Fun with my new Hauppauge HD PVR and Uncharted 2 Multiplayer

[Cain Highwind]

I recently got a Hauppauge HD PVR and barring the occaisonal wonkyness it makes for a great gaming capture device. Recorded some of multiplayer matches. Check it out for a laugh

YouTube - Uncharted 2 Multiplayer Montage of Mayhem

Oh and here's a random video I did using the same device for NES Virtual Console
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_e7nlvzwCw

[SuperSabin]

Wow both of those were really funny, well, the Uncharted 2 recording was the funniest out of those 2 but I enjoyed it. I haven't seen gameplay of it before and I liked what I saw. I wish I'd got that game over Modern Warfare 2 now lol. I'm definitely looking into U2 now.

[Rocky]

Looks good! How much did your capture card cost you? I was thinking about getting one myself so I could stream on justin.tv, but I wanted to have some good quality capturing while still keeping a decent price tag overall.

[Jonathanx221]

That was very fun to watch, nice job! =]

[Xithor]

Haha great footage. Multiplayer looked pretty well on the game of the year winner, looks like it has a chance to maybe compete with COD 2 but even just saying that might get me shunned lol. I am also interested in capturing video gameplay without the usage of a camera just set up and staring at it. How does a Hauppauge HD PVR work?

[Cain Highwind]

Thanks guys

Now the price of the PVR is not for the faint of heart. It was 200 dollars. Yeah, it took me a while to save up for it.

What makes it worth it is of course the quality (it can capture sources up to 1080i at a bitrate of I believe 20,000 Kilobits/second) But also, even though it's recommended to have a dual core PC, if you've got an older computer, it'll still record just fine. A lot of other capture devices rely on your compuiter's hardware. This one, ALL you need is basically a computer with a hard drive to write data to.

It works basically as a passthrough device. You plug whatever system you want to record from into the PVR, and (optionally, but recommended) plug the PVR into your TV. This way you can play and record at the same time.

Again, I had heard positive things from people who simply pack up the PVR, go to a friends house and then record their gaming session with a Netbook, which I have as well.