EVGA Xr1 Capture Device, Certified For Obs, Usb 3.0, 4K Pass Through, Argb, Audio Mixer

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For this review, I was using the XR1 with a gaming laptop, with a Ryzen 7 4800H and NVIDIA RTX 2060 inside. HDMI capture cards, or HDMI capture devices, are extremely valuable tools with a wide variety of uses. Also, they are locked to inferior video formats with worse chroma subsampling and worse visual integrity. If desired, a 4-pin TRRS style headset can be connected to the XR1, though we found a USB microphone connected directly to the PC works just as well without losing sync in this configuration.

Still, it’s nice to have, and both OBS and vMix played nice with it in my testing with a Sony a6000 camera. There's also the AVerMedia Live Gamer Ultra, a capture card that doesn't hide behind misleading marketing when it comes to its pass-through capabilities.Not only does this ensure you can hear everything, but it makes sure if you want to stream your party chat as well, you can easily from any console. capture devices, you’re also getting the capabilities of something like the Cam Link – though not up to the 4K resolution of the latest version of that device. The lighting effect mode can also be changed by rocking the control dial up or down to cycle presets.

No matter the set resolution, the NVIDIA Control Panel no longer lists G-Sync as an available option when the XR1 is in play.NOTE: Advanced Pass Through allows you to pass through your monitors native resolution and refresh rate, without having to disconnect the device. Also features an Advanced Pass Through Mode that allows you to switch to 144Hz refresh rate + HDR with the press of a button. Often times, the scaler built inside your capture card cannot handle low resolutions properly, especially those run through upscalers. EVGA went the extra mile to include a USB-C cable that does not have the split down the middle of the housing. Sure, I could have been unlucky and it was just faulty, but it doesn't feel like a quality item anyway.

I do appreciate that EVGA tried to do something different, and while it's not something I'll use a lot, the extra audio features on hand have been extremely useful in some cases. Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item.I don't know if it was marketing, the engineers, or another department in EVGA that came up with this term, but it's wildly misleading. When the control dial is rocked to the left and right, it allows the volume of your microphone and Console Party Link to be adjusted respectively with a subsequent twist of the dial.