I have been an IT guy for like 20 years now. Nothing sucks quite as much as getting "quality" gear and not having it work well, or work at all. So frustrating, I feel your pain mate!
@@LiveType Because the whole consumer trend for the past 10 years has been "quiet" products, so everything started becoming a passive product. When high end equipment like routers, modems, TV's, switches or really anything expensive and electronic, generates a lot of heat. But for some reason, the quiet consumer market wants them to be quiet, so manufacturers just don't put fans on at all, or put really bad/slow fans. I bought a $600 router, and I swear that thing would melt itself if I didn't put a fan over it. I hate people who want quiet products now, i really do. They've ruined a lot of things. Even computer power supplies have started coming with "quiet" or "passive" fans on them, because of this shit.
Yea and with that experience, there's no quality in Logitech, Razer or Corsair (Elgato) gaming stuff. It's just expensive because they can pull it off with the brand. Same devices from random cheaper marketplaces can be had at 80% less because that's what they cost to make and ship in reality. The only HDMI capture devices I've not seen die from random stuff are currently from Atmos and Avid and that's starting at a grand and 3 grand each respectively.
I'm to a point where I do the exact same thing every time I buy any new tech: Find a weirdly hyperspecific enthusiast subreddit for the bit of tech I need, search for "budget option", pay the minimum $150 that is their "budget" solution, and then it will work flawless for the rest of time.
These videos are SO SO useful to all of us hobbyists who might consider any of these products. Reviews, overviews, unboxings... they're fine. But "what can go wrong" is SO SO much more useful for anyone who is considering actually using any of these products.
Generally, reviews actually address things like this. Problem is that a lot of companies that pay for promotion will demand the "unboxing" and/or "initial impressions" be in separate video that's released before the actual review. In that way people who are only partly interested or not very knowledgeable will only see positive impressions unless they specifically search out negative reviews, which rarely occurs with the targeted individuals.
@@trajectoryunown Reviews only covers common issues that often happen, because most reviewers never touch a product afterwords, you never get the really useful info of "what can go wrong" and other stuff like that. when people post videos about problems they have that aren't as common with these products when they actually use it, it's so useful for others who want to consider the worst and what to avoid just to be safe.
In my experience. Most reviews of modern products are usually paid for by the company. So I always google the product and add reddit in the end. Usually am able to find loads of actual people giving their comments and critique of the products
Sometimes i forget that the man who yelled about plum liqueur for roughly 5 minutes straight while smashing technology is actually super intelligent and has an absolutely solid setup to accomplish his ambitions
I was a huge fan of Dankmus and Dankpods independent of each other for at least a year before I realized they were the same guy. It's really impressive how well the projects stand on their own.
@@harrytodhunter5078 Might have been the same for me. Talkin' bout the Dank, the Dank! I'm glad to hear that channel's not dead. It's great music for listening to in the car..
I was thinking, "How could you listen to the same guy on both channels and not know it's him?" but then I checked out his drum channel and the realization dawned on me that the same thing happened to me.
The range of entertainment we get from your channels is immense. I seriously don’t know how you juggle so many passions and still manage to deliver top tier content about it all. Seriously dude, thank you.
@@supersillysammy272 That comment said he's making $60K a month, not in a year. I'm going to call that figure debatable, given some of Wade's woes regarding the cost for things like car parts. I'm sure he's doing well for himself now, but not $720K a year well 😅
At 9:22 the issue you're having with the still frame is caused by windows usb power saving options cutting the power to the usb from high power use usb things. That's a default windows feature but it can be turned off! Turn that off and all your problems should go away. Look up how to do it on google (how to turn off usb power saving modes) Love the videos! hope this helps because after I did that my Elgato capture cards have been amazing!
Apple... Tesla... Microsoft... You know what? You're absolutely right! The biggest companies DO always make the worst crap! Well, technically everything they sell is either old, outdated, or stolen technology anyway. Apple takes tech from 4+ years ago, pays Samsung to make a screen for it, and says they have the newest and greatest thing ever. Tesla throws a bunch of Panasonic batteries in a car and puts it in a tunnel in Vegas. Microsoft steals ideas and code from Xerox and other companies and calls it their own. I guess being honest really doesn't pay afterall.
@@eric_d I would have switched to linux when I built my new PC if I could be F'd with VMs. I was so sick of MS and being a gamer is pretty much the only thing that stopped me from using linux instead. Probably would have been worth to at least try it first before getting W11 because it's pretty freaking stinky.
@@angrycapsicum6027 I still have several computers running Windbloze 10 (although 1 less since I upgraded one to Linux the other day). I _REFUSE_ to even try Windows 11. Ever since the release of Windows 95 it's been a widely known fact that every OTHER (as in odds vs evens, if that makes more sense) version is just a completely horrible waste of everyones time and money. Windows ME, worst thing ever, XP wasn't horrible. Vista? second worst thing ever, Windows 7, usable. Windows 8? Why did they even bother trying? Windows 10, actually pretty decent. I know I skipped a few versions there, but you get the point. I've heard nothing but bad reviews on 11 since before it was even released, and I know better than to waste any time at all even trying it. Will Windoze 12 be any better? Based on the consistant pattern that's been going on for 28 years, it SHOULD be, but more and more people are switching over to Linux every day, and it may be too late by the time Winderz 12 comes out. I'm not actually much of a gamer myself, but I do know Linux gaming support has been growing very fast the last few years. It's definitely worth trying out. You CAN set it up in a VM if you want, or just get a bootable live distribution and boot it from a thumb drive to check it out.
