Elgato 4K X & Elgato 4K Pro Review - The Best Just Got Better!

A review of the Elgato 4K X and Elgato 4K Pro professional video capture cards. Released in 2024, these new capture cards raise the bar on how you capture footage from cameras and video games consoles.

Buy the Elgato 4K X on Amazon at https://amzn.to/43y2aMw

Buy the Elgato 4K Pro on Amazon at https://amzn.to/43tM8DE


Be sure to watch my Elgato HD60 X review on YouTube at    • Elgato HD X Review - The 4K Capture C...   before watching this video as it delves deeper into Elgato's software and topics such as High Dynamic Range (HDR).


Video Timeline
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00:00 - Introduction
01:16 - Specifications
04:17 - Unboxings
05:47 - Set up
07:53 - Supported resolutions and frame rates
09:55 - Scaling down the signal
11:16 - Mac users
14:11 - My experience
16:28 - Reliability
17:37 - Should you buy?
23:27 - Final thoughts


Elgato 4K X Information
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Elgato 4K X Official Page - https://www.elgato.com/uk/en/p/game-c...

Elgato Game Capture 4K X — Supported Resolutions and Frame Rates - https://help.elgato.com/hc/en-us/arti...

Retails at £229.99 here in the UK.

Specs:

HDMI 2.1
USB 3 type-C connection (10Gbps)
Analog audio line-in
VRR Passthrough
HDR10 Passthrough and Capture
Captures 1080p60, 4K60, 4K144 & 1080p240
Passthrough 1080p60, 4K60 & 4K144

Shoutout to David Harry for letting everyone know there was a transfer issue on Macs with the 4K X at launch. He explained the issue in this video -    • Elgato 4K X problems on Mac Apple Sil...  

David Harry's YouTube Channel can be found at    / @davidharry  I encourage you all to subscribe to David's channel as he posts many detailed tutorials and reviews about camerad and video recording hardware and software.

Davidd explained the original issue on Macs in the video "Elgato 4K X problems on Mac Apple Silicon M1 M2 and M3" -    • Elgato 4K X problems on Mac Apple Sil...  

Thankfully, Elgato resolved the issue in Capture Device Utility 1.3 Beta. You just need to ensure you're using macOS Sonoma 14.4 or above to resolve the issue.

Read the following Reddit thread for more information.

Capture Device Utility 1.3 Beta — 4K X 10Gbps Support for macOS Sonoma 14.4 -   / beta_megathread_capture_device_utility_13_...  


Elgato 4K Pro Information
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Elgato 4K Pro - https://www.elgato.com/uk/en/p/game-c...

Elgato Game Capture 4K Pro — Supported Resolutions and Frame Rates - https://help.elgato.com/hc/en-us/arti...

Retails at £279.99 here in the UK.

HDMI 2.1
PCIe 2.0 x4
VRR Passthrough
HDR10 Passthrough and Capture
Captures 1080p60, 4K60 & 1080p240
Passthrough 1080p60, 4K60, 4K240 & 8K60

The low profile slot bracket can be purchased directly from the spare parts page of the Elgato page at https://www.elgato.com/uk/en/s/spare-...


Other Elgato Video Capture Cards
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A short selection of other Elgato capture cards I've reviewed over the last few years (not the full list):

Buy the Elgato 4K60 Pro Mark II at https://amzn.to/3G05mqb

Check out my Elgato 4K60 Pro Mark II upgrade video at    • Upgrading to the Elgato HD60 S+ and E...  

Buy the Elgato HD60 X on Amazon at https://amzn.to/3WnK7nJ

Check out my full review of the Elgato HD60 X at    • Elgato HD X Review - The 4K Capture C...  

Buy the Elgato HD60 S+ on Amazon at https://amzn.to/3BKjAcm

Check out my full review of the Elgato HD60 S+    • Elgato HD60 S+ Review - A Fantastic U...  


Other References
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YouTube live encoder settings, bitrates and resolutions - https://support.google.com/youtube/an...


Find out more about me at https://www.kevinmuldoon.com

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