I never thought about overloading usb devices... did not expect to learn something like that here.. great job!

HELPFUL ADVICE: Because none of this stuff is cheap and it can be quite expensive to become a content creator, do yourself a favor and read this before buying anything. If you're considering Elgato and you're fine with a max of 1080p60fps - Buy the HD60S. It served me well for a long time. If you're wanting to go 4K - Shell out the money for the 4K60S+. There's no point in going 4K unless you can maintain at least 60fps with HDR. 30fps at 4K with SDR looks choppy and doesn't do a lot of these games the justice they deserve. I just bought this device today and the results are phenomenal in Elden Ring on PS5. If you're considering Avermedia and you're fine with a max of 1080p60fps - Buy the Live Gamer Mini. It's probably the least expensive capture device that will do this. If you're wanting to go 4K - The answer is the Live Gamer Bolt, BUT BEWARE, you MUST have a thunderbolt 3 port on your PC in order to use this device! *Do not buy it* if you don't have this port or at least intentions of installing an add on port with one. I learned this the hard way and had to send it back because all I had was a USB-C 3.1 port. They are not the same. I hope this comment helps someone who is hunting and researching for the right capture device for their setup. I spent way too much time and money trying to configure a 4K PS5 capture setup over the past few days and I wish I had known the above mentioned at the start of my shopping. Feel free to ask me questions as well if you aren't sure about the kind of device you need for your ideal setup. I'm happy to help.

I bought 4k60 Pro Mk.2 even before I buy my new PC. lol

Just got 4K60 S+. This thing is insane. A great new option in your already great lineup.

I think another important factor is that the capture card should identify to the computer as a webcam device through the PCIe or USB bus, so the computer thinks you have connected a webcam to the computer. This makes the capture card more compatible with a vast majority of operating system (all systems that support connecting a webcam will be supported) and also makes the capture card compatible with all streaming and video editing software that are able to retrieve a webcam stream and use it. This also means you can stream your gaming session over Zoom or Teams if you want.

Still rocking the original Elgato Game Capture HD with the AV inputs, still works great for 720p 60fps streaming and recording older consoles like the PS3 and Wii

This was actually the best and most informative video i found on this. Great video.

When will the HD60s+ be available again and why isn’t sold on amazon?

It's like they're spending more time doing anything other than refreshing their stock.

I have the OG Elgato Game Capture HD, I still love it. I don't really feel like upgrading Edit: I now have an HD60 S+, after since I got an Xbox Series X, I would need it, and one of the AV Cables on my old Elgato doesn't work anymore

Dont even have an elgato and this helped me SO MUCH! Thank you

You urgently need to improve the software and the problems that Elgato 4K60 S+ has, I bought the product and unfortunately regretted it, but I will wait for software improvements. Please Elgato, improve this!

I just ordered my 4K60 Pro MK.2 and can't wait to go nuts with it when it arrives, maybe I will start doing gaming reviews.

This looks like that one guy that works for Corsair and goes to every twitch con event

Thank you so much for this breakdown on all your capture cards. I was originally going to go for the HD60 S+ because I don’t know much about the PCIE alternative. I have an extra slot on my rig so I’ll be going that route instead. Will be getting the 4K60 Pro MK.2. Again, thank you everyone over at Elgato 🙏😊

It would be nice if you guys could make a video on how to set up each capture card and if you want to stream how to set it up (example: 4k60 pro with chatlink and streamlabs)

I need this to record 2005 DVDs into digital files

no distribution in ukraine i cant offer this from amazon and wait 3 weeks.

Not gonna lie, there are so many cheaper options now. Elgato is ripping people off hand over fist, especially for the low end options. Picked up an EVGA capture card for 45 bucks, that is just as capable as my hd60s+

Be even better if anywhere had the S+ in stock -_-

already bought the 4k60 pro mk2 and dont regret it furture proofing ....but this is excatly what i would have been looking for to buy back in march 👍

thanks for this breakdown of product/platform and performance.

thank you very helpful, would love a video with a brutally literal step by step on how to get videogame stream and camera stream to show up on youtube at same time, you folks make great videos

Can't wait for My elgato 4k60 s + That it finally arrives🥰😍

Thanks, now I know what card I want to get. Wasn’t sure till I watched this.

Thanks for this video, very informative! Though I must say, I'm disappointed that the 4K60S+ isn't compatible with Mac.

It's really a disappointment that the elgato 4k60 s+ can only record 1080p and 4K, I really don't know why 1440p isn't accepted.

