AVerMedia’s Live Gamer Ultra 2.1 is a hotly anticipated review subject. As the first device to capture 4K footage at 60fps with 4K144 pass-through over HDMI 2.1‚ this is as cutting-edge a capture tool as currently exists. On that basis‚ this is the watershed moment many console and PC gamers (including myself) have been waiting for. Renowned among gamers for the video prowess of its products‚ AVerMedia is no newcomer to the video capture game‚ with a legacy dating back to the early 90s‚ it has a reassuring product history‚ so when it says it’s going to make a simple-to-use 4K HDMI 2.1 capture device‚ you can be pretty confident it’ll be a solid product. The question is‚ does it make capturing footage from next-gen consoles and PCs a plug-and-play breeze? I’m hoping this 4K capture card is the start of a new breed of high-spec‚ easy-to-use products set to shake up the streaming market over the next 12 months and compete with the best capture cards. Of course‚ It’s not a capture card as such; it’s an external USB-C-powered video capture box that draws its juice from a PC (or Mac running Windows) via a USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 port. To be clear‚ that’s a setup essential rather than a nice-to-have‚ so make sure your system supports those specs before shelling out for it. Which brings me neatly to my next question. The Live Gamer Ultra 2.1 isn’t cheap. So‚ has AVerMedia hit the spot with its new capture device‚ or is that ambitious spec a bridge too far? Read my full AVerMedia Live Gamer Ultra 2.1 review to find out. Continue reading AVerMedia Live Gamer Ultra 2.1 review MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best graphics card‚ Best gaming PC‚ Best SSD for gaming