Genki ShadowCast 2 Pro - Powerful External 4K60 Input and Output Capture and Streaming Card with Ultra-Low Latency HDMI Passthrough for The PS5, PS4/Pro, Xbox Series X/S, Switch, iPad Pro and More

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Pros & Cons

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Pros

The build quality of this product is amazing with a good weight to it and a rubber top on it. The included data cable feels much more premium than the one i use for the original shadowcast, and overall i'm just really impressed at how the team pulled ... Read More

Genki studio app for ipad removes all the complexity of using desktop software like obs. This is naturally perfectly fine for its intended use case (recording computer screens or console gameplay) has both yuv422 (uncompressed video) and mjpeg modes.

This is perfect for any aspiring streamer or someone like me who just likes playing consoles and retro games on a window on their pc. I use it for streaming on twitch and youtube with my steam deck and ps4. My brother, who is a professional gamer, str... Read More

Cons

If you planned to use this device for gaming, think again, as the lag really makes it unusable. It also has constant issues such as changing all colors to green or losing audio. Very poor product and is just flat out worthless and unusable.

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Quality

The output of quality is amazing and it makes the streaming process between devices seamless.

This shadowcast works well and is easy to setup.

Dead by daylight (also on the switch) has an already noticeable delay on the switch console’s built in display, and the shadowc... Read More

I ordered this because my elgato wasn't working well with my mac even with all the extra plugins and such.

Price

Highly recommend getting this if you considering any time of video capturing of consoles on a budget.

Now although this product is more expensive it's definitely worth the investment.

I paid $80 which is about a third of the price of the el gato 4k x.

That said, its premium price, reliance on external storage and potential heating issues may make you pause.

Packaging/appearance

That being said, this thing looks pretty versatile, comes well packaged, and comes with all the supplies you need to get started.

Zelda breath of the wild (being played off of my nintendo switch) looked great at 1080p, and the colors popped.

The box is powered through that usb-c (no power adapter).

Competitiveness

Comparing those to some of the captures i have done with this device at the same resolutions, it is very noticeable that the sh... Read More

I previously used the original shadowcast, which was 1080p at 30fps, but this upgraded version offers 1080p at 60fps.

I wanted something that could record 4k60 and vrr and this was by far the least expensive solution.

It is my first device of this type, so i unfortunately have no basis of comparison.

Overview

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This product had a total of 129 reviews as of our last analysis date on Oct 1 2024.