Why do videos when you can’t get them.

right now? any card will do lol once they're back in stock. don't help when your so called distributors on amazon over inflate the prices so damn much.

elgato is so good at describing their products

I wish elgato would come up with a cap card that will allow you stream Old retro consoles like Nes, genesis, snes, Gcube and so on along with newer consoles. I just found out that my elgato hd 60 pro wont take any composite or component links even with adapters.

anyone who has a laptop but is interested in the PCIE capture cards, you can get something called a thunderbolt as an extension and connect the PCIE capture card to it. Idk how well it works but ik it’s an option I’m looking into myself

Why doesn't the hd60s install on windows 8? The whole process has been a nightmare

Why am I still watching these videos I’m too poor

Why the elgato hd60s keeps disconnecting while recording and also on live streaming?

My biggest request is since the og gamecapture is discontinued is for s new method of capturing retro consoles or wii or ps3 all all consoles that cannot be captured through hdmi without a work around alot of retro systems can produce a very clean RGB signal but would require upscaling which would be the most amazing thing for consoles like snes n64 playstation or gamecube

This is why we love u guys. Supper helpful

this video solved abosoulty nothing doesnt explain why the 4k60 s+ doesnt work on a computer when you set it up it doesnt even show the game play on the tv

When your headset is plugged in to the HD60s, can other people still hear you in game?

Make sure to have a look at aspect ratios in the NVIDEA control panel, along with downloading the Sound Capture software for dual PC (PC > PC) streaming!!

I buy a Mac. I buy a Xbox One. PreAmp Scarlett. $450 Mic. AND I buy a Elgato HD60 S, why? Because I thought this was the top of the line. Only to find out there is a S+ for a extra $20, but they aren’t sold on Amazon. Everything I’ve heard is that of it’s not the S+ it isn’t going to work on my 2018 i7 6-core MacBook. Can Elgato allow me a trade in? Oh and they’re all sold out, perfect. Just perfect. Beyond annoying.

I’m trying to install the software I go to the website I click on select your product and select your system and nothing happens please help me!

Soooo the 4k60 pro mk.2 will work with PS5???

Great video, so informative. Thanks

😍😍 A Elgato lover from India 👍

I have the 4k60 pro Mk1 and I hate not having HDR passthrough it's so annoying. That's all I really want, should I get the Mk2 for the added HDR passthrough or should I drop the extra money for a 4k60S+? I mostly record but do stream from time to time, I was thinking Mk2 seeing as it's cheaper and similar hardware to what i'm already used to, but was wondering if anyone had an opinion of the 4k60S+ betting better in any way.

I have the HD 60 since 2016, for me it's good. No necessity to buy an new one.

Since 2016 I have the HD60. For me as a casual player that records Nintendo Switch and PC I like it and I don't see the necessity to buy another one or the newest one. I don't see the problem with the delay or the 4K.

I am happy with my HD60 Pro honestly

I'm using 2 laptops. To maximize quality gaming on one laptop, I want to capture and record to the second laptop. Which option would be best for me?

Amazing I love videos like this when I'm so so confused but with 1 video I found my answer and I didnt have to cross reference threw all these videos

I have the original Elgato HD still the good old days! but I have the HD60S+ now

Worth it if you want to record and stream older consoles, this new ones have recording and streaming included

Capture cards are awesome how ever they do create input lag. When I brought mine I immediately noticed it and regardless of what Elgato or other people say I have tested it for myself and have found there is. It's noticeable and annoying also the sound lags and has weird stuttering.

Will there be a new card where I don’t have to install it in to a pc so I can game on the ps5 doing 120fps. Because the hd60s is capped at 60fps?

nice video but the who line up is still confusing.

why record with obs using the elgato and not just the elgato and the game capture software you download? am i missing something

The HD60 S+ that I just got doesn’t work at all on my new MacBook Pro M1 … it keeps saying I need USB 3.0 when I know it is a USB 3.0 like what’s goin on so disappointing …

Thanks for the informational video regarding HD60 series. If you publish a video for smartphone gaming that will be great because most people trying to stream from their phones.

