IO Port Cards Archive

Guide to the Best PCIe 1394A and 1394B Firewire Cards

With USB 3.1 becoming increasingly common, manufacturers are dropping support for older interfaces in favor of the latest trends. With support for up to 10 Gbps of bandwidth, the new standards seem to leave the once-popular Firewire in the dust. But for most applications, 10 Gbps is excessive. You certainly can’t write to external storage devices at that rate, and many useful devices still perform …

Best Internal PCI-Express Video Capture Cards

Having the ability to record or stream video footage can bring an assortment of benefits no matter who you are. Whether you’re a hardcore gamer, an amateur filmmaker, or just someone trying to record their favorite television shows, one of the best ways to do this is with a PCI-express video capture card. Rather than being connected externally via USB or Thunderbolt, a PCI-express video …

In-Depth Review of the AVerMedia GC573 Live Gamer 4K

Streaming and recording games is more popular than ever. About 100 million people subscribe to streaming sites like Twitch. People who aren’t using Twitch may instead be streaming through their console, or uploading straight to YouTube. It’s not hard to find hundreds of people who’ve made jobs out of their gaming, or taken their hobbies to new levels with better hardware. Playing modern games can …

Avermedia Live Gamer HD2 (LGHD2) GC570 Review

When streaming took the gaming industry by storm, it was dominated primarily by PC gamers. This isn’t because it was the more popular platform, but due mostly to technical limitations. On a PC, it’s trivial to set up screen capture software to record your session. Video is typically high quality, enjoyable, and doesn’t add any lag. If you want to stream directly from your console, …