I noticed that Elgato recently launched their Game Capture HD USB2 HD encoder, Amazon link.
I finally got around to ordering a unit and it arrived today, I opened the box and “it just fell out and broke open”. I think I may have voided my warranty.
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Well, anyway, I thought you might like to see what hardware they’re using.
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Poor construction, I should ask for a refund.
Fujitshu Encoder: MB86H58A
CAT6612 HDMI Transmitter: Sheet
MStar MST3367CMK HDMI Receiver: ?
Techwell TW9910 SD Video Decoder + VBI: Sheet
Cirrus 53L21C Stereo Audio A2D: Sheet
Nuvotron NUC100 ARM Cortex A0, probably to manage the EDID HDMI passthrough: Sheet
Enjoy!
Is it just me? this looks like really long way to get to the hdmi connector.
But what do I know, only 2nd year ee student.
As long as the trace lengths are matched, it shouldn’t cause a problem. That said, I share your surprise they didn’t locate the HDMI receiver chip closer to the connector.
Devin
USB goes to the Fujitsu SOC, bus powered, very nice.
dhead666: I’ve seen longer traces on products in the past.