"Game Capture HD" review that can record full HD picture quality without PC

When playing the game, "I want to record my own operation and study it", "I want to leave a moment when I'm beyond the transcendental technique" It is convenient to "AVerMedia AVT-C281 Game Capture HD(Tax included, 12,980 yen) ". Basically game machines can not record the contents of play even if connected with HDD recorder etc. Connecting with PC is troublesome. However, it is almost that the picture quality is too high when shooting the screen as it is with the video camera. In other words, "AVerMedia AVT - C281 Game Capture HD" which also supports recording in full HD seems to be useful as a means to record your play easily and with high picture quality, so I decided to check image quality and usability Did.

◆ Photo review

The package looks something like this. Connectable game consoles are "PlayStation 3", "Xbox 360", "Wii".


On the back side is written "Recording / Playing / Still Image Capture without Using a Computer", which shows that you can record the game play and play it with this one unit.


Contents include main body, power supply, various cables and remote control and instructions.


Because the top board is black with glossy black and looks splendid, it looks familiar even if it is placed in an AV rack etc. The size is 164 (W) × 124 (D) × 57 (H) mm and the weight is 335 grams.


It is the front. Below the AVerMedia logo there is a terminal for inserting the USB memory for recording, and on the right side there are infrared receiver of recording start, stop button, power supply and remote control.



On the back is a component input terminal for connecting with the game machine and an output terminal for connecting to the TV and the display.


On the bottom side, an optional 2.5 "HDD can be built in. Recording time available when 1 TB HDD is recorded in Full HD high image quality mode, AVI format is about 125 hours.


The remote control looks something like this. The button of the camera mark at the side of the thumb is for capture of the still image, the button with the red circle is for the movie recording.


◆ Setup

First of all connect the AC power supply to the main body by plugging it into an outlet.


Connect the cable to the component terminal connected to the game machine. Since the color of the plug is matched with the insertion port, you can connect without hesitation.


Also connected with game machines.


Next, connect the cable for outputting the video to the TV.


Let's insert the audio output cable.


Finally, connect to the TV with the D terminal and insert the audio input cable, setup is completed.


The connection relation of all cables except power supply is as follows.


Operation method

When you turn on the power, a notice concerning the copyright will be displayed, so press the OK button on the remote control to proceed.


Select language as Japanese.


Set the date and time.


This time, USB memory is used to store the recorded image.


Select the disk to save.


Press the F1 button on the remote control to set the storage location.


Setup is completed with above. Press the OK button on the remote control to switch to the game screen.


You can record at any time just by operating the remote control.


You can select and view recorded videos from the following screen.


So, you can check the sample on what kind of image can actually be taken below.

In the recorded video of "Call Of Duty: Black Ops", there was a feeling that the depiction of the blizzard was slightly rough when compared with the original game image, but there was a feeling that the image quality enough to see on the large screen is.

Image quality sample of "AVerMedia AVT-C281" capable of recording games in full HD - Part 1 - YouTube


"Ace Combat Assault Horizon" was a bright screen, so I was not concerned with noise etc. even in recorded video.

Image quality sample of "AVerMedia AVT-C281" that can record games in full HD - Part 2 - YouTube


In "Uncharted", the noise which is not seen on the game screen is generated in the gradation part of the dark area such as the back of trees, but the impression that deterioration of image quality is within the permissible range.

Image quality sample of "AVerMedia AVT-C281" that can record games in full HD - Part 3 - YouTube


Recording of "LIMBO" is for monochrome images, but even though there are many dark places, it is able to record with image quality comparable to that of the original game screen.

Image quality sample of "AVerMedia AVT-C281" capable of recording games in full HD - Part 4 - YouTube


The format of the movie is as follows.
Movie part: MPEG 4 (H264, High @ L 4.1), 1920 × 1080, 59.94 fps, the bit rate is about 15 Mbps
Sound part: MP3, 128 kbps (CBR, joint stereo), 48.0 KHz

If you want to review your own operation carefully after playing, want to brag about your superprep for your friends, etc. It is a recommended one as an option to record games easily with high image quality.