happens, I think it’s a minor problem.- Make sure to check that your computer has a PCIe slot with the proper threading. I purchased mine thinking that I *probably* had the right threading since I had an extra PCIe 16x slot. Thankfully, I was correct.- The card itself is quite large. You can screw the metal plate off to make it thinner in case it doesn’t fit, but even then, it may still not fit.- I tried this with my Retrotink 2X Pro and 2X M to make sure my retro consoles worked on it, and I experienced a similar problem as I have on other HDMI capture cards. I genuinely believe it’s the Retrotink and not the card, but if your Tink has been working with HDMI cards, this would be ideal.Overall, as long as you have the slot on your motherboard, I highly recommend this card. It functions great and it saves some wiring compared to using 2 USB capture cards.

Worked as expected with no issues. Would definitely recommend.