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Top reviews Most recent Top reviews. Top reviews from the United States. There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later. And Forget AC3. Verified Purchase. Had I known how radfically different this product would be compared to my beloved , I would not have wasted my time. You can find that review by checking the reviews for August 10, I now have terabytes of videos and shows made with that trusty , sticking with p, 5.

The p looks better to me than the i and is easier to edit. When watching those videos and shows, it's hard to see a side-by-side difference between my vids and streaming p's on my inch ips HDTV because today's equipment does such a great job of upsampling. NP, right? Let me point out here that I am not really a gamer; I record shows and movies from DVR or ROKU or whatever as I watch them in case I think my wife might want to see one she's very fussy in her tastes, so I am her "screener" more or less.

If I think a show or movie is something she would enjoy, I can run it again without biting into my bandwidth cap. First disappointment was learning that Hauppauge dropped AC3 support. It's what I use, it's what goes best with. And it provides 5. Even via HDMI, stereo or pro-logic is about it. At first I didn't worry too much. I've been involved with computers since putting together my first XT way back when, so I figured I could find a work around to use AC3 since the card could capture pass-through supposedly.

My first recordings were disasters. The files contained three audio streams, none of which were ac3, but the worst part was the freezing and crashing that perhaps is being caused by the tons of temp files being written to disk every few seconds something else I don't like since I use SSD's.

The way I've always done one-off recording with my was to have the off, start the show so that the proper soundtrack has kicked in and I'm actually in the program I want to record, then I turn on the box and lastly launch the capture software. Then I backtrack to the beginning and go. Depending on what game you are on, I highly recommend you turn down game volume as well as sometimes voice chat can't be heard because the game volume is too loud. However I guarantee that there will be a way to turn down your audio setting on whatever game you are on.

Make sure you make it loud enough to hear, but quiet enough to make the voice chat clear and easy to hear. Most of the time this is caused by either one of the Component video connectors is not connected. For example, if the Red connector is not connected correctly, your video picture will look green. Also try updating to the latest drivers supplied by your graphics card manufacturer. If you are running an AMD graphics card in the PC which the HD PVR 2 is connected to, you may experience a slight change in brightness every few seconds while in the preview or edit screens.

This is due to an issue with hardware acceleration that we have seen in some AMD drivers. This shift does not affect recordings and typically can be eliminated by either changing drivers for the graphics card or by disabling Hardware acceleration.

This is caused by either a slow processor in your laptop or desktop PC, or the display adapter is having a problem. Make sure your video card meets the minimum requirements. Also try updating to the latest drivers supplied by the manufacturer. In September , there was a problem with the ATI graphics driver which would cause jerky video or freezing of the video screen. This should be fixed with an update from ATI on their graphics drivers.

Check to see how you have your Television connected to your set top box. In order for the audio pass through to operate, you need to configure the Audio settings in the Hauppauge Capture application. Click on the Capture tab. Increasing the recording bitrate will eliminate motion artifacts in your recordings.

In Haupauge Capture, in the Capture tab make sure Variable is selected. This should give you very good quality. You can experiment with other settings, but in our experience, these are good for uploading to YouTube. This usually takes just a few seconds and does not change the video quality of your recording. Approximately 6 GB per hour at Check for the presence of "Constant Guard" from Exfinity.

If present, uninstall it, then re-run the installation for Hauppauge Capture. Once installed you can reinstall Constant Guard. The Hauppauge game recorder will then pick up the party chat when recording game audio. In order to record your voice which won't come through the speakers and be picked up , you need to have a Mic plugged in to your PC and place near your face as you do.

Then make sure in Hauppauge Capture you select the mic in the drop down menu and set level. Then you will get the game chat and the game audio recorded, and you speak to your party via Kinect microphone. Basically, one mic to chat with your party and one mic to record your game commentary. Sometimes Device Central will close. To adjust the color settings, open Hauppauge Capture and go to the Capture tab. Then click the Advanced button at the bottom and go to Video Proc Amp.

Here you will see the color and briteness settings. If you are using Windows 10, make sure you have downloaded and installed the latest version of Hauppauge Capture.

A recent Windows 10 update changed Privacy settings and requires the latest Hauppauge Capture to fix this message. If you are using Hauppauge Capture, this error is normally caused if you did not fully install Hauppauge Capture or something such as anti-virus software prevented Hauppauge Capture from installing. Please go to the Hauppauge Capture download page and follow the installation instructions once more.

First, make sure, in the Capture tab: Source: make sure your Hauppauge device is selected. This could be a broken or loose video cable or you plugged the cables into the wrong connector on HD PVR 2. Is there something I am not doing correctly? To check this, right click the speaker icon in the device tray and select 'Playback Devices' or 'Open Sound Settings'.

Click on 'Set Default'. In order for you to see your game video on your TV set:. This can potentially cause problems such as "no device detected" or a black screen in Showbiz Capture or bad video recordings. Pass through problems, such as a black screen on your TV set even though you can record videos , are usually basic cabling and settings in Showbiz. Check your cables! If all input and pass through connections are correct and pass through is still not working, check your HD TV for correct input source.