@@eric_d windows 7 was basically just windows vista under the hood, right down the the aesthetics. it was just fine tuned, which it desperately needed. only reason Vista "blew" performance-wise was because MS didn't make a lite version of it for all the cheapo pre-built machines (dell, hp, etc) that your granny bought. Vista ran fine if your machine could support it, same with ME. MS just didn't factor in that the average consumer wouldn't be buying a workstation to use MS word and solitaire lmao. LGR did a great vid on ME where he goes over that one particular flaw; people remember things as worse than they actually were
@@neonhalos A friend of mine was given a copy of Vista from his school when it came out. He had the best of the best of the best of everything you could buy in his system at the time. Custom water cooled before they even made kits to do it yourself. I was at his house the day he tried installing Vista. It bluescreened on him like 30 times (after more than a dozen attempts to install it) and he threw the disc in the trash where it belonged. Vista was crap in every way. If you had it working "properly" then you were one of the lucky few. It was never stable on any hardware I've seen it run on, regardless of the hardware quality. I never even mentioned performance, because I've never seen it run long enough without crashing to even run benchmarks on it!
You need to disable exposure compensation to get 60fps on most webcams. You can adjust this under camera privacy settings on Windows 11 or usually with the included software.
I think not plugging your own channels all the time is the right choice. Some channels end up spending like 30 seconds to a minute every video plugging stuff. It gets old. But part of your style is, you jump into a video, you do the thing, you shoutout your supporters and we oggle Frank like stalkers. It's simple, effective and awesome! I never need to skip past all the same plugs that other content producers put in every, single, video.
11:57 As a technician in a TV studio, I feel this video in my soul. Far too much of the multiple-thousands-of-pounds 'professional' video gear I work with is about as reliable as this stuff is.
8:28 In terms of setting up cameras and lights, what you want for your foot-cam is to set up a brighter light further away so that your camera doesn’t have to battle exposure because of your foots close proximity to the light (Inverse Square Law). Any camera will likely do that, even much more expensive ones! Stick a light further away that’s brighter and that’ll solve the exposure inconsistencies immediately :)
For the razer kiyo you need more light because low light = bad Edit: i think its also because its dark in the room and it tries to make it lighter by having lower shutter speed
For your livestreams I definitely recommend a Blackmagic ATEM switcher. I ran a whole film festival for 5 weeks straight from one of those using 8 hdmi inputs and a line in for audio.
The smell of that Bluetti power supply may be due to the type of plastic it was made with. For example, one of the fountain pens I own (I'm an nerd I know) has an odd smell near the ink reservior, almost like moldy cheese. Doing some research, I learned that vegetal-resin is likely the cause of that smell. That doesn't mean the plastic is cheap, it's just a problem with that type of plastic. Edit: Be sure of what plastic you're dealing with, and NEVER use alcohol on Vegetal resin, as it will literally fall apart.
Thanks for the info. And for my own contribution, a punctured skin on an otherwise undamaged lithium boi will continuously offgas. My phone smelled like burning battery for a month because of that.
The moment when I realized that I've been subscribed to dankmus for years without knowing it was you was truly mind blowing. I found both channels completely separate from each other and loved both without knowing it was the same person 🤯
@@jekanyika That's why I was so surprised because I feel like dankmus videos get around a lot but I've never seen him use his platform to promote his other channels, that's incredibly respectable! If you haven't seen it yet though I have to suggest his video Unsexy Thoughts, it's easily one of my favorites!
@@brunky89890 My favorite thing about the dankpods multiverse is people on different channels having realizations that its all him. I legit thought he was just a random drum youtuber for MONTHS
@@thunderouspasta Not the guy you're asking but yes its a fantastic webcam as well as 3d scanner. Younger brother uses one for all sorts of odd projects. Cloning stuff for his 3d printer, assisting vr body tracking, modeling stuff in cad, etc.
I know that you don't like making these types of videos, however, these are the types of videos I love watching. It's super helpful for people like myself who are also (ironically enough) interested in the practical experience and application of these technical items. It's easy to find positive reviews or negative reviews for an item but it's super hard to find practical information about these types of items.
I love watching vids like this because Dank gives the energy of a man who REALLY WANTS TO SWEAR but is holding it back for the content, and the rage comes out in more creative ways.
Yess!!! "Gosh Dingus" I'm using that from now on!! Just wanted to say keep up the awesome work cause I've never seen a vid that didnt make me laugh or didn't keep my interest. You work hard on all your content and it shows. In reality, you could record on a dashcam nugget and I would still happily watch because it's you and your personality that people love. There have been a few times when I was not having a good day mentally or stuff was just not going well and watching one of your vids brought me joy so thanks for that.
The M2 was a bit interesting, I had at least 7-8 come in with inflated batteries when I worked at Telstra over the span of a year and a bit. The rest were pretty damn solid units, and the M2 wasn’t bad either it just had issues with that battery.
Yep! I was going to suggest that he used the internal version rather than the external version, before realising that he uses an AIO and not a regular desktop PC with expansion slots.
@@kbhasi that sucks, would have suggested a high tier usb 3 expansion with dedicated controller. There is the m.2 wifi slot, that can have usb 3, idk about the dedicated controller though
As someone who knows next to nothing about tech, I always find this guy’s videos to be very interesting and hilarious. My brother is super into techy stuff so I should recommend him this channel too lol. I am really into sound quality when it comes to headphones though so I guess that makes me a bit of an audiophile.
Uh, this is so relatable. Did some video work around 10-15 years ago, constant issues with wireless microphones, PCM recorders, cameras, frame grabbers and stuff (and all that gear cost like thousands of dollars in total). Streaming is especially terrible, it always felt like a miracle that it works and was not freezing, blacking out, crashing, or de-syncing. My worst issue was with Olympus LS-11 PCM recorder, it sometimes started to insert half-a-second of noise every ~30 seconds on the recording, without any indication (so, no noise on the monitor headphones or the live levels), it was really insidious. So, yeah, the only thing that actually works is to do N+1 or even N+2 redundancy everywhere during recording and don't have any single point of failure for each of streams (video or audio).
