Elgato HD60s vs EVGA XR1 Lite Comparison | Tested in 5 PS4 Games | Capture Card vs Capture Card |
3Just thought I would compare the EVGA XR1 Lite to the Elgato HD60s for fun. Both are good cards. The XR1 Lite takes a little more tinkering to get it to work better than it will out of the box, whereas the HD60s automatically records HDCP. For this recording, for Days Gone and Horizon, I swapped the screens at the two and a half minute mark, so you could see how each card looks on the character seeing as they are always on the right side of the screen. I also swapped sound at the same mark with the sound icon telling you which card you are hearing in each clip. I also set the brightness to zero for each card. Both were recorded at 1080p (PS4 Pro, Super Sampling on), and upscaled to 4K with my editing software.
For the Xr1 Lite, HDCP recording is blocked (PS3 games can't be recorded because of the HDCP lock), however if you go to EVGA's website you can download the HDCP Control application for the XR1 Lite in order to shut off the HDCP block. You can also update the firmware.
Go here: https://www.evga.com/support/download/
-Click on the "Other Products" Tab
-On the "Category" tab click "Capture Device"
-Click on the "Type" tab, and at the bottom there should be an option that says "HDCP Control for XR1 Lite"
-Download the software for your Windows OS, and run it. Windows will give an error message, run the program anyway.
-When you run the program, uncheck the box that says "HDMI Rx HDCP KEY" save and exit, and it should display PS3 and PS4 games now in OBS for you.
Overall, I would say there isn't much of a quality difference between the two cards, which means the XR1 Lite was an excellent budget option, however, I have seen used HD60s cards on Ebay for cheaper as of late. The HD60s has been replaced by the HD60x by elgato, but for the used price, the HD60s is a great card, that brightens better than the XR1 Lite does.
For PS4 games the blacks look great on the XR1 lite, but for older games like say, playing tomb raider on the PS3, the footage comes out super dark, even when adjusting the brightness in OBS. Honestly both are great cards. The XR1 Lite is a great option if you're looking for a more budget-friendly card, you've just got to update it and shut off the HDCP Block with a separate program. Once you do that, you will still occasionally have to unplug it from your system, and plug it back in and restart OBS on occasion.
0:00 Days Gone
05:21 Horizon: Zero Dawn
10:21 Doom Eternal
15:21 Ratchet and Clank
20:21 Bloodborne
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