novokAug 2020Recommends
At this point I would just buy a $12 HDMI to USB dongle and side step the need for any of these apps. Way better, no new software required, no OS specifics. Ex: ▶ this video
in “Imaging Edge Webcam” · View on HN
The cheapest capture card money can buy.. is actually WORTH buying? (BlueAVS/Goodan USB 2.0 CamLink)
The cheapest capture card money can buy.. is actually WORTH buying? (BlueAVS/Goodan USB 2.0 CamLink) on HackerTube: recommended by 1 Hacker News commenter across 1 month, 2020–2023.
EposVox
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EposVox reviews a very cheap USB 2.0 HDMI capture dongle sold under names like BlueAVS/Goodan, testing whether it works as an alternative to the Elgato Cam Link. He covers its quality and limits for webcam-style and camera capture use.
Why Hacker News recommends it
Commenters cite it as evidence that a roughly $12-20 HDMI-to-USB capture device is good enough for many uses, such as digitizing video or using a camera as a webcam.
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“At this point I would just buy a $12 HDMI to USB dongle and side step the need for any of these apps.”
What HN commenters said
5 Hacker News comments link this video. Each one links back to its thread.
gsichSep 2023Cites it
This might be implementation dependent. MJPEG per se is not bad as you make it out to be. Example reviews: ▶ this video and many more. They all boil down to the same thing: excellent device, even with MJPEG. Obviously it's more dependent on what you use as camera, than the encoding method.
in “Android 14 adds support for using your smartphone as a webcam” · View on HN
kevincharmDec 2020Cites it
I use a similar setup with a Panasonic GH5 I already had, but I bought one of those €15 Chinese HDMI capture USB UVC cards [1]. These work surprisingly well, and I've had zero issues using them for ~4 hours back-to-back Zoom meetings on my MBP. They've also received some good reviews on YouTube [2]. For audio, I use my Airpods. Great setup for meetings. Latency is good enough IMO. -- [1]: [link] [2]: ▶ this video
in “Why can’t you buy a good webcam?” · View on HN
netsharcOct 2020Cites it
Nowadays there are cheap alternatives on eBay/Aliexpress: ▶ this video Although presumably they don't do audio...
in “My Eight-Year Quest to Digitize 45 Videotapes” · View on HN
NexxxehAug 2020Cites it
There was some great discussion on the Show HN for the similar project TinyPilot: [link] It uses a Can'tLink: ▶ this video
in “Pi-KVM: easy and cheap DIY KVM over IP with mouse, virtual drive, VNC and IPMI” · View on HN