Regarding the cameras, I found that in obs opening the camera settings and turning off the auto night adjustment/auto dark adjustment instantly fixed the low frame rate on my webcam
I'm so glad to know you're still doing Dankmus-- I thought you'd retired, and while that's in your right (and you should be proud of the body of work you created there), I was still sad. Finding out recently that you're still doing them fills me with joy. Thanks!
wait, _you're_ DANKMUS? You're even more talented than I thought. I regularly get at least one of those videos stuck in my head even though I haven't watched them in months.
and that drum guy too... I can´t believe I frequently watched 3 of this guy´s channels without my brain ever realizing that the voice is identical and that it´s in fact the same person
Love the effort and stuff you make for us, I recommend going with stuff that doesn't need batteries, and don't heat up over time, for capture cards for your camera getting a elgato camlink or a avermedia live cap would be good, remove the battery from the camera and use a ac adapter, usb webcams suck, especially new ones that get hot, heat kills everything overtime
With most webcams (including the Kiyo) the framerate is affected by the auto exposure. You can use OBS (or whatever) to adjust the settings and reduce the exposure which will make the motion smoother at the cost of looking darker. The Kiyo is absolutely capable of decent 720p60 under the right conditions.
Or you could just use a larger sensor, iso and not have auto shutter speed which is what webcams should be doing! Idk what all these webcam manufacturers are doing but its so stupid cause they all stink for hundreds of dollars. I built my own out of a raspberry pi zero w and a raspberry pi hq camera module for like 75usd and it absolutely thrashes any other webcam that isn't a straight DSLR with a capture card. 1080p 30 but it's a constant 30 and it even works well in dim conditions.
You don't need OBS to do this, there's a button for it in Razer Synapse, but opening the Configure Video (or Windows Properties) for the device allows you to disable Low Light Compensation for any webcam that exposes it via a UVC config. This will drastically change how well something is captured, and for some low-spec cameras it was mandatory if you didn't want 18fps. I use a kiyo myself, I have provided test footage; th-cam.com/video/dqPiuIXRd_s/w-d-xo.html
I have some experience with capture cards. The DJI 4 port internal PCIe card is AWESOME. It works every time and never dies out. it's a much cleaner option than a bunch of dongles.
4:20 *here is a little life hack (my english is bad) , the reason it smell is becouse the power mosfet transistor in it get very hot from switching the power on and off to make it from DC to AC , When it gets got (when it works) the heat makes it smell even more , so just add a little fan to optimaze the cooling (but wont that make the smell worse , just spread it around) no , whit batter cooling it will heat up less and smell less , i am a electrican bay the way , just one that dosent speack much english*
thanks for sharing!! i don’t know if this would be too much of a project, but have you thought of building your own battery pack to power things off solar? it might make a fun video as well. you could do a scrap yard run and try to source stuff even! also thanks for all the work you’ve done and all the great videos so far.
The trick with the Kiyo is not only going down to 720p, but also turning auto exposure off and cranking it down in the "Configure Video" menu in OBS in the Device Properties. If the exposure is set above -10 (towards 0), it starts getting choppier and choppier.
In theory that should do it, but I learned the hard way that the Mac version of OBS doesn't have the "Configure Video" menu, and I'm pretty sure Dank is using a Mac to run the streams.
Dude your my kinda guy, I’m into old media and wacky tech, I’m into goofy underwhelming cars that nobody knows about, and I’m a drummer! So yea all your stand alone projects interest me lol!
@@zihechen3111 my ZenFone 3 max disagrees, because I apparently got a very specific region model which is literally so fucking shit and all the ads for ZenFone 3 max have MUCH MUCH better hardware than the region model I got, literally incomparable. And one time I broke my Asus laptop while cleaning it because of a design flaw that made it unclear for the user how to reassemble it, But other than those 2 I've had a reliable Asus GPU and mobo
@@zihechen3111 My motherboards that I have used over the years by ASUS can vouch, never had a problem with their computer components at least. Using one of their TUF Gaming boards right now and no issues.
10:10 Kind of remembers me of mom's 93' S10, there was a problem with the ignition control module wiring so the truck went through 4 of them before mom realized the old ones she took out from the truck were magically working again, so every time one failed, she just opened the glove box to get out one that had failed and surprise surprise, the truck would turn on again, electronics are just interesting aren't they?
Somewhat comforting to see someone else who can be so excited about doing something, take care into trying to do it right, and the things just never do their thingy things correctly. I feel like nothing ever works right for me, I see people get the same stuff and do the same things with it and it works fine, but just.. nah, not for me. Everything's gotta be a trouble in some way
Something I've learned from taking apart and salvaging electronics is that sometimes people just straight up lie about the downsides of products. I'm not talking sponsored influencers lieing I'm talking just the people who buy the products pay so much for it that they cannot afford to try anything else so they lie about how good it is if anyone asks.
I don’t actually know much about methods for DSLR as a webcam, but there’s another Elgato product which I think is designed specifically for doing that, called the Cam Link which just looks like a usb stick with an hdmi input
Seeing how far you’ve come is awesome Dank! I’ve been watching since 200k subs when you popped up on my home page, and have been enjoying you ever since, I’m so happy so many people have found you and annoy your videos!
Those elgatos, I've had a huge amount of trouble with them, at live events/streams, with thousands watching. Absolute nightmare. No easily discernable pattern. If you're getting external capture cards in future, I would recommend Avermedia, I have several but my first one from 8 years ago or so is still solid as a rock.
