HDMI to USB 2.0 Video Capture Card (1080p)

This HDMI to USB 2.0 Video Capture Card is the small adapter that turns a games console, DSLR camera, or second laptop into a usable webcam-style source for streaming or recording software like OBS — plug an HDMI output in, plug the USB into your capture PC, and the source appears as a standard video-in device. It's the practical entry point into console streaming, camera-as-webcam setups, or recording gameplay footage without a dedicated capture PCI card.

It captures at up to 1080p, which is genuinely capable for streaming, video calls, and most gameplay recording, but the USB 2.0 interface caps throughput well below what a USB 3.0 capture device offers, so you should not expect smooth 4K or high-refresh-rate capture from this unit — 1080p at a moderate frame rate is its realistic ceiling. It also passes video through without its own encoding chip, so your computer's CPU handles compression, which matters on lower-spec machines.

• HDMI input to USB 2.0 output, plug-and-play with OBS and similar software
• Captures up to 1080p resolution
• USB 2.0 bandwidth limits it below 4K/high-refresh capture