Back in 2021, I decided to try my hand at streaming. I wasn’t sure how it would go or what to expect. All I knew was that I wanted to give it a go. I tried streaming a few different games, but mainly focused on The Sims 4 and building a few different builds. No talking, just building and some chilled music. It was okay, but after a short time, I stopped.
As the name of this post suggests, I picked up an Elgato Capture card and explored several content possibilities. This was focused on with the kind of content I was producing and working on at the time. Looking back now, it was certainly an in the moment decision/purchase, but not one I completely regret.
Recently, I’ve been thinking about streaming some content in the future. This is something I’ve considered doing when I came back to content creation initially, but the idea is on the back burner until I’d figured things out in more detail.
Naturally, at the time, I took to my previous site and shared some thoughts about my experience with the Elgato HD60 S so far after a few weeks of using the capture card.
Original Thoughts on the Elgato HD60 S
I recently picked up an Elgato HD60 S Capture Card as I wanted to start expanding my content as well as potentially dabbling in the world of streaming. It’s something that I’ve wanted to do for awhile, and finally decided that now was the time to do so.
I picked my capture card up from my local Argos and at the time, the Elgato HD60 S ranged from £100 – £150 depending on which retailer you use. I went with this particular Elgato capture card as I wanted to be able to record footage from my Xbox 360 alongside the current generation consoles.
Described as essentially plug-and-play, Elgato was right! The set-up was incredibly easy, as was downloading the Game Capture software.
The first thing I did once everything was all set up was run a small test stream with my Nintendo Switch. This was ultimately to see how easy it was to go live. Again, this was really simple and straightforward. I was surprised at how well everything looked on the stream as well. Although I didn’t explore much on the streaming side of things with the Elgato, it is something I’m going to look at more in the next few months.
After obtaining a slightly longer HDMI lead, I went ahead and connected my Xbox 360 to the HD60 S. I was a little weary as I didn’t know what the quality of the capture would be since I was trying out older games. The first game I tested out was The Sims 3, and to my surprise, it looked amazing! The quality looked better than The Sims 3 on PC did, although that is a different story altogether,
I tried out a few other games on the Xbox 360 and overall I was pleasantly surprised at how well they were capturing. My next test was to try playing an original Xbox game to see how well that captured. I decided to use The Urbz: Sims In The City as my test game, and again I was surprised at just how well it looks and how well it captured. There were no issues when capturing footage, only a small bit of lag due to the game itself.
Overall, I’m extremely happy with the Elgato HD60 S so far. It’s easy to set up and get going, captures every game I’ve tried out so far brilliantly, and I honestly don’t have anything negative to say about it. I’m looking forward to capturing more games using the Elgato and having fun and experimenting with streaming soon!
If you are looking at jumping into capturing content from your consoles or considering streaming, I definitely recommend checking out Elgato’s products to find the perfect device for you.
Future Plans
Going forward, I’m going to be hooking the HD60 S back up and testing it out. One to see that it still works and is in good condition and secondly, to refamiliarise myself with capturing content. I can certainly see myself using the capture card in the future. Especially when it comes to pairing it with my Nintendo Switch to create more content.
As the Elgato HD60 S is somewhat dated, I’m aware there will be some limitations with the device. That’s okay, as for the time being it will work for what I need it to, and I can always look into upgrading to a newer device in the future.
Now, this does mean that I will be streaming and/or creating content for YouTube in the future. As I mentioned at the start of this post, it’s something I’ve wanted to do since I returned to content creation. I’ve actually got a number of ideas written down that I’d love to explore one day. Of course, providing everything works out like I’m hoping it will do.
While I have no firm plans just yet, I’d like to think I might do a stream or two in the near future. For now, you can follow me on Twitch but keep your eyes peeled for my social media updates for more info as to when I’ll be going live!
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