If you have stutter in your preview window, check that system specs meet the minimum required. This is not a fatal problem since the HD PVR 2 will make good recordings even if the preview window slows down. Preview good but stutters in playback on your PC screen: this normally means your PC or graphics card is too slow.

Check the video card specs. That does not work with Colossus 2! Quick change to X , and it is all working great now. The Hauppauge YouTube channel. When recording, I am able to hear the audio via my headset, as well as Hauppauge software record the gameplay audio and my microphone. Later I recorded some gameplay footage with a webcam, but as mentioned earlier my computer specifications are not good enough for Hauppauge. Note: The video files you create with the software can be very large.

Try clicking on the sound icon in the bottom right of the Capture software to disable the option and record a test video with audio to see if the echo has disappeared.

Using a dual monitor setup enables me to easily monitor OBS Studio. My favourite feature of the software is that when I press the button on the device it will either start or stop recording. When recording, I am able to hear the audio via my headset, as well as Hauppauge software record the gameplay audio and my microphone. Later I recorded some gameplay footage with a webcam, but as mentioned earlier my computer specifications are not good enough for Hauppauge.

Note: The video files you create with the software can be very large. Try clicking on the sound icon in the bottom right of the Capture software to disable the option and record a test video with audio to see if the echo has disappeared. To check this, right click the speaker icon in the device tray and select 'Playback Devices' or 'Open Sound Settings'. Click on 'Set Default'. In order for you to see your game video on your TV set:. This can potentially cause problems such as "no device detected" or a black screen in Showbiz Capture or bad video recordings.

Pass through problems, such as a black screen on your TV set even though you can record videos , are usually basic cabling and settings in Showbiz. Check your cables! If all input and pass through connections are correct and pass through is still not working, check your HD TV for correct input source. If you have stutter in your preview window, check that system specs meet the minimum required.

This is not a fatal problem since the HD PVR 2 will make good recordings even if the preview window slows down. Preview good but stutters in playback on your PC screen: this normally means your PC or graphics card is too slow. Check the video card specs.

That does not work with Colossus 2! Quick change to X , and it is all working great now. The Hauppauge YouTube channel. You will be given an option to Run or Save the file. Click Save to save the file in your Download folder. Run this file.

It will install the Windows driver When finished running the update, you will be ask to restart your PC. Restart your PC. Double click on the Hauppauge Capture icon. If your cables are connected, you should now be able to see your game console on your TV set and record and stream your gameplay. HD PVR 2 all connections click to enlarge. Composite video connections for VCR and camcorders click to enlarge.

To install this version of StreamEez: Click on the download link. It will install the StreamEez-Pro application plus the Windows driver. When finished running the update, you will be ask to restart your PC.

Restart your PC While the PC is restarting, power cycle your StreamEez device to load the new firmware remove power from the unit for a few seconds and then plug it back in.

Under Source upper left hand corner , make sure it is set to your Hauppauge device. If your cables are connected, you should now be able to stream with Twitch or YouTube. StreamEez Software Setup standalone. How to turn off HDCP on your PS4 Are you unable to record video, getting no video but you might get choppy audio in your recordings or a black screen in Hauppauge Capture? It will be enabled by default, so simply click on it to disable the HDCP copy protection. You should be able to see your game on your computer screen and TV monitor.

Click here for more tips with the PS4. Here's how to set the audio. Step 4a - Configuring audio if you are using speakers connected directly to your Gaming PC If you are listening to sound from your Gaming PC through speakers and not on your video monitor, to hear audio without any audio delay you will need to split the audio coming from your Gaming PC. Here are some screen shots if you have an nVidea M graphics adapter in your gaming PC Screen resolution menu Advanced Settings menu.

Set the screen resolution to by , True Color bit , 60Hz. Make sure you can see your retro game video in the Hauppauge Capture preview window.

If not, check your cables. Choose the source you are connected to, such as Composite In. It will be enabled by default, so simply click on it to disable the irritating feature. The following is from the Xbox support site Problem: Playing premium content on your console establishes an HDCP connection with your television. To resolve this problem, try the following solutions: Restart your Xbox One console: Press the Xbox button on the console for ten seconds until the console turns off.

Touch the Xbox button on the console again to turn it on. Try to play the content again. If your Xbox One console is in instant-on power mode: Go to the Home screen.

Press the Menu button on your controller and select Settings. Select Power mode and then select Save Energy. Turn off the console by holding the Xbox button. Turn on the console by pressing the Xbox button, and then try to play the content again.

To fix this in Windows: Right click the speaker icon in the device tray and select Open Sound settings. Here's how to do this: On your PC, go to the speaker icon on the right side of your desktop's toolbar, right-click the speaker icon and select "Recording devices".

Then in the new window that opens, locate your microphone and the right-click it in the list and select the option "Properties". A new window called "Microphone Properties" will open. Go to the "Advanced" tab.