As a fellow content creator, I know the struggles of using an Elgato Video Capture. When the device works it does far more than pull its weight, but when it’s down it can take you almost as long a time to fix it as to record with it. I’ve had more problems than I’d like with that device, but damn if it doesn’t do a good job when it does work.
There's a game reviewing youtuber I really like, RadicalSoda, and he uses Elgato. His pokemon sword video has a bunch of complaining spread across it because Elgato butchered his game capture.
There isn’t anyone I love more on TH-cam I have watched every vid of yours, you’re what I watch in the background while I’m doing anything at all even sleeping haha, great work!
Wow. after watching this, Wade really deseres some luck to go his way. It seems that with these products, the worst case scenario happened. Big hugs from the other side of the country.
I come here for one thing and one thing only: The shouty man shouts at tech. You never disappoint, DankPods! Please continue shouting at everything! Dirtybuds, Bad Tech, Good Tech, Drums, Cars… Shout at the _W_ _O_ _R_ _L_ _D_ .
I have deco 6e and can confirm- you also can view a map and all connected clients in the app to see who’s sucking up all your WiFi- rare with these routers
Dank! Check out the SOny ZV-E10. It's cheap (relatively) and has native output support so you don't have to use a capture card - just plug it into the computer and it automatically shows up as a webcam
You do what you do and you do it well! Love this channel, i do watch some others as well. You're a fantastic drummer, i should hit up floatplane. Wonder if youd ever record some drum loops/backing tracks? Id buy them as a solo home hobbiest guitarist.
I have been having problems with the Elgato HD60S as well, what I found to work is to unplug the USB C on the capture card before the PC starts > start the pc > plug in the capture card > open Elgato Game Capture HD > turn the camera on. Love your content, hope this helps!
Wade, love you man. These past couple years with you have been great bud, you got me into headphones so much i picked up a btr5 and some dt770’s (80ohm) and a samson meteor mic from your cheap mics vid. Cant wait to see some new content int he future. 👍🏻
@Expl0sive the fact the he has more than a million people who watch his content. This man acidently started a ipod desert because he didn't realize that being a bigger channel causes a surge of interest in hobbys that he into. And he admits that in one of his vids. Being a large channel what he recommendeds or disapproves will have a impact on sales. Why else do companies often reach out to large channels like this? Because they generate sales just by their word alone.
@Steve Jones ikr same I got into audio because of him got some hyperx which I love now I have some fioo products fd3s and a btr5 and oh man its awsome. (I got the btr5 for a steal too)
Technology is a wonderful thing, especially when it decides to work with us and not having a fit! Better treat our appliances well so we don't upset SkyNet!
WHOA! Dankmus is getting a video some time later? This is great news! I love so many songs there, especially we got B E A T S and the B L U R S T of times. I have enjoyed seeing all your channels grow from the very beginning.
I run an all Blackmagic setup for live streaming. It's pricey, but the cameras, the capture equipment, the atem mixer all run well together. You can get micro cameras. A lot of the issue with this kind of stuff is the webcams, the capture cards etc require the computer to do a lot of the processing. Blackmagic hardware takes away a lot of the load. Very reliable.
I've never had good luck with usb capture cards. At work I manage IT for the 'TV studio' and we've basically tried thru every possible capture device. The PCIE based Magewell cards have been the most reliable capture device. Still, even with that we have the occasional issue with HDMI capture that needs a reset of the signal in the magewell driver panel(maybe once or twice a month), SDI works perfectly though, 400 days uptime with no issues. As for webcams, the Logitech Brio 4k has been our go-to for good quality.
When it comes to WiFi mesh extenders, they really tend to be a big load of crap unless you set em up right. And generally if you have the ability to set em up right you probably have the skills to just set up somethin fancier and better. Glad the little block routers worked out for ya.
My 1 Grit plush just arrived today and now I can give my laptop the old gritting whenever it misbehaves. Very good quality and very fun to throw at my cat 10/10
I love this guy. He just kills a plastic duck when he’s mad. He’s an inspiration to all!
Don’t show his parents
And then resurrects that same duck.
Honestly I find it rather frightening
@@maliciousducks7890 I am sorry if it traumatizes you, as you are many Ducks of Malicious intent.
RAILFAN OMG
I have been an IT guy for like 20 years now. Nothing sucks quite as much as getting "quality" gear and not having it work well, or work at all. So frustrating, I feel your pain mate!
I feel ya. It sucks extra hard when a supposed upgrade turns into an absolute nightmare of troubleshooting when they don't work right.
@@LiveType Because the whole consumer trend for the past 10 years has been "quiet" products, so everything started becoming a passive product. When high end equipment like routers, modems, TV's, switches or really anything expensive and electronic, generates a lot of heat. But for some reason, the quiet consumer market wants them to be quiet, so manufacturers just don't put fans on at all, or put really bad/slow fans.
I bought a $600 router, and I swear that thing would melt itself if I didn't put a fan over it. I hate people who want quiet products now, i really do. They've ruined a lot of things. Even computer power supplies have started coming with "quiet" or "passive" fans on them, because of this shit.
Yea and with that experience, there's no quality in Logitech, Razer or Corsair (Elgato) gaming stuff. It's just expensive because they can pull it off with the brand. Same devices from random cheaper marketplaces can be had at 80% less because that's what they cost to make and ship in reality.
The only HDMI capture devices I've not seen die from random stuff are currently from Atmos and Avid and that's starting at a grand and 3 grand each respectively.
@@L44tsmasher735 you can make it passive cooled and have ok ish temperatures. if they put proper heatsinks on it
At least you're not connecting printers. They're the worst.
I'm to a point where I do the exact same thing every time I buy any new tech: Find a weirdly hyperspecific enthusiast subreddit for the bit of tech I need, search for "budget option", pay the minimum $150 that is their "budget" solution, and then it will work flawless for the rest of time.
