This is the perfect capture card for YouTube, and its Black Friday price has made my jaw drop

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HardwareTechThis is the perfect capture card for YouTube, and its Black Friday price has made my jaw dropWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.

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AverMedia Live Gamer Ultra 2.1's lighting up close

It’s a hard time to be an external capture card. PC streamers with a single computer setup don’t really need them, and modern consoles are so good at capturing their own footage that it can be hard to know who should even spend the money on an external device. On the other hand, if you stream gameplay from a console but want the benefits of proper broadcasting software, or you just want perfect footage for making pristine YouTube clips, an external capture card is a must-have.

I’ve been using external capture cards to make YouTube content for just shy of a decade, and there is no better one than the AverMedia Live Gamer Ultra 2.1, which is seeing a maddening Black Friday discount at Amazon right now. Launching to the tune of $299, this was clearly a futureproofed and overpowered device for professionals who had the budget. Now,it’s going for $189.99, which is a deal so good it made me wonder if my number dyslexia was getting the better of me.

I’ve spotted thebest capture cardcrown holder slowly trickling down in price over the last year, despite firmware updates continuing to improve its performance. I never expected it to drop this low though, particularly when it’s got the features to justify its original price tag.

AverMedia Live Gamer Live Gamer Ultra 2.1|$299.99$189.99 at AmazonSave $110- This is my favorite capture card I’ve ever used, and it’s never been this cheap before, with its previous historically low cost at Amazon being $200. This is a Black Friday deal to make the most of if you’re into content creation.Buy it if:✅ You want VRR passthrough✅ You record console gameplay✅ You record PC gameplay with a dual-PC setupDon’t buy it if:❌ You already own a lot of Elgato gearUK:£179.99 at AmazonView Deal

AverMedia Live Gamer Live Gamer Ultra 2.1|$299.99$189.99 at AmazonSave $110- This is my favorite capture card I’ve ever used, and it’s never been this cheap before, with its previous historically low cost at Amazon being $200. This is a Black Friday deal to make the most of if you’re into content creation.Buy it if:✅ You want VRR passthrough✅ You record console gameplay✅ You record PC gameplay with a dual-PC setupDon’t buy it if:❌ You already own a lot of Elgato gearUK:£179.99 at AmazonView Deal

AverMedia Live Gamer Live Gamer Ultra 2.1|$299.99$189.99 at AmazonSave $110- This is my favorite capture card I’ve ever used, and it’s never been this cheap before, with its previous historically low cost at Amazon being $200. This is a Black Friday deal to make the most of if you’re into content creation.Buy it if:✅ You want VRR passthrough✅ You record console gameplay✅ You record PC gameplay with a dual-PC setupDon’t buy it if:❌ You already own a lot of Elgato gearUK:£179.99 at AmazonView Deal

AverMedia Live Gamer Live Gamer Ultra 2.1|$299.99$189.99 at AmazonSave $110- This is my favorite capture card I’ve ever used, and it’s never been this cheap before, with its previous historically low cost at Amazon being $200. This is a Black Friday deal to make the most of if you’re into content creation.Buy it if:✅ You want VRR passthrough✅ You record console gameplay✅ You record PC gameplay with a dual-PC setupDon’t buy it if:❌ You already own a lot of Elgato gearUK:£179.99 at Amazon

AverMedia Live Gamer Live Gamer Ultra 2.1$299.99$189.99 at AmazonSave $110

AverMedia Live Gamer Live Gamer Ultra 2.1|$299.99$189.99 at AmazonSave $110- This is my favorite capture card I’ve ever used, and it’s never been this cheap before, with its previous historically low cost at Amazon being $200. This is a Black Friday deal to make the most of if you’re into content creation.Buy it if:✅ You want VRR passthrough✅ You record console gameplay✅ You record PC gameplay with a dual-PC setupDon’t buy it if:❌ You already own a lot of Elgato gearUK:£179.99 at Amazon

AverMedia Live Gamer Live Gamer Ultra 2.1|$299.99$189.99 at AmazonSave $110- This is my favorite capture card I’ve ever used, and it’s never been this cheap before, with its previous historically low cost at Amazon being $200. This is a Black Friday deal to make the most of if you’re into content creation.

Buy it if:

✅ You want VRR passthrough✅ You record console gameplay✅ You record PC gameplay with a dual-PC setup

Don’t buy it if:

❌ You already own a lot of Elgato gear

UK:£179.99 at Amazon

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AverMedia Live Gamer Ultra 2.1 from above

If that sounds like you, I can say from experience that the best capture card I’ve ever used is theAverMedia Live Gamer Ultra 2.1. It’s futureproofed beyond belief, to the point where I’m not sure even professional Twitch streamers and YouTubers could make the most of all its features. There’s variable refresh rate passthrough for up to 4K 144Hz, which means even if you’ve got a dual PC setup, or you’re recording console gameplay competitively, you don’t need to worry about your in-game performance suffering while you capture gameplay footage.

It also has some excellent audio capabilities, which can be massive for streamers on PS5, since routing that console’s audio through a headset while also capturing part chat can be difficult, even with one of thebest streaming mixers. For YouTubers, editing videos can be a formatting nightmare, and I’ve never seen a capture card’s software suite with a conclusive list of options like AverMedia’s. No matter the video format you’re targetting, or the resolution, bitrate, or framerate, this is one that does it all.

The biggest point of frustration with this bit ofstreaming gearis that AverMedia’s PC software doesn’t let you adjust the picture quality - things like brightness, contrast, and colors. That’s something you can do with theElgato Game Capture 4K Pro, so it’s disappointing you don’t have access to it here. Fortunately, the Live Gamer Ultra 2.1 does turn out really well-balanced footage, so it’s not a deal breaker.

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Shadow brandishes a gun in Sonic The Hedgehog 3

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Ncuti Gatwa as the Doctor and Nicola Coughlan as Joy in Doctor Who Christmas special Joy to the World

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