Cougar Intros Envision Game Capture Box with 4K and AMD FreeSync Support

btarunr · Oct 31, 2022

Cougar today introduced the Envision, a high-resolution game capture and streaming box. The Envision supports display passthrough of resolutions as high as 4K at 60 Hz, or 1440p at 144 Hz; which recording video at resolutions of up to 4K @ 30 FPS, or 1440p @ 60 FPS. An interesting feature here is support for AMD FreeSync, so your HDMI 2.0 passthrough can retain support for the technology. Besides the passthrough, the box connects to your PC over a 5 Gbps USB 3.1 Gen 1 connection, with a type-C connector out of the box (which is how it sends video back to software for recording or streaming). Most popular streaming software are supported. The company didn't reveal pricing.

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ZoneDymo · Oct 31, 2022

if you are going to release a dedicated device solely for capturing footage...atleast make it capable of capturing 4k 120hz

HairyLobsters · Oct 31, 2022

ZoneDymo said:
if you are going to release a dedicated device solely for capturing footage...atleast make it capable of capturing 4k 120hz

Not a lot of devices can record 4K 120 and the ones that can are quite expensive.

cvaldes · Oct 31, 2022

ZoneDymo said:
if you are going to release a dedicated device solely for capturing footage...atleast make it capable of capturing 4k 120hz

And not every streamer wants to pay the higher tier rates for streaming at 4K@120Hz. The ecosystem has a wide swath of possibilities for a variety of products with differing capabilities and price points.

No need for someone to pay the premium for a 4K@120Hz video capture device if they have no intent to pay for the privilege to stream at that bitrate.

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Cougar Intros Envision Game Capture Box with 4K and AMD FreeSync Support

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