EasyCap USB 2.0 Test Run - Super Smash Bros Brawl

More fun with the EasyCap.

Trying it out with a current gen console. This doesn't mean high definition (obviously, I can only still use composite video anyway), but what it does mean is a full 60fps gameplay.

It's still playable, with no blatant lag, even in capture.

The first battle, I chose a relatively static level (Final Destination) which doesn't change much. This one seems to work fine. The second one, I tried a more dynamic level, and I don't know if you can tell, but it seems to slow down, slightly. I don't recall if it slows down on a TV, but it's still easily playable.

Also, addressing the issue of input lag. Some of the older devices, while they have composite video input, if you try to play a game on it, you'll notice a severe input lag; that is, lag between the time you push the button and you seeing the result on screen, which made console hookup gaming impossible. I'm happy to say that the EasyCap doesn't have this issue, so it works well if you want to game on your computer monitor. Be warned though, even though it can go full screen on your monitor, that doesn't mean it'll take up the entire screen. If you have a widescreen monitor, obviously 4:3 games will not stretch themselves.

I believe Amazon is still selling them for about $16, so it's a good deal if you're looking for a USB video adapter.

By the way, my computer specs:

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 @ 2.4GHz
2GB DDR2-800
GeForce 8600GTS 256MB

A slower computer may lag while recording, but if you have at least my setup, you'll be fine. I experienced no lag while recording with Ulead. (I did, however, experience lag under VirtualDub, oddly enough.) I would also recommend you have plenty of free space on your hard drive. The easiest way to kill lag during capture is to NOT do any compression while recording. This means your raw capture file will be huge. My two raw captures, both at 6 minutes, were ~6GB a piece. Of course, you can compress them after you have the capture.

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[ArekkuMM]

So it's completely playable on the PC monitor?

I want to play PS2 / NES / Dreamcast on it, with or without recording.

Mostly I'm concerned about input lag and actual lag while playing it. I don't want to split it as I'm mostly not looking for a capture card, but just for a way to play my old consoles on my PC monitor, which only has DVI / HDMI.

[OtakuReborn]

@ArekkuMM Reasonably playable. Depends on how much lag you're talking about. As far as actual lag goes, there's not much of that (assuming you have a sufficiently powerful PC). But as far as input lag goes, that might also depend on your PC specs, but I think I had minor input lag. But again, depends on how you define minor. It might be more that what you'd like (maybe depending on the game).

I haven't used the Easycap since I've upgraded to the AverTV CaptureHD H727 card, so I'm not sure.

[Edituhhh]

ok what ntsc do you use?

[OtakuReborn]

@Edituhhh I believe it shows up in the menu as NTSC / M. The other NTSC is if you live in Japan or have a Japanese console, in which case, you'll need to use NTSC / MJ, presumably. I've never tried a Japanese console with the EasyCap.

[OtakuReborn]

@TheGamerPalace I didn't mean this video was 60fps, I meant it was capable of capturing at 60fps (at least if VirtualDub is to be believed). Of course, the catch is that this probably means 60fps interlaced, meaning the effective frame rate is half of that. (60i as opposed to 60p, if you will).

Or at least that's how I understand it. I may be wrong.

[TheGamerPalace]

@OtakuReborn this isnt 60fps, if so send me a 5 sec clip of the raw file to see.

[theAwsomeAwsome667]

i see black bars

[CheapAntivirus]

How do you get full screen on your pc? I couldn't find any idea how to get my usb capture 2.0 to full screen

[OtakuReborn]

@Edituhhh Actually, I'm in the US, so I use NTSC instead of PAL.

[Edituhhh]

what pal do u use