So I started recording gameplay for my YouTube channel and I had problems with a few titles lagging using my capture card. Then I tried the Shadowcast, and WOW! The difference was immediately noticeable! No lag, no hangups, and it even allowed me to record a game I didn't think I would be able to because there were loading issues using the previous card. Not so with the Shadowcast! Love this product, and I'll be purchasing a second in order to have a spare on hand!

I work from my computer most of the time and it’s a nice tool to use so I don’t have to leave my desk to enjoy my switch. I can easily pop it into the dock and play from one of my monitors while I getting work done!! Really loving this shadowcast! Highly recommend it for streaming as well!

Was very easy to install and you can start to play instantly after installing the app for Windows or open it in Chrome. I really like the feature to switch between resolution mode and performance mode.

Unfortunately, the app isnt't starting a second time after you played on it for once. It just opens and closes instantly. I rather have to use the Chrome version or reinstall the app to make it work again. This is very exhausting and annoying and would be an aspect to change. Therefor only 4 Stars.

Besides this, the ShadowCast is a recommendable capture card for this price category and I'm very happy with it!

The pros

-inexpensive

-easy to use

-simple initial set up

-does what it says it will do

The cons

-the software is so glitchy that I have to hard reset the app on literally every start up (it takes an extra 15 seconds every time I launch the software)

-it gets warm as it never actually turns off (another reviewer pointed this out)

-sometimes even after a reset I can't get the audio to work (I use headphones if I'm desperate)

Overall this hardware is great, especially if you don't want to shell out a few hundred for a capture card. If you are a small stream without a ton of resources, this is 100% worth the purchase. I bought it through the Kickstarter.

But if you can get a legit, high quality capture card, just do that. I'm not sure how reasonable it is to have the same software issues for so long when the product is still for sale. For that reason I don't give it 3 stars. I use it often enough that I'm tempted to get rid of it and get something more reliable.

It's a great product to buy if you have a small budget.

Shipping time was also pretty quick so that's another factor.