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title: "Hauppauge - HD PVR 2 Gaming Edition High Definition Game Capture Device with Digital Audio"
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price: "€ 355.25"
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# 1080i HD capture No-delay HDMI pass-through 5.1 Surround Sound via SPDIF Hauppauge - HD PVR 2 Gaming Edition High Definition Game Capture Device with Digital Audio

**Brand:** hauppauge
**Price:** € 355.25
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🎥 Level up your game capture — don’t just play, immortalize every epic moment!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Hauppauge - HD PVR 2 Gaming Edition High Definition Game Capture Device with Digital Audio by hauppauge
- **How much does it cost?** € 355.25 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.sk](https://www.desertcart.sk/products/432346-hauppauge-hd-pvr-2-gaming-edition-high-definition-game-capture)

## Best For

- hauppauge enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted hauppauge brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Plug & Play Simplicity:** Effortless setup with included cables and broad Windows & Mac compatibility—start streaming instantly.
- • **Immersive 5.1 Surround Sound:** Experience rich AC3 digital audio through SPDIF for next-level audio fidelity.
- • **Seamless No-Delay Pass-Through:** Play and record simultaneously with zero lag thanks to HDMI in/out support.
- • **Crystal-Clear 1080i HD Recording:** Capture your gameplay in stunning high definition with real-time H.264 encoding.
- • **Sleek, Portable Design with LED Status:** Show off your setup with a compact, stylish device featuring a vibrant multi-color LED ring.

## Overview

The Hauppauge HD PVR 2 Gaming Edition Plus is a professional-grade game capture device that records HD gameplay at up to 1080i resolution with built-in H.264 encoding. It supports HDMI and component inputs, includes dual HDMI cables, and delivers immersive 5.1 surround sound via SPDIF. Designed for gamers and streamers, it features no-delay HDMI pass-through for lag-free play, broad OS compatibility (Windows and Mac), and a sleek, portable design with a multi-color LED indicator. Ideal for capturing and sharing your best gaming moments on platforms like YouTube.

## Description

HD PVR 2 Gaming Edition Plus is a high definition HD video recorder for Game Consoles using HDMI or component technology. Record in HD and upload your best game play to YouTube. Now includes AC3 digital audio (SPDIF) with 5.1 Surround Sound. Includes HDMI in and out, plus no-delay pass through! It Records video in a high definition H.264 Blue-ray compatible format to your PC from the Xbox One, Xbox360 and PS4 using HDMI or from the PS3 using Component Video. Includes HDMI and component cables. The HD PVR 2 Gaming Edition Plus records at video resolutions up to 1080i in real time using a built-in hardware H.264 encoder. Compatible with Windows XP using Service Pack 3, Windows Vista and Windows 7 and 8.

Review: After using this for one year, I am very content with this purchase. Great for people who want to record gameplay! - I upgraded to the HD PVR 2 Gaming Edition Plus (model 1504 which is also known as HD PVR 2 GE Plus) about a year ago. I cannot stress how wonderful this product has been! I have only had it for about a day and ran a couple of recording tests on my Xbox 360, worked absolutely flawlessly. This product has everything that the Hauppauge HD PVR (model 1212) did not have, the most important being the HDMI built into the capture card. The HD PVR 2 Model 1504 includes all the cables you need to start recording game play from your Xbox 360, PS3 or even PC. These cables include: 2 HDMI cables, a PS3 component cable adapter (used for attaching your PS3 component cables, and then recording from there), and of course the power adapter. One of the first things you will notice is the sleek design of this machine. I just love the edges and colour scheme (black with the LED in the middle section). And if there is one thing you will be glad to know about this product, it will have to be the HDMI pass-through. It is literally that simple. Just plug one of the HDMI cables into the HDMI out of the HD PVR 2 GE Plus, and connect the other end to the back of your TV or Monitor. Then with the second HDMI cable, plug it into the other given HDMI slot, and connect the other side into your Xbox 360 or PC. The PS3 will work a little differently, hence why you are provided with the PS3 component adapter. The reason why HDMI would not work with the PS3 is because of Sony's security measure by adding an encrypted HDMI. This was implemented to prevent certain scenarios, as stated by a couple of sources, and I believe that the manual explains this as well. Now obviously, if you do pick up the 1504 model (Gaming Edition Plus), you clearly want it for its game play recording capabilities. Hence the words Gaming Edition. However, if you are part of the crowd who wants to use it as a normal PVR to record content from VHS or etc, then I would suggest going for the model 1212 HD PVR. I can confirm that this product can record in 1080p and the Optical input works wonders! Installation of the included software is very simple and if the software ever updates, you can update to the latest version by opening your setup, and updating the firmware and of course, updating the software as well. I cannot wait to use this product some more and enjoy the wonders that this product will provide. And finally, if you happen to be someone who enjoys streaming game play, look no more! The HD PVR 2 (1504 model) includes a streaming feature and I must say, I do look forward to using that in the near future. If I find out any more additional information, I will add some more to this review. I highly recommend this product to the gamers who want to enjoy capturing those amazing moments or anyone who wants to try out streaming or making machinima and etc. I am very pleased with this product, and I am sure you will to.
Review: So Many Features... - This is a very nice little device. It's light and portable, but has lots of features. I had several problems with it when I set it up with my TV/DVR box though. First the video signal was buzzing randomly, and a semi-transparent box popped up with an error message, but it went by really fast and I couldn't read it, so I took a picture of it and found out it said that the device was incompatible because it didn't support HDCP. I looked it up and it's apparently a protocol from Intel in some HDMI devices for content protection, and this thing doesn't support it for some reason. So I switched to using the composite video instead (which will work for as long as TV is only available in up to 1080i.) The second problem is that the reason I got the plus edition, the surround sound, wasn't working, through HDMI or SPDIF. I looked that up and found that there's apparently a bug in the firmware that prevents it from outputting surround sound through the HDMI pass-through. Hopefully they fix that, but I did find that Dolby Digital Surround Sound was successfully captured in the recordings through the SPDIF Optical input. This unit is really nice though. Here are some advantages that this unit has over many others: - Physical record button actually works, and triggers the software's record button. - Support for both PAL and NSTC, and auto-detection for which one is being used. - Live playback function. (5 to 8 seconds of lag, VLC player required.) - Looks awesome, and has multi-colored LED ring to indicate what it's doing. - Component input doubles as RCA input. - The LEDs actually look as awesome and bright as they do in the photo! (Far too many devices don't live up to such a standard.) - Small and portable, yet has many inputs. - Mac OS X support, with actual fully-working software. (Requires separate purchase on the non-plus models, good thing I wanted surround sound so badly.) - Comes with TWO HDMI CABLES! - You can tell people it's an apple TV, and make them think you can actually afford to get such a pointless device. There are also a few issues with it, of course: - The previously mentioned surround-sound pass-through bug. - No way to set it up like as if it's a USB camera. - Comes with useless PS3 component cable. - Strange bug that requires you to power-cycle it, and restart the software if your hard drive fills up during recording, and you don't take care of it within about 50 seconds. (That seems to be the size of the thing's buffer.) But look at how many more advantages there are! So all in all, this gets 4.826 out of 5 stars. Which rounds to 5. NOTE: I did see some older reviews saying they had driver problems. I don't know if that's still relevant, but on Mac OS X, I didn't have to install any drivers. I just downloaded the software, and it literally even licensed automatically when I plugged it in. 100% Plug-And-Play.

