AGPTEK HD Game Capture HD Video Capture 1080P HDMI Recorder Xbox 360 One/PS3 PS4 with Component Video Audio Connection Cable, HDMI Cable, Power Supply, Video Editing Software CD

Update after 6 months of use at the bottom.Original Review:It does what the specs say it will do. I have only tested HDMI input - nothing else. No test of the analog audio, but the extra-thin manual says analog audio only works with component video input.* it is a stand alone device that records hidef video from an HDMI input. No computer, just your added USB storage connected.* it is simple - connect a video input, plug in a USB storage device, press the red record button and see the light change from green to red. Press the same record button again to stop recording, and wait for red light to change to solid green as the final frames are written. There is no power button. There are no settings. There is no computer to connect.* recorded audio is stereo MP4A, regardless of the input - 5.1 DTS is down sampled to stereo. It is about 185Kbps AAC, so not extremely high quality, but good enough for most human ears.* None of my video editing tools let me edit the generated files directly, so use ffmpeg or handbrake to transcode the files into an h.264/aac/mkv files which can be edited.* Because the device supports FAT32, the files are split just under 2GB in size, even when NTFS storage is being used.* the h.264 HW encoder in this device is more concerned with capturing a great video than file size. After transcoding with ffmpeg (constant quality of 19 [extremely high quality]), the 2GB files are usually between 300MB and 450MB. Then remove the junk and merge all the files back together.* Filenames are generated - Encode_1.mp4 ... Encode_1_1.mp4, Encode_1_2.mp4 - this is a single recording session ... each file holds about 15-25 min of video. The first file doesn't have a "part" number. Example filenames: Encode_35.mp4, Encode_35_1.mp4, Encode_35_2.mp4, Encode_35_3.mp4, Encode_35_4.mp4 ... I've pressed "record" 35 times, so far.* Only FAT or NTFS storage is supported - no Linux file systems. Probably doesn't matter to most people.It doesn't claim to support higher audio encodings, but I wish it did. DD, DD+, DTS and 6-ch audio really would be nice.6 Month Update:Up to recording 260 now. 1080p recordings (determined by the input) get Encode_1080P_258.mp4 style names.So, this device has been working except a few times when the start/stop button doesn't work recently or when the video doesn't change enough for the video capture to start (recording mainly audio only inputs). Basically, I just move a window around on the screen for the first few seconds to ensure the video capture parts work enough so the resulting files can be edited with audacity. The button doesn't seem broke and usually works. Be sure to check that the red/green light changes.Been using mkvmerge to put the multi-file recordings together before transcoding with handbrake, then editing with mkvmerge --split parts: . That is working well and often allows editing, but not always. Don't know why or why not.After blowing out a Hauppauge 1512 (3) times, I'm happier with the simplicity of this device. Need to find one that supports DD+.

So far I've recorded about 20 hrs of BTS footage on this thing. Great unit if you're looking for small files at low bitrates (16 Mbps), and not looking for above average quality video. The input mic works and audio quality is also decent, on par with video. Here's example mediainfo:GeneralComplete name : Encode_1080P_24.mp4Format : MPEG-4Format profile : Base MediaCodec ID : isom (qt )File size : 66.7 MiBDuration : 34 s 500 msOverall bit rate mode : VariableOverall bit rate : 16.2 Mb/sVideoID : 2Format : AVCFormat/Info : Advanced Video CodecFormat profile : Baseline@L4Format settings : 1 Ref FramesFormat settings, CABAC : NoFormat settings, Reference frames : 1 frameFormat settings, GOP : M=1, N=60Codec ID : avc1Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video CodingDuration : 34 s 500 msBit rate : 16.0 Mb/sWidth : 1 920 pixelsHeight : 1 080 pixelsDisplay aspect ratio : 16:9Frame rate mode : ConstantFrame rate : 30.000 FPSColor space : YUVChroma subsampling : 4:2:0Bit depth : 8 bitsScan type : ProgressiveBits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.257Stream size : 65.9 MiB (99%)Language : EnglishCodec configuration box : avcCAudioID : 1Format : AAC LCFormat/Info : Advanced Audio Codec Low ComplexityCodec ID : mp4a-40-2Duration : 34 s 475 msDuration_FirstFrame : 21 msBit rate mode : VariableBit rate : 192 kb/sChannel(s) : 2 channelsChannel layout : L RSampling rate : 48.0 kHzFrame rate : 46.875 FPS (1024 SPF)Compression mode : LossyStream size : 797 KiB (1%)Language : EnglishDefault : YesAlternate group : 1

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