Technical details
Host interface |
USB 2.0 |
Video capture resolution (max) |
1920 x 1080 pixels |
Internal |
N |
Capturing from |
Game console |
Ports & interfaces
Component video (YPbPr/YCbCr) in |
1 |
DC-in jack |
Y |
HDMI ports quantity |
2 |
System requirements
Minimum processor |
2.0 GHz |
Minimum RAM |
1024 MB |
Minimum hard disk space |
220 MB |
Additionally
S-Video in |
1 |
AC adapter bundled |
Y |
H.264 AVCHD, 1080p, 60fps, HDMI, S-Video, USB, Black
- Record, Edit, Upload and Stream Xbox® One, Xbox 360, PS4, PS3® or PC game play in HD
- New feature! Now with Facecam ... putting YOU in your YouTube videos!
- New feature! Now with Skipback ... record video game play in the past!
- Record and stream in-game commentary and chat with Hauppauge Capture!
- Upload gameplay to YouTube with one click. Show your best gameplay to your friends
- Record up to 1080p while you play your games on your HDMI TV set. Includes our no delay pass through, so you can play while you record in HD
- Now includes StreamEez, so you can live stream your video game play. Create a Twitch or Ustream channel with StreamEez
- Includes a built-in Record button, so you can start and stop your recordings without having to be at your PC. Plus with our Personal Logo inserter, you can add your own logo to your recordings and Twitch and Ustream channels
<b>Record video game play in HD on your laptop or desktop PC</b>
HD PVR 2 Gaming Edition records high definition game play video from a gaming PC, Sony® PlayStation®3 or Microsoft® Xbox® 360 onto your Windows laptop or desktop PC. Make video recordings of your best game play in HD. Upload your favorite games to YouTube and share them with other gamers online. Or make a high definition movie of your game play to share with your friends or use it to discuss tactics with your clan members!
<b>New! Now with Facecam for your gameplay recordings!</b>
Hauppauge Capture now includes Facecam. Point a webcam of yourself to add a video of you playing your favourite game. The Facecam window can be any size and positioned anyplace in your video.
<b>Add your game commentary while you record or stream!</b>
Hauppauge Capture, the simple to use application for recording, editing, uploading and streaming your game play, has a built-in audio mixer. Add game commentary while you record or stream your videos. And add audio from your PC (music or Skype audio can be recorded) and even put each audio source on separate tracks for easier editing in Sony Vegas or Pinnacle Studio. The Hauppauge Capture program has all the features you need for making awesome game play recordings!
<b>Live Twitch and YouTube streaming of your game play</b>
Stream your game play to your Twitch, YouTube or Ustream channel with the Hauppauge SteamEez application (part of the new Hauppauge Capture application). Create your own event and be watch by thousand followers! With the new Hauppauge Capture application, you can steam your game play and also add your game commentary to the stream.
<b>With HDMI and Component Video in plus no-delay HDMI video passthrough!</b>
HD PVR 2 comes with HDMI in and out to make it easier to connect to your Xbox 360 and your HD TV set. For the PS3, HD PVR 2 comes with a PS3 Component Video gaming cable, while still using the HDMI out for no-delay passthrough to your HD TV set!
<b>New! Now with a Record button, so you can start and stop your video recordings directly from the HD PVR 2</b>
HD PVR 2 has a top mounted record button. Hit the record button and ShowBiz opens on your PC and starts recording. Hit the record button again and ShowBiz will stop recording. This makes recording your video gameplay super easy!
<b>Record your PC gameplay, with no delay and no slowdown of your PC!</b>
HD PVR 2 can be connected to the HDMI output of your PC to record your gameplay. With our "no delay passthrough", you can play your game on a TV monitor while recording. And the recording will not slow down your PC since the encoding is done within HD PVR 2!
<b>Amazing audio and video quality</b>
HD PVR 2 Gaming Edition uses a pro-quality H.264 video encoder, the same video recorder which is used in TV studios. HD PVR 2 records using amazing H.264 compression at HD resolutions up to 1080p30. HD PVR 2's H.264 recording format is used by Blu-ray disks and exceeds other compression standards in video quality, providing a crisp image with amazing digital sound. And H.264 uses 1/3 the disk space compared with the popular MPEG-2 format.
<b>Watch recordings of your best game play on your PC monitor or HD TV set</b>
Once your recordings are on your PC hard disk, you can play them back directly on your computer screen using the included ShowBiz application. You can also transfer the recordings over your home network to your PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, or other high definition media player.
<b>Play while you record with our no-delay HDMI video pass through!</b>
HD PVR 2 Gaming Edition comes with real-time video pass through, so you can watch your game play on your HD TV while recording your game on your PCs disk drive. Simply connect HD PVR 2 in between your game console and your HD TV set (HDMI in and out plus Component Video cables included).
<b>Upload your best games to YouTube and share with your friends</b>
HD PVR 2 Gaming Edition comes with a one click upload to YouTube. Make HD recordings of your game play and upload your best videos to YouTube. HD PVR 2 Gaming Edition records videos in HD using H.264, which is perfect for YouTube.
<b>Use the Personal Logo inserter to add your channel logo to all of your recordings and streams</b>
Use the Personal Logo inserter to add your own logo to all of your recordings and video streams. The HD PVR 2 Personal Logo inserter makes it easy to make sure all of your friends see your channel logo! Adding a Personal Logo is easy: just make a 150x100 pixel BMP, JPEG or PNG file and then use Hauppauge Capture to upload your logo into the HD PVR 2. After that, the logo will be automatically added to your recordings and video streams. For an example of a Personal Logo used here at Hauppauge, see this video.