Hello Steggy, (hope I spell your name correctly), I want to be able to use my Dell lap top for stuff where I'm recording away from my desk, and I wan't to be using my desk. I recorded a board game video using my Dell Laptop and Logitech 922 cam, but I had to struggle w/ it a bit. The web cam kept auto focusing too much. I had to really edit the final part. I think it may have been my own lack of knowledge there, but instead of playing w/ that, I've decided to go up to something better that is more portable like a mirrorless DLSR cameral. That way I can take pictures when I'm out and about to use, rather than just in my house which the web cam restricts me to. I've been working on computer games since then, but at some point I want to be able to use a camera instead of the web cam. I've been looking at different mirrorless DLSR cameras like the Cannon M50, because i was recommended, but I'm seeing videos where it doesn't have a clean HDMI video out. I was really hoping one of your products would do that, but you didn't mention it. Even if the camera didn't send it like that, I was hoping your product could. My desktop is still running 2.0 for the USB and most of the Elgato products are 3.0. I'm wondering how hard this will be to sort out. I am running win 10 with a Geforce GTX 980 video card. I know it has on board memory but I can't remember how much. I also have an i7-3770 cpu. Not sure if that matters or not. I already have your Stream Deck (15 button) and I love it. It has endless possibilities for programming. Anyone that doesn't have one should seriously consider getting one. I picked it up orginally to use w/ recording and obs. I just have to make sure obs is active and push a button w/o going to obs. As I understand it, there will be a lot of possibilities for streaming too. I looked at CamLink but it has been sold out for over 2 months on Amazon. Wasn't even sure if this was what I needed or not. I also, have an X-box, I might record from. Plus I'm looking at streaming at some point. So I'm not sure I fully understand which I need. If the internal has clean hdmi, then it's what I need but will alienate using my lap top. I don't have the money to get the wrong thing.

Will you please help me? I'm NOT a PC gamer here on KZfaq but I believe your products will still work for me, but because I'm not a "gamer", I'm getting no help from your website because everything is focused around gaming only. So this is what I want to do: Using my Lumix DMC FZ1000 clean HDMI output I want to broadcast Live to my youtube channel 4k 30p quality (which are my clay sculpting sessions, I'm a clay artist) while also capturing and/or recording said broadcast for later editing and video production. (I don't want to record directly onto my camera) So the question is: Which product will allow me to Stream Live while also capturing/recording to my SSD, or perhaps that SD card slot on the 4k60 s+ model. Can I just call you guys? I'm ready to buy something right now but need a little direction, please please can anybody reading this help me?

So happy the 4K60 S+ exists. I have a PC I'm building, but I have it at a certain location, so I can't just take it to other places with the capture card. Luckily, I can just connect the capture card to my device and record from there without a PC having to be there. Just one question: Do these cards only work on new gen consoles like the PS4 and Xbox One, or can they work on older consoles like the Wii U or Xbox 360?

I just need one of these for the poke blink method haha so I guess I can go for the cheap option but it’s cool to know the differences in case I ever feel like streaming a high video quality game

Hi does elgato captures game sound as well from mobile??

Thanks you solved my confusion.🤗

I take it the HD60S+'s USB-C port shouldn't wobble and wiggle when you put the USB-C cable in? Nor is it supposed to make clicking noises when it wobbles around I take it? I got the HD60S+ to work once with my Switch, streamed for 2 hours and then the next time I went to use it, it gave me laggy, choppy footage without audio. I really hope it's just my copy that's defective since when it worked the streaming was silky smooth.

Hallo, vielen Dank für eure 4K60 + ! Das Ding ist gut. Ich habe sie gekauft weil mein Laptop zu schwach ist. Dank dem SD-Support kann ich nun jedoch aufnehmen. Sehr cool !!! Dieses Produkt sollte weiterentwickelt werden, da es aus meiner Sicht viel Potenzial hat und ein Alleinstellungsmerkmal besitzt. Verbesserungsvorschläge schicke ich per E-Mail. :-) Macht weiter so! Liebe Grüße aus Deutschland Konrad

Hi, I have a question: Which among the cards mentioned would give you the lowest FPS drop possible when recording while gaming? I run a single PC setup at the moment at 1440P 144hz however, recording and gaming at the same time(without capture card) causes 10-30fps drop. I just want to know what my possible options are to be able to record with the lowest FPS drop possible for my benchmark channel here on youtube. Thank you very much.

Excellent video bro ! Bro can you make a video how to connect elgato hds 60 plus laptop to laptop please

I use elgato everyday to stream :) I’m wondering how to change the size of my gameplay window when streaming. I can change the size of webcam and pictures but never the main game screen? Help

Hello i have a question for the Mk2, i want to stream my pc gameplay. do i have to have a second pc to be able to stream my game or can I stream my game without having a second computer?

I am really struggling with the choice of the next updates to my stream setup. I am using right now a dual PC setup (gaming rig 9900K with 2070Super + streaming rig 9900K with a 980Ti) and be nearly happy with it. My streaming rig will capture the gaming through the HD60 Pro. Since I upgraded my screen and be able to game in 1440p with 165Hz and G-Sync I often have problems with tearing and offsync cause of doubling the signal to the HD60 Pro. Now I want to upgrade but what will be really the best choice? I think the interal PCIe card 4K60 Pro?