I did that to find a good mechanical pencil
This is what I do as well. A good way to get something functional.
This is a fantastic idea
@@lostcolonyforge5792 was it the Japanese model that rotates the lead by chance?
These videos are SO SO useful to all of us hobbyists who might consider any of these products. Reviews, overviews, unboxings... they're fine. But "what can go wrong" is SO SO much more useful for anyone who is considering actually using any of these products.
Yes absolutely! I'm thinking about grabbing that mobile router
Generally, reviews actually address things like this.
Problem is that a lot of companies that pay for promotion will demand the "unboxing" and/or "initial impressions" be in separate video that's released before the actual review. In that way people who are only partly interested or not very knowledgeable will only see positive impressions unless they specifically search out negative reviews, which rarely occurs with the targeted individuals.
@@trajectoryunown Reviews only covers common issues that often happen, because most reviewers never touch a product afterwords, you never get the really useful info of "what can go wrong" and other stuff like that. when people post videos about problems they have that aren't as common with these products when they actually use it, it's so useful for others who want to consider the worst and what to avoid just to be safe.
In my experience. Most reviews of modern products are usually paid for by the company. So I always google the product and add reddit in the end. Usually am able to find loads of actual people giving their comments and critique of the products
Sometimes i forget that the man who yelled about plum liqueur for roughly 5 minutes straight while smashing technology is actually super intelligent and has an absolutely solid setup to accomplish his ambitions
its like having the best kind of autism
Do you have a link to that video?
I would like to see the Aussie who yelled about Plum liquor too.
@@yassinsmaamoun th-cam.com/video/bR1DZziNKUw/w-d-xo.html here you go, its in the final 3rd of the video
@@yassinsmaamoun th-cam.com/video/bR1DZziNKUw/w-d-xo.html I think it's this one
I was a huge fan of Dankmus and Dankpods independent of each other for at least a year before I realized they were the same guy. It's really impressive how well the projects stand on their own.
Same! Had no idea they were one and the same until a video on here showed his music setup with DANKMUS in big white letters over it.
@@harrytodhunter5078 Might have been the same for me. Talkin' bout the Dank, the Dank! I'm glad to hear that channel's not dead. It's great music for listening to in the car..
I was thinking, "How could you listen to the same guy on both channels and not know it's him?" but then I checked out his drum channel and the realization dawned on me that the same thing happened to me.
@@spraybottlejim232 He doesn't do any vocals on Dankmus, it's all Simpsons clips remixed with synth music.
@@drewzero1 He does have one video where he talks but yeah ur right he mostly doesn't talk
The range of entertainment we get from your channels is immense. I seriously don’t know how you juggle so many passions and still manage to deliver top tier content about it all. Seriously dude, thank you.
Dude is rolling in cash from it all too. Man makes like $60k a month just from Patron
@@Tommmmmmmmmmmm as he should
@@kooberrie I like that we actually see what he does with the money, unlike other TH-camrs
@@Tommmmmmmmmmmm so, about an average income in the US?
@@supersillysammy272 That comment said he's making $60K a month, not in a year. I'm going to call that figure debatable, given some of Wade's woes regarding the cost for things like car parts. I'm sure he's doing well for himself now, but not $720K a year well 😅
I feel like ever customer service agent is required to say: "No one has ever had this issue before".
At 9:22 the issue you're having with the still frame is caused by windows usb power saving options cutting the power to the usb from high power use usb things. That's a default windows feature but it can be turned off! Turn that off and all your problems should go away. Look up how to do it on google (how to turn off usb power saving modes) Love the videos! hope this helps because after I did that my Elgato capture cards have been amazing!
He really gotta see this
From the Patreon video: Stream is run by a current model Mac Pro on Mac OS. But possible there's something similar
@@mstratforduk dang yeah if it’s macOS then I’m not too sure might still be worth looking into but that’s a whole other beast! 😂
just dont use windows
@@cyborgbob1017 funfact: he doesn't use windows-
Reminder in the form of a truly iconic DankPods quote:
"The biggest companies always make the worst crap."
Apple... Tesla... Microsoft... You know what? You're absolutely right! The biggest companies DO always make the worst crap! Well, technically everything they sell is either old, outdated, or stolen technology anyway. Apple takes tech from 4+ years ago, pays Samsung to make a screen for it, and says they have the newest and greatest thing ever. Tesla throws a bunch of Panasonic batteries in a car and puts it in a tunnel in Vegas. Microsoft steals ideas and code from Xerox and other companies and calls it their own. I guess being honest really doesn't pay afterall.
@@eric_d I would have switched to linux when I built my new PC if I could be F'd with VMs. I was so sick of MS and being a gamer is pretty much the only thing that stopped me from using linux instead. Probably would have been worth to at least try it first before getting W11 because it's pretty freaking stinky.
@@angrycapsicum6027 I still have several computers running Windbloze 10 (although 1 less since I upgraded one to Linux the other day). I _REFUSE_ to even try Windows 11. Ever since the release of Windows 95 it's been a widely known fact that every OTHER (as in odds vs evens, if that makes more sense) version is just a completely horrible waste of everyones time and money. Windows ME, worst thing ever, XP wasn't horrible. Vista? second worst thing ever, Windows 7, usable. Windows 8? Why did they even bother trying? Windows 10, actually pretty decent. I know I skipped a few versions there, but you get the point. I've heard nothing but bad reviews on 11 since before it was even released, and I know better than to waste any time at all even trying it. Will Windoze 12 be any better? Based on the consistant pattern that's been going on for 28 years, it SHOULD be, but more and more people are switching over to Linux every day, and it may be too late by the time Winderz 12 comes out.
