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Pengo Technology Pengo 4K HDMI Grabber vs Vivitar Creator Series HDMI to USB Capture Card: Comparison

Pengo Technology Pengo 4K HDMI Grabber and Vivitar Creator Series HDMI to USB Capture Card separate most on latency: Pengo Technology Pengo 4K HDMI Grabber at 100, Vivitar Creator Series HDMI to USB Capture Card at 130, 30% in favour of Pengo Technology Pengo 4K HDMI Grabber. They match on form factor, max recording resolution and hdr support.

Specs

Specification
Pengo 4K HDMI Grabber (External USB Dongle / 1080p60 Capture / 4K60 HDMI Loop-Out / Budget)
Pengo Technology Pengo 4K HDMI Grabber
Vivitar Creator Series HDMI to USB Capture Card (External USB Dongle / 1080p60 Capture / Budget Retail Clone)
Vivitar Creator Series HDMI to USB Capture Card
Form FactorCamera DongleCamera Dongle
BrandPengo TechnologyVivitar
Connection TypeUSB 3.0USB 3.0 / USB-C
Max Recording Resolution1080p601080p60
Passthrough Resolution4K60 (HDMI loop-out)1080p (loop-through)
HDR SupportNoNo
Latency100130-30%
Model4K HDMI GrabberVIVRW7310

Verdict

Pengo Technology Pengo 4K HDMI Grabber

5 / 10 Expert Rating

One of the better budget HDMI dongles, but still a 1080p60 recorder wearing a 4K label.

Vivitar Creator Series HDMI to USB Capture Card

4 / 10 Expert Rating

A generic budget dongle whose main selling point is being on a physical store shelf.

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