Which High Definition Personal Video Recorder is Right for You?
| HD PVR Pro 60 | HD PVR 2 model 1512 |
 HD PVR 2For PC+Mac |
HD PVR 2 Gaming Edition |
 HD PVR Rocket |
Colossus2 | |
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| Model Number | 01684 | 1512 | 1504 | 1480 | 1540 | 1577 |
| Type | USB 3.0 | USB 2.0/3.0 | USB 2.0/3.0 | USB 2.0/3.0 | USB 2.0/3.0 | PCIe |
| HDMI In | | | | | | |
| Component Video In | - | | | | | |
| Input Format (max) | 4K/60fps | 1080p60 | 1080p60 | 1080p60 | 1080p60 | 1080p60 |
| Recording format (max) | 1080p 60fps | 1080p 30fps | 1080p 30fps | 1080p 30fps | 1080p 30fps | 1080p 30fps |
| Standalone recording | SD card | - | - | - | USB thumb drive | - |
| OBS compatible |
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| WinTV v10 compatible **** |
- | included |
| | - | included |
| Frame rate maximum recording | 60fps | 30fps | 30fps | 30fps | 30fps | 30fps |
| Retro game console compatible | - | | | | | |
| Lag free pass through | | | | | | |
| Mac support | with OBS |
optional*** | | optional*** | Recordings compatible with iMovie | - |
| Record in-game chat | | | | | | |
| Optical audio and 5.1 channel sound | - | | | - | - | |
| Record button | | | | | | - |
| IR Blaster | - | | - | - | - | |
| Hauppauge A/V cable | - | | | | | |
| StreamEez compatible |
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| Component Video includes the Hauppauge AV adapter cable * Record up to 1080p30 with 1080p60 no delay passthrough * With Hauppauge Capture and a microphone plugged into your PC ** Mac capture application is a download and requires Internet access *** Requires separate purchase of Mac software from HDPVRCapture.com **** WinTV can be used for scheduled recording |
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Which Hauppauge is right for your video service and source?
| Zoom Skype Vmix streaming |
Vimeo streaming |
YouTube Live streaming |
Facebook streaming |
OBS | XSplit | Wowza | Cable and Sat box (Note 1) |
Game Console | PC Game System | Home Video Tapes |
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| HD PVR Pro 60 | | Note 2 |
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| StreamEez-Pro | | | | | | | | | | Note 3 |
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| HD PVR 2 | | | | | | | | Note 3 |
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| HD PVR Rocket |
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| Colossus2 | | | | | | | | Note 3 |
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| USB-Live2 | | | | ||||||||||
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Note 1: The StreamEez-Pro, HD PVR 2, Rocket and Colossus 2 have Component video for recording with cable and satellite TV boxes. Note 2: Facebook and YouTube Live streaming with OBS Note 3: While HD PVR 2, StreamEez-Pro, Colossus 2 and Rocket have composite AV inputs, USB-Live2 is the preferred solution for recording home video tapes. |
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