## Features

- Gaming Edition Plus includes AC3 digital audio (SPDIF) with 5.1 Surround Sound

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B00BQ7KICQ |
| Best Sellers Rank | #649 in Internal TV Tuner & Video Capture Cards |
| Brand | Hauppauge |
| Customer Reviews | 4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars (157) |
| Date First Available | March 11, 2013 |
| Hardware Platform | PC Games |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Item Dimensions LxWxH | 5.25 x 7.5 x 7.5 inches |
| Item Weight | 2 pounds |
| Item model number | 1504 |
| Language | English |
| Manufacturer | HAUPPAUGE |
| Number of USB 2.0 Ports | 1 |
| Operating System | Mac, PC |
| Product Dimensions | 5.25 x 7.5 x 7.5 inches |
| Screen Resolution | 1920 x 1080 |
| Series | 1504 |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Hauppauge
- **Hardware Interface:** USB
- **Operating System:** Mac, PC
- **Recommended Uses For Product:** Video Recording
- **Video Capture Resolution:** 1080p

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## Questions & Answers

**Q: I'm wanting to use this to record older video games also. Is it possible to record other systems with the component cables? N64 for example.**
A: I looked up the Nintendo 64 online and it looks like it uses a composite video cable for the video and RCA cables for the audio. You're in luck! The Hauppauge PVR 2 has a component video in and RCA audio in inputs on the front of the unit. It also has an S-Video input so you should be in good shape. These inputs will not record in HD however, but I'm sure the N64 does not put out HD anyway.

**Q: I was planning to get this for recording my Wii U, and my computer is a 2012 MacBook Pro - are these two things compatible?**
A: http://www.hauppauge.com/site/products/data_hdpvr2-gaming.html"New model has compatibility for the Apple Macs."

**Q: What is the software required**
A: There is a Hauppauge authored version or arcsoft specifically designed for capturing and editing with the device. It is updated frequently as well with free downloads of the software at http://www.hauppauge.com/capture. It exports in either mp4 or h264 and the raw files can be edited with the provided software or easily transferred to third party editing applications like Adobe and Sony Vegas.