I still using the Elgato HD60

I need to be friend with Steggy from Elgato. I have a bunch of Elgato stuff and I need to soak up the knowledge like a sponge

Everyone saying it's out if stock, go to currys online and I'm getting the 4k60 pro mk.2 because I needed a recorder as mine was glitching

About to build my first gaming/ streaming pc for around 600 so I'm planning to aim for the hd60 pro as a start off

Question: what capture card should u get if i have a desktop for gaming and a laptop for streaming?? I bought the 4k60 pro but after watching this im confused as to which one i should have or be using for my specific set up. Any help???

I got the hd60s+ but I don't particularly like the 4k capture utility. I miss game capture HD.

I like the Razer Ornata Chroma

GPU EVGA RTX 3070 XC3 Ultra gaming ...... what capture card would you recommend??

As a youtube gamer I use Elgato cards a lot 👍🏼

Hi. Thanks for the info. I have a question. I sim race and am using a triple monitor set up 7680 x 1440. Would the HD60s+ be suitable for capturing this resolution/ game play? I'm happy for the stream to go out as 1080 but obviously still want to use the triples my end.

Nice. I bought it and I guess what? It requires USB 3.0 port to work. I have Mac with type c ports only. All I have now is red blinking lights. Why the hell in 2022 type c to type c is not supported by elgato? What should I do now?

How do I remove the echo on the microphone 🎙 I have the HD 60

Hello I’m on a single pc setup and I play on a high refresh display that uses a display port . Do you have any devices that take a display port input?

PLEASE HELP ...game capture hd60 s needs to be connected to a usb 3.0 is any solution for this?

which one do i need for a 2010 iMac with High Sierra / Processor: 3.06 GHz Intel Core i3 / Memory: 16 GB 1333 MHz 256 MB / Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 4670 256 MB ? HD60S or HD60S+ ?

But how EXACLTY do you setup the 4k60pro Mk.2 for dual PC stream? OBS settings? Passthrough? Formats? I cant find a clear answer anywhere

My dear brother s I bought hd60s plus elgato capture card . I want to connect primary laptop 1 to laptop 2 I want to use laptop 2 as monitor can any one help me

Thank you! And...what about having multiple cam angles? What kind of setup do you recommend?

Question... I'm gonna be buying my wife a new gaming PC and her current one is going to be her streaming PC. What do i need to give her the Best quality stream?

My elgato hd 60 is not working anymore with windows 10. The driver is not working amd it looks like is a sound problem. I tried to install manually from the devices management but it still not working :(

I bought an S+ a few days ago. Haven't streamed before. My desktop doesn't have a USB 3.0 outlet; do they make an adapter? I only have "standard" USB ports. My stream screen is just a black screen so I'm assuming it's the USB port that is causing me issues. I'm just trying to stream a mobile game; no PS, XB or anything crazy. Don't even need voice. Just to stream the game from my iPhone. Help?

I'm a little confused about something with the 4K60 S+. Is there a 200ms delay only when capturing/streaming to a PC or is this delay also present when standalone capturing directly to an SD card? I've never owned a capture card before so delay seems like a pretty big sticking point to me.

funny cause when i plug hd60s in it crashes every 10 mins and says needs to be connected to 3.0 but you know, elgatos product work so good

To bad you all won't make it available with DP. Yes there is the option to use HDMI to DP but that adds to the cost over all imo.

Does anyone know if the HDMI pass through works on any of the external cards without the usb connection?

Can you tell me exactly how to plug this stuff all together? I have a Elgato Cam Link & Elgato 4k60 Pro, a PC, PS4 and Sony A6100 I want them all to work together! I have the Elgato Wave 3 & Stream Deck all working correctly but dont understand how to set up the Camera, Console & 2 capture cards...PLEASE HELP!

I have HD60 S tried to capture 4 old HD tapes from a miniDV camera. The software that I am using is 4K capture utility. I could capture 2 tapes with no issue but for the 3 rd and 4rd tape I have an issue!It seems it works fine on my laptop screen but at the end file in my laptop with high capacity of 25GB is not playable!!! File is corrupted!!!!I tried several times but same issue!

Apologies for the late comment, but using the HD60 Pro, would it be possible to now use the Elgato Game Capture HD Software for recording - specifically using the on-board encoding chip (and thus save CPU) - while simultaneously streaming in OBS, thanks to the Multi App Support? I understand that previously you needed to close the Elgato Game Capture HD Software in order to use OBS, and that the only option to record and stream at the same time was through Master Copy in Elgato's own software. Asking this as I'm currently doubting between buying the 4K60 Pro Mk.2 and HD60 Pro, and interested in the latter's on-board encoder purely from a CPU standpoint.