Cheap Chicom PCIe HDMI capture cards - any good?

FredThompson · 8th November 2020, 19:00

Searching "pci-e 1080p hdmi capture" on eBay returns a slew of $65-120 or so "generic" Chinese capture cards.

I'm looking for something akin to the BlackMagic Intensity Pro 4k (with cables) or (wishful thinking) a Magewell design (with ability to set HDCP identifier.)

Intensity Pro 4k is available at $200 USD everywhere. Do any of you know of a source for the same, or functional equivalent for significantly less cost?

Pretty box isn't important to me. Function and accuracy are.

Emulgator · 9th November 2020, 10:35

IF
"Function and accuracy important"
AND
"4k"
=TRUE
THEN
<<200USD
is asking for
NOT TRUE ;-)

FredThompson · 15th November 2020, 01:58

$200 USD RETAIL, yes. Production cost is probably $20 or less. The $30 iMic audio capture devices used the same A/D-D/A chip a $300 Roland. Maybe someone here knows enough about the guts of these to point to a "white label" version.

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FredThompson Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Charlotte, NC USA Posts: 1,984	Cheap Chicom PCIe HDMI capture cards - any good? Searching "pci-e 1080p hdmi capture" on eBay returns a slew of $65-120 or so "generic" Chinese capture cards. I'm looking for something akin to the BlackMagic Intensity Pro 4k (with cables) or (wishful thinking) a Magewell design (with ability to set HDCP identifier.) Intensity Pro 4k is available at $200 USD everywhere. Do any of you know of a source for the same, or functional equivalent for significantly less cost? Pretty box isn't important to me. Function and accuracy are. __________________ Reclusive fart. Collecting Military, Trains, Cooking, Woodworking, Fighting Illini, Auburn Tigers

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Emulgator Big Bit Savings Now ! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: close to the wall Posts: 1,546	IF "Function and accuracy important" AND "4k" =TRUE THEN <<200USD is asking for NOT TRUE ;-) __________________ "To bypass shortcuts and find suffering...is called QUALity" (Die toten Augen von Friedrichshain) "Data reduction ? Yep, Sir. We're that issue working on. Synce invntoin uf lingöage..." Last edited by Emulgator; 10th November 2020 at 02:46.

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FredThompson Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Charlotte, NC USA Posts: 1,984	ene $200 USD RETAIL, yes. Production cost is probably $20 or less. The $30 iMic audio capture devices used the same A/D-D/A chip a $300 Roland. Maybe someone here knows enough about the guts of these to point to a "white label" version. __________________ Reclusive fart. Collecting Military, Trains, Cooking, Woodworking, Fighting Illini, Auburn Tigers