NeXT
Veteran Member
I swear we talked about this more recently....
I'm getting fed up with my rebadged Epiphan VGA2USB pod because being the original version it can only capture in interlaced and at 20 or less frames a second.
I know there are a few more modern and low-cost options available now but I'm under the assumption they might be arguably better.
Take this for example. If you don't shop around you can get them for $100 to $150. Off the Aliexpress boat I've seen them for $40 + shipping.
VGA passthrough, stereo audio input and USB (3.0?) out that is driverless so it appears in most common recorders like OBS. It's a standalone deice so you have no control over the signal input, so likely it will be fixed to a selection of standard resolutions and refresh rates, presumably not including 15khz? Likely also only supports H/V sync and not RGBS or Sync on Green. It's also a bit vague on the framerate capabilities. It would be cool if it just worked with my Sony DKC-5000 but even the Epiphan doesn't like that. The only thing I got to compare it to though is those super cheap USB 2.0/3.0 HDMI capture dongles which actually perform at 720p and below, so I'm assuming bandwidth is no longer an issue for these things.
Need input because the price bracket between these and more professional devices from Epiphan, Elgato and the likes is very steep and at about $50 each after shipping that's about as much as I paid for the VGA2USB.
I'm getting fed up with my rebadged Epiphan VGA2USB pod because being the original version it can only capture in interlaced and at 20 or less frames a second.
I know there are a few more modern and low-cost options available now but I'm under the assumption they might be arguably better.
Take this for example. If you don't shop around you can get them for $100 to $150. Off the Aliexpress boat I've seen them for $40 + shipping.
VGA passthrough, stereo audio input and USB (3.0?) out that is driverless so it appears in most common recorders like OBS. It's a standalone deice so you have no control over the signal input, so likely it will be fixed to a selection of standard resolutions and refresh rates, presumably not including 15khz? Likely also only supports H/V sync and not RGBS or Sync on Green. It's also a bit vague on the framerate capabilities. It would be cool if it just worked with my Sony DKC-5000 but even the Epiphan doesn't like that. The only thing I got to compare it to though is those super cheap USB 2.0/3.0 HDMI capture dongles which actually perform at 720p and below, so I'm assuming bandwidth is no longer an issue for these things.
Need input because the price bracket between these and more professional devices from Epiphan, Elgato and the likes is very steep and at about $50 each after shipping that's about as much as I paid for the VGA2USB.