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Dr. Bill continues his testing of the ELECABLE PCIe 4-Port HDMI Video Capture Card, and the StarTech.com 4 Port USB 3.0 PCIe Card w/ 4 Dedicated 5Gbps Channels he tried to replace it with in his studio. BOTH were failed experiments. Watch for full details! (May 19, 2021)
Dr. Bill continues his testing of the ELECABLE PCIe 4-Port HDMI Video Capture Card, and the StarTech.com 4 Port USB 3.0 PCIe Card w/ 4 Dedicated 5Gbps Channels he tried to replace it with in his studio. BOTH were failed experiments. Watch for full details! (May 19, 2021)
Dr. Bill installs and tests a cheap, Chinese, four port HDMI Capture Card for the PCIe bus on your Windows PC System. It claims to be a ‘Professional video processing function, high-quality industrial-grade chip production, super stability, support for simultaneous input of 4 HDMI signals’, at least according to the ‘Engrish’ in the description! (NOTE: I did confirm, that if you select the ‘Custom Audio Device’ option in OBS, you CAN get audio off of the ports on the HDMI card, however, they are WAY out of sync, so you will have to ‘play’ with the offset.)
00:04 ELECABLE Capture Card unboxing (un-packaging)
04:59 Installing the card in my Dell Optiplex 9010
06:44 Installing the HDMI Capture Card Driver for Windows 10 64-Bit
08:49 Testing the HDMI Capture Card in OBS (Open Broadcasting Software)
12:34 Best OBS Settings for the HDMI Capture Card
13:44 Setting up Color Correction and Other Settings in OBS
20:16 SONY a5100 Video through the ELECABLE HDMI Capture Card via OBS
21:00 SONY FDR-AX100 Camcorder through the ELECABLE HDMI Capture Card via OBS
22:00 Conclusions and wrap-up
Dr. Bill installs and tests a cheap, Chinese, four port HDMI Capture Card for the PCIe bus on your Windows PC System. It claims to be a ‘Professional video processing function, high-quality industrial-grade chip production, super stability, support for simultaneous input of 4 HDMI signals’, at least according to the ‘Engrish’ in the description! (NOTE: I did confirm, that if you select the ‘Custom Audio Device’ option in OBS, you CAN get audio off of the ports on the HDMI card, however, they are WAY out of sync, so you will have to ‘play’ with the offset.)
00:04 ELECABLE Capture Card unboxing (un-packaging)
04:59 Installing the card in my Dell Optiplex 9010
06:44 Installing the HDMI Capture Card Driver for Windows 10 64-Bit
08:49 Testing the HDMI Capture Card in OBS (Open Broadcasting Software)
12:34 Best OBS Settings for the HDMI Capture Card
13:44 Setting up Color Correction and Other Settings in OBS
20:16 SONY a5100 Video through the ELECABLE HDMI Capture Card via OBS
21:00 SONY FDR-AX100 Camcorder through the ELECABLE HDMI Capture Card via OBS
22:00 Conclusions and wrap-up
How to select, and use a Hauppauge WinTV-quadHD PCIe Card in a spare PC to create a PLEX Quad-tuner DVR for Cord Cutters to record Over-the-Air TV, manage their video, movies, and other media on a Local Area networked PC system!
00:18 Selecting your tuner card
01:21 The Hauppauge WinTV-quadHD PCIe Card
03:00 Software included with the card and demo
04:08 TitanTV Electronic Program Guide Link
04:48 Plex Media Server software introduction and demo
06:46 Setting up the tuners from the Hauppauge WinTV-quadHD
12:13 The PLEX DVR Guide
13:00 Setting up a recording
13:56 Managing your libraries in PLEX
16:35 The need for a PLEX Pass
How to select, and use a Hauppauge WinTV-quadHD PCIe Card in a spare PC to create a PLEX Quad-tuner DVR for Cord Cutters to record Over-the-Air TV, manage their video, movies, and other media on a Local Area networked PC system!
00:18 Selecting your tuner card
01:21 The Hauppauge WinTV-quadHD PCIe Card
03:00 Software included with the card and demo
04:08 TitanTV Electronic Program Guide Link
04:48 Plex Media Server software introduction and demo
06:46 Setting up the tuners from the Hauppauge WinTV-quadHD
12:13 The PLEX DVR Guide
13:00 Setting up a recording
13:56 Managing your libraries in PLEX
16:35 The need for a PLEX Pass
The Falcon and Winter Soldier, new Windows icons, Amazon FireTV remote, AlmaLinux, hints and tips for Windows users, ‘Legends of Tomorrow’ Season 6 looks nuts! NASA pulls off first flight on another planet, GSotW: Remotely! (Apr 29, 2021)
05:30 The Falcon and Winter Soldier
05:54 New Windows icons
06:28 Amazon FireTV remote
07:22 AlmaLinux
08:45 Hints and Tips for Windows users
11:16 ‘Legends of Tomorrow’ Season 6 looks nuts!
12:04 NASA pulls off first flight on another planet
12:49 Geek Software of the Week: Remotely!
The Falcon and Winter Soldier, new Windows icons, Amazon FireTV remote, AlmaLinux, hints and tips for Windows users, ‘Legends of Tomorrow’ Season 6 looks nuts! NASA pulls off first flight on another planet, GSotW: Remotely! (Apr 29, 2021)
05:30 The Falcon and Winter Soldier
05:54 New Windows icons
06:28 Amazon FireTV remote
07:22 AlmaLinux
08:45 Hints and Tips for Windows users
11:16 ‘Legends of Tomorrow’ Season 6 looks nuts!
12:04 NASA pulls off first flight on another planet
12:49 Geek Software of the Week: Remotely!
Dr. Bill reviews the Stremium DVR Roku application, the Android Phone version, and the Web version of Stremium. Every version, on every platform, has very different features, and basically must be used in conjunction with each other for the FULL benefit it brings to Cord Cutters. However, it is a worthwhile platform, and Dr. Bill has subscribed, and is using it on a daily basis! Get all of your channels in one guide on your favorite devices and never miss a moment with the Stremium Cloud DVR.
00:08 Stremium on the Roku app
01:27 Stremium on Android (Phone)
05:19 Stremium on the Web Browser (Brave)
10:30 Summary
Dr. Bill reviews the Stremium DVR Roku application, the Android Phone version, and the Web version of Stremium. Every version, on every platform, has very different features, and basically must be used in conjunction with each other for the FULL benefit it brings to Cord Cutters. However, it is a worthwhile platform, and Dr. Bill has subscribed, and is using it on a daily basis! Get all of your channels in one guide on your favorite devices and never miss a moment with the Stremium Cloud DVR.
00:08 Stremium on the Roku app
01:27 Stremium on Android (Phone)
05:19 Stremium on the Web Browser (Brave)
10:30 Summary