I'm not actually much of a gamer myself, but I do know Linux gaming support has been growing very fast the last few years. It's definitely worth trying out. You CAN set it up in a VM if you want, or just get a bootable live distribution and boot it from a thumb drive to check it out.
@@eric_d windows 7 was basically just windows vista under the hood, right down the the aesthetics. it was just fine tuned, which it desperately needed. only reason Vista "blew" performance-wise was because MS didn't make a lite version of it for all the cheapo pre-built machines (dell, hp, etc) that your granny bought. Vista ran fine if your machine could support it, same with ME. MS just didn't factor in that the average consumer wouldn't be buying a workstation to use MS word and solitaire lmao. LGR did a great vid on ME where he goes over that one particular flaw; people remember things as worse than they actually were
@@neonhalos A friend of mine was given a copy of Vista from his school when it came out. He had the best of the best of the best of everything you could buy in his system at the time. Custom water cooled before they even made kits to do it yourself. I was at his house the day he tried installing Vista. It bluescreened on him like 30 times (after more than a dozen attempts to install it) and he threw the disc in the trash where it belonged. Vista was crap in every way. If you had it working "properly" then you were one of the lucky few. It was never stable on any hardware I've seen it run on, regardless of the hardware quality. I never even mentioned performance, because I've never seen it run long enough without crashing to even run benchmarks on it!
I truely love that "it's almost like the biggest companies make the worst products" is the running theme of this channel
You need to disable exposure compensation to get 60fps on most webcams. You can adjust this under camera privacy settings on Windows 11 or usually with the included software.
He's running things on Macs, so GL there.
What's windows?
I learn pretty quickly that I should skip the entire webcam ecosystem and go for a solid second hand camera for video stuffs.
"Or usually with the included software"
He said in the video text that he won't touch that
Who uses windows 11 tho idk a single person running it
I think not plugging your own channels all the time is the right choice. Some channels end up spending like 30 seconds to a minute every video plugging stuff. It gets old. But part of your style is, you jump into a video, you do the thing, you shoutout your supporters and we oggle Frank like stalkers. It's simple, effective and awesome! I never need to skip past all the same plugs that other content producers put in every, single, video.
But also, from time to time it would be nice. I didn't know he did so many cool things until today
I feel like you kinda recognise his content in the recommended anyways and go "ooh, is this the same guy?" Good branding.
FRRR hands up for my man dankpods and his W content style!! 🙌🙌
CARS AND BIDS
11:57 As a technician in a TV studio, I feel this video in my soul. Far too much of the multiple-thousands-of-pounds 'professional' video gear I work with is about as reliable as this stuff is.
I've never had an issue with xioami....
@@youtubehandol xioami does not make 'professional' video gear
It's called Blacktragic for a reason
its spelled xiaomi 😭😭
8:28 In terms of setting up cameras and lights, what you want for your foot-cam is to set up a brighter light further away so that your camera doesn’t have to battle exposure because of your foots close proximity to the light (Inverse Square Law). Any camera will likely do that, even much more expensive ones! Stick a light further away that’s brighter and that’ll solve the exposure inconsistencies immediately :)
neeeeeeerd
@@CreamyCrumbleweird way to say you don't understand anything
Alternatively, set up a spotlight so that when the foot gets closer, it's not being lit by that light
For the razer kiyo you need more light because low light = bad
Edit: i think its also because its dark in the room and it tries to make it lighter by having lower shutter speed
For your livestreams I definitely recommend a Blackmagic ATEM switcher. I ran a whole film festival for 5 weeks straight from one of those using 8 hdmi inputs and a line in for audio.
^This. I’ve deployed ATEMs in professional installs and not had to touch them for literal years afterwards. They. Just. Go.
me too, we use elgato and blackmagic stuff at work
The smell of that Bluetti power supply may be due to the type of plastic it was made with.
For example, one of the fountain pens I own (I'm an nerd I know) has an odd smell near the ink reservior, almost like moldy cheese. Doing some research, I learned that vegetal-resin is likely the cause of that smell.
That doesn't mean the plastic is cheap, it's just a problem with that type of plastic.
Edit: Be sure of what plastic you're dealing with, and NEVER use alcohol on Vegetal resin, as it will literally fall apart.
Thanks for the info. And for my own contribution, a punctured skin on an otherwise undamaged lithium boi will continuously offgas. My phone smelled like burning battery for a month because of that.
What kind of pen is it? As soon as I heard fountain pen and smell, my mind went to noodler pens haha
@@LoneEagle270 Indeed it is!
I use it for Pitman's shorthand.
My lamy pen smells fine, which pen of yours smells?
Good to know, wanted a power supply but this is kind of a dealbreaker. Need all my equipment alcohol proof, the liquor goes everywhere
The moment when I realized that I've been subscribed to dankmus for years without knowing it was you was truly mind blowing. I found both channels completely separate from each other and loved both without knowing it was the same person 🤯
That's the only one I'm not subscribed to. I'll have to give it a watch.
@@jekanyika I hope you like simpsons memes
@@Bazzokapho I just had a look and apparently I've already watched a couple of the videos.
@@jekanyika That's why I was so surprised because I feel like dankmus videos get around a lot but I've never seen him use his platform to promote his other channels, that's incredibly respectable! If you haven't seen it yet though I have to suggest his video Unsexy Thoughts, it's easily one of my favorites!
@@brunky89890 My favorite thing about the dankpods multiverse is people on different channels having realizations that its all him. I legit thought he was just a random drum youtuber for MONTHS
No lie, the Kinect V2 has been the best webcam I have ever used lol. Really overkill when using it as just a webcam, but it does what you ask.
The Xbox one Kinect?
