#HAUPPAUGE HD PVR 2 SOFTWARE UPDATE 1080P#
Whilst with some digging it turned out to indeed be capable of rendering 1080p video, confusion and mixed messages were really par for the course. ArcSoft ShowBiz, although appearing a little more stable than the iteration Richard encountered in the review of the original HD PVR GE, was still fairly limited and indicated a maximum Youtube upload resolution of 720p. It’s when you want to become more accomplished that the lustre on the HDPVR2 GE+ begins to fade.
The facility to add your own watermark to video you capture is a very nice touch. If you want to capture footage in a relatively unedited state and upload straight to Youtube you can certainly do so, although one imagines that you’ll swiftly want to add higher quality components to the footage you produce. Hauppauge have cut many of the corners off in this iteration, slimming down the interface so the users can get underway swiftly, although many of the tweaking features are will available through advanced menus. The most important area of advancement after zero-delay passthrough has been the improvements made to the software.
#HAUPPAUGE HD PVR 2 SOFTWARE UPDATE PC#
Perhaps most importantly you don’t need a high-end PC to operate the HD PVR2 GE+ at an optimum level the resource footprint during capture is very small, with your main concern being a sufficiently large Hard Drive. Whilst the software installer is a little primitive, installation is a very simple matter, and storage locations can be changed after the fact. Setup is exceptionally easy if you’re seeking to capture console video thanks to clear instructions and access to a PC of modest specification and a HDMI TV. This had to be a necessary development minimising the impact on gameplay of your PVR activities is essential for the best possible playing and viewing experience.įrom a beginners perspective the HD PVR2 GE+ turns out to be a very tempting proposition. In so doing they have advanced their hardware significantly, to the point that zero-delay passthrough and capturing of 5.1 audio are now realities. It is no surprise that with the explosion of ‘Let’s Play’ video content, whether streamed or recorded and uploaded to sites such as Youtube, Hauppauge have stuck with the HD PVR formula.