**Q: Does this have to be plugged up to a pc at all times or can i just use an external hard drive in later use a pc or laptop to edit or view**
A: needs to be plugged into a computer at all times, there is a new one that uses a flash drive/external called the turbo or something.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ After using this for one year, I am very content with this purchase. Great for people who want to record gameplay!
*by T***R on December 2, 2015*

I upgraded to the HD PVR 2 Gaming Edition Plus (model 1504 which is also known as HD PVR 2 GE Plus) about a year ago. I cannot stress how wonderful this product has been! I have only had it for about a day and ran a couple of recording tests on my Xbox 360, worked absolutely flawlessly. This product has everything that the Hauppauge HD PVR (model 1212) did not have, the most important being the HDMI built into the capture card. The HD PVR 2 Model 1504 includes all the cables you need to start recording game play from your Xbox 360, PS3 or even PC. These cables include: 2 HDMI cables, a PS3 component cable adapter (used for attaching your PS3 component cables, and then recording from there), and of course the power adapter. One of the first things you will notice is the sleek design of this machine. I just love the edges and colour scheme (black with the LED in the middle section). And if there is one thing you will be glad to know about this product, it will have to be the HDMI pass-through. It is literally that simple. Just plug one of the HDMI cables into the HDMI out of the HD PVR 2 GE Plus, and connect the other end to the back of your TV or Monitor. Then with the second HDMI cable, plug it into the other given HDMI slot, and connect the other side into your Xbox 360 or PC. The PS3 will work a little differently, hence why you are provided with the PS3 component adapter. The reason why HDMI would not work with the PS3 is because of Sony's security measure by adding an encrypted HDMI. This was implemented to prevent certain scenarios, as stated by a couple of sources, and I believe that the manual explains this as well. Now obviously, if you do pick up the 1504 model (Gaming Edition Plus), you clearly want it for its game play recording capabilities. Hence the words Gaming Edition. However, if you are part of the crowd who wants to use it as a normal PVR to record content from VHS or etc, then I would suggest going for the model 1212 HD PVR. I can confirm that this product can record in 1080p and the Optical input works wonders! Installation of the included software is very simple and if the software ever updates, you can update to the latest version by opening your setup, and updating the firmware and of course, updating the software as well. I cannot wait to use this product some more and enjoy the wonders that this product will provide. And finally, if you happen to be someone who enjoys streaming game play, look no more! The HD PVR 2 (1504 model) includes a streaming feature and I must say, I do look forward to using that in the near future. If I find out any more additional information, I will add some more to this review. I highly recommend this product to the gamers who want to enjoy capturing those amazing moments or anyone who wants to try out streaming or making machinima and etc. I am very pleased with this product, and I am sure you will to.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ So Many Features...
*by R***Y on July 8, 2014*

This is a very nice little device. It's light and portable, but has lots of features. I had several problems with it when I set it up with my TV/DVR box though. First the video signal was buzzing randomly, and a semi-transparent box popped up with an error message, but it went by really fast and I couldn't read it, so I took a picture of it and found out it said that the device was incompatible because it didn't support HDCP. I looked it up and it's apparently a protocol from Intel in some HDMI devices for content protection, and this thing doesn't support it for some reason. So I switched to using the composite video instead (which will work for as long as TV is only available in up to 1080i.) The second problem is that the reason I got the plus edition, the surround sound, wasn't working, through HDMI or SPDIF. I looked that up and found that there's apparently a bug in the firmware that prevents it from outputting surround sound through the HDMI pass-through. Hopefully they fix that, but I did find that Dolby Digital Surround Sound was successfully captured in the recordings through the SPDIF Optical input. This unit is really nice though. Here are some advantages that this unit has over many others: - Physical record button actually works, and triggers the software's record button. - Support for both PAL and NSTC, and auto-detection for which one is being used. - Live playback function. (5 to 8 seconds of lag, VLC player required.) - Looks awesome, and has multi-colored LED ring to indicate what it's doing. - Component input doubles as RCA input. - The LEDs actually look as awesome and bright as they do in the photo! (Far too many devices don't live up to such a standard.) - Small and portable, yet has many inputs. - Mac OS X support, with actual fully-working software. (Requires separate purchase on the non-plus models, good thing I wanted surround sound so badly.) - Comes with TWO HDMI CABLES! - You can tell people it's an apple TV, and make them think you can actually afford to get such a pointless device. There are also a few issues with it, of course: - The previously mentioned surround-sound pass-through bug. - No way to set it up like as if it's a USB camera. - Comes with useless PS3 component cable. - Strange bug that requires you to power-cycle it, and restart the software if your hard drive fills up during recording, and you don't take care of it within about 50 seconds. (That seems to be the size of the thing's buffer.) But look at how many more advantages there are! So all in all, this gets 4.826 out of 5 stars. Which rounds to 5. NOTE: I did see some older reviews saying they had driver problems. I don't know if that's still relevant, but on Mac OS X, I didn't have to install any drivers. I just downloaded the software, and it literally even licensed automatically when I plugged it in. 100% Plug-And-Play.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good quality and easy to work with!
*by S***- on April 6, 2015*

This turned out to be better than expected and has the HDMI pass-through so that you can play with no delay while recording at the same time. Also, do keep in mind, that if you have an older TV you can use an RCA splitter and buy an extra cable to play with no delay while still recording with the box; hell, you could even get a cheap RCA to Coax RF modulator and hook it up to a brick tv from the 90s while still recording your stuff. It's cheap (for high quality streaming/recording equipment), good quality, and gets the job done well. I'd buy it again or happily suggest it to friends. Do note that this isn't for playing games on your pc - it's for recording them. If you're looking for something like that, then find a WinTV compatible device - and, no, though this is an HD PVR 2, it isn't compatible with WinTV. Peace, and good luck streaming!

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