@@thunderouspasta Not the guy you're asking but yes its a fantastic webcam as well as 3d scanner. Younger brother uses one for all sorts of odd projects. Cloning stuff for his 3d printer, assisting vr body tracking, modeling stuff in cad, etc.
@@GingerAttack666 huh, never thought of it that way
It never works as a webcam for me anymore :/
I know that you don't like making these types of videos, however, these are the types of videos I love watching. It's super helpful for people like myself who are also (ironically enough) interested in the practical experience and application of these technical items. It's easy to find positive reviews or negative reviews for an item but it's super hard to find practical information about these types of items.
Gotta love the magic smoke. One of the scariest things to see as a utility technician
Ah, it's just a giant box made of petroleum products containing a KWH of lithium-ion batteries. What could go wrong??
@@nickwallette6201 lol
I love watching vids like this because Dank gives the energy of a man who REALLY WANTS TO SWEAR but is holding it back for the content, and the rage comes out in more creative ways.
If not for the algorithm that four letter word that starts with a C would probably get thrown a lot and it would be glorious.
just aussie things. lol
Yess!!! "Gosh Dingus" I'm using that from now on!! Just wanted to say keep up the awesome work cause I've never seen a vid that didnt make me laugh or didn't keep my interest. You work hard on all your content and it shows. In reality, you could record on a dashcam nugget and I would still happily watch because it's you and your personality that people love. There have been a few times when I was not having a good day mentally or stuff was just not going well and watching one of your vids brought me joy so thanks for that.
You pulled out the Nighthawk and I was excited for the compliments. All their sizes are monsters and work incredibly well.
The M2 was a bit interesting, I had at least 7-8 come in with inflated batteries when I worked at Telstra over the span of a year and a bit. The rest were pretty damn solid units, and the M2 wasn’t bad either it just had issues with that battery.
How do you feel now?
For the Elgato capture thingys : plug them each into their own USB3 controller, this will make a huge difference in reliability
This plus checking the Firmware Version. Early firmwares have some weird kinks
How early?
I still get random “Yeah I don’t feel like outputting today” moments with my own HD60S
Yep! I was going to suggest that he used the internal version rather than the external version, before realising that he uses an AIO and not a regular desktop PC with expansion slots.
@@kbhasi that sucks, would have suggested a high tier usb 3 expansion with dedicated controller.
There is the m.2 wifi slot, that can have usb 3, idk about the dedicated controller though
Would depend on too much on the computer, no way totell from this video
This man terrifies tech. They've all heard what he's done to the nuggets and headphones.
As someone who knows next to nothing about tech, I always find this guy’s videos to be very interesting and hilarious. My brother is super into techy stuff so I should recommend him this channel too lol. I am really into sound quality when it comes to headphones though so I guess that makes me a bit of an audiophile.
Uh, this is so relatable. Did some video work around 10-15 years ago, constant issues with wireless microphones, PCM recorders, cameras, frame grabbers and stuff (and all that gear cost like thousands of dollars in total). Streaming is especially terrible, it always felt like a miracle that it works and was not freezing, blacking out, crashing, or de-syncing. My worst issue was with Olympus LS-11 PCM recorder, it sometimes started to insert half-a-second of noise every ~30 seconds on the recording, without any indication (so, no noise on the monitor headphones or the live levels), it was really insidious. So, yeah, the only thing that actually works is to do N+1 or even N+2 redundancy everywhere during recording and don't have any single point of failure for each of streams (video or audio).
Love it when dankpods just casually pulls a duck apart and then apologises and puts it right back together
Regarding the cameras, I found that in obs opening the camera settings and turning off the auto night adjustment/auto dark adjustment instantly fixed the low frame rate on my webcam
I'm so glad to know you're still doing Dankmus-- I thought you'd retired, and while that's in your right (and you should be proud of the body of work you created there), I was still sad. Finding out recently that you're still doing them fills me with joy. Thanks!
i've been binge watching ue channel the last few days lol. You're good and interesting!! hope all your days are being good :)
wait, _you're_ DANKMUS? You're even more talented than I thought. I regularly get at least one of those videos stuck in my head even though I haven't watched them in months.
Wait till you know who Childish Gambino is
Bro is late to the party, but welcome!
THATS IT, BACK TO WINNIPEG!
and that drum guy too... I can´t believe I frequently watched 3 of this guy´s channels without my brain ever realizing that the voice is identical and that it´s in fact the same person
Wait till you know who Joji is
When wade talks about how hard he works is like listening to one of your parents and realizing how hard they actually work to make things work 😂
1:50 the sudden appearance of Pingu suprised me
Love the effort and stuff you make for us, I recommend going with stuff that doesn't need batteries, and don't heat up over time, for capture cards for your camera getting a elgato camlink or a avermedia live cap would be good, remove the battery from the camera and use a ac adapter, usb webcams suck, especially new ones that get hot, heat kills everything overtime
Just needed to say the 1Grit and Frank plushies have come in and happiness is had.
With most webcams (including the Kiyo) the framerate is affected by the auto exposure. You can use OBS (or whatever) to adjust the settings and reduce the exposure which will make the motion smoother at the cost of looking darker. The Kiyo is absolutely capable of decent 720p60 under the right conditions.
absolutely this
doubt
Thanks for the FYI Good 2 know 👍
Or you could just use a larger sensor, iso and not have auto shutter speed which is what webcams should be doing! Idk what all these webcam manufacturers are doing but its so stupid cause they all stink for hundreds of dollars. I built my own out of a raspberry pi zero w and a raspberry pi hq camera module for like 75usd and it absolutely thrashes any other webcam that isn't a straight DSLR with a capture card. 1080p 30 but it's a constant 30 and it even works well in dim conditions.
