Cheapest HDMI recorder?

[Bamboopictures]

The EZcap : $75 for a HDMI to MP4 recorder!
HDMI input and pass-through
No PC needed. Records directly to USB thumb drive.
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/EZCA...r-into-USB-disk-free-shipping/1888977653.html

 

[Sgdevilzz]

I don't think it's intended for video camera use.

 

[Deunamist]

It can be used la but which professional wants his raw footage in MP4. Lol. I think this is for those people who want to do live capture from TV or rip from a DVD/BRD

 

[Sgdevilzz]

Yeah that's why I said intended. It may be a good solution for people still on tapes though

 

[kandinsky]

- Record Quality: Max 18Mbps @ 1080P 30fps

Yeah, fairly low bitrate, going to be quite compressed?

I imagine it could also serve as a cheapish backup against card corruption? Esp for those running cameras with single card slots. If the card fails, better to have compressed footage than none at all ;p

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Looks like devices like this one are targeted at gamers.

https://www.ezvid.com/top-5-portable-capture-cards

The top rated "Elgato Game Capture HD" costs twice that of the EZcap, and it supposedly does up 40Mbps.

http://help.elgato.com/customer/por...ate-that-elgato-game-capture-hd60-can-record-

 

[Bamboopictures]

I have the Elgato but I decided to order the ezcap anyway for the convenience.
I primarily use it for recording powerpoint during seminars.
Low bit rate MP4 recording is a great backup recording off a HDMI vision mixer for quick web upload
while the HD-SDI feed can be recorded as prores to Atomos for further post.