AverMedia Live GC311 Live Gamer Mini Capture Card

Rating: 8.0.

AVerMedia have catered to the new aspiring streamers or youtubers with the very affordable, 1080p 60FPS GC311 Live Gamer Mini (Portable) external capture card which is retailed at a price of £109.99. This puts it at £30 cheaper than the competing Elgato HD60s capture card. The AVerMedia GC311 seems to be an ideal addition to a setup if you plan to stream/record lag free, 1080p 60FPS on paper but does it tick all of the boxes for a good quality and complication free set up.

Specifications:

• Interface: Micro USB 2.0
• Video Input: HDMI
• Video Output (Pass-Through): HDMI
• Audio Input: HDMI
• Audio Output (Pass-Through): HDMI
• Max Pass-Through Resolution: 1080p 60FPS
• Max Recording Resolution: 1080p 60FPS
• Supported Resolutions (Video Input): 1080p, 1080i, 720p, 576p, 480p, 480i
• Recording Format: MPEG 4 (H.264+AAX) , Supports Hardware Encoding
• Product Dimensions: 100mm(W) x 57mm(D) x 18.8mm(H)
• Product Weight: 74.5g

Box Contents:

• GC311 Live Gamer Mini Capture Card
• USB Micro to Type-A Cable
• Quickstart Guide

You can buy the AVerMedia GC311 Live Gamer Mini from OverclockersUK HERE

Pros:

• Easy and simple set up and use
• 1080 60FPS quality
• LED lights to show whether: ready and working/ streaming/ recording and not working
• Easily portable
• Good affordable price

Cons:

• AVerMedia REC software is a bit slow
• With all cables in, it's not very stable on surfaces
• Doesn't include HDMI cables

KitGuru says: The GC311 is definitely a very appealing option with it having such an affordable price point compared to other capture cards on the market. It provides a good quality upgrade to streams/videos helping give it that more professional look when people are watching your content

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