You don't need OBS to do this, there's a button for it in Razer Synapse, but opening the Configure Video (or Windows Properties) for the device allows you to disable Low Light Compensation for any webcam that exposes it via a UVC config. This will drastically change how well something is captured, and for some low-spec cameras it was mandatory if you didn't want 18fps.
I use a kiyo myself, I have provided test footage;
th-cam.com/video/dqPiuIXRd_s/w-d-xo.html
Ooh okay for the elgato. A good thing to do is use the camlink. Just 4 inputs if you dont need to see them outside of the stream output.
hey mate! i just got my first audiophile cans, some dt 770s. thanks for helping me on my journey, music never sounded so good
I have some experience with capture cards. The DJI 4 port internal PCIe card is AWESOME. It works every time and never dies out. it's a much cleaner option than a bunch of dongles.
I can vouch for PCIe capture cards - I've used DJI and El Gato with 0 issues over 7 years or so.
Hi verified
too bad he has a Mac :(
@@PvtAnonymous Thunderbolt PCIe cage (edit anyway it turns out it’s the Mac Pro so it _does_ have PCIe anyway)
4:20 *here is a little life hack (my english is bad) , the reason it smell is becouse the power mosfet transistor in it get very hot from switching the power on and off to make it from DC to AC , When it gets got (when it works) the heat makes it smell even more , so just add a little fan to optimaze the cooling (but wont that make the smell worse , just spread it around) no , whit batter cooling it will heat up less and smell less , i am a electrican bay the way , just one that dosent speack much english*
thanks for sharing!!
i don’t know if this would be too much of a project, but have you thought of building your own battery pack to power things off solar? it might make a fun video as well. you could do a scrap yard run and try to source stuff even!
also thanks for all the work you’ve done and all the great videos so far.
awesome to see your projects growing
You know he truly is big mad when he dismembers a duck
The trick with the Kiyo is not only going down to 720p, but also turning auto exposure off and cranking it down in the "Configure Video" menu in OBS in the Device Properties. If the exposure is set above -10 (towards 0), it starts getting choppier and choppier.
In theory that should do it, but I learned the hard way that the Mac version of OBS doesn't have the "Configure Video" menu, and I'm pretty sure Dank is using a Mac to run the streams.
You've just solved one of my big Kiyo problems. Cheers!
Dude your my kinda guy, I’m into old media and wacky tech, I’m into goofy underwhelming cars that nobody knows about, and I’m a drummer! So yea all your stand alone projects interest me lol!
YOU ARE CAR GARAGE GUY , i have been obsessed with all your channels for so long now , and i just learned your the SAME GUY , you are my hero
Glad to say my “1 Grit” and “Frank longboi” plushies arrived yesterday - love them! Tags even tell you how many have been produced - nice touch.
It's like the biggest companies make the worst crap! Keep up the good work m8
I read this in the inflection of "2020 Bootleg Bonanza", 2:38 into that video lol
WHAT
YOU'RE DANKMUS??
I literally just found this channel last week, but I've been jamming out to DANKMUS for years
so happy you have more content - coming over from garage time
I’d be hella down for a yearly “Stuff that failed” video😊
I as well
Great idea!
Streaming is 90% faith that everything is going to work
The Cymbal toss parts with raviolli music was too funny. I cried on laughter. XD
I never realized you were responsible for some of my favorite Simpsons mix mate, friggin amazing, big love
It’s always a “GO! GO! IT’S A DANKPODS VIDEO!” moment when DankPods uploads
i support
Ditto!
@@EpixAndroid like i just say that like 18 mins back and just went like GO GO GO ITS A NEW DANKPODS VIDEO YES I WAS SO BORED REWATCHING THE OLD ONES
Yebo. Makes my day when I see that notification
@@CapeRides Yup
It's almost like the biggest companies make the worst stuff
Frfr
My suggestion, always trust asus. This is the only brand u could trust that won’t fk u up
@@zihechen3111 my zenfone max plus disagrees
@@zihechen3111 my ZenFone 3 max disagrees, because I apparently got a very specific region model which is literally so fucking shit and all the ads for ZenFone 3 max have MUCH MUCH better hardware than the region model I got, literally incomparable.
And one time I broke my Asus laptop while cleaning it because of a design flaw that made it unclear for the user how to reassemble it,
But other than those 2 I've had a reliable Asus GPU and mobo
@@zihechen3111 My motherboards that I have used over the years by ASUS can vouch, never had a problem with their computer components at least. Using one of their TUF Gaming boards right now and no issues.
so happy you went with the asus mesh solution, its pretty nice
4:41 oh no, oh no no, that’s a 66 punch block, I have only ever seen one before here in Canada, in a 80 year old buliding… everything is BIX now,
The ending is just your favorite quote working against you. "Big companies make the worst crap."
10:10 Kind of remembers me of mom's 93' S10, there was a problem with the ignition control module wiring so the truck went through 4 of them before mom realized the old ones she took out from the truck were magically working again, so every time one failed, she just opened the glove box to get out one that had failed and surprise surprise, the truck would turn on again, electronics are just interesting aren't they?
~ 2003: Webcams are garbage.
~2023: Webcams are garbage.
And they say there is no stability in our world anymore.
0:33 definitely make this a yearly thing m8, it's good to vent every once in a while and it's still funny to watch tech failures c:
Somewhat comforting to see someone else who can be so excited about doing something, take care into trying to do it right, and the things just never do their thingy things correctly. I feel like nothing ever works right for me, I see people get the same stuff and do the same things with it and it works fine, but just.. nah, not for me. Everything's gotta be a trouble in some way
Something I've learned from taking apart and salvaging electronics is that sometimes people just straight up lie about the downsides of products. I'm not talking sponsored influencers lieing I'm talking just the people who buy the products pay so much for it that they cannot afford to try anything else so they lie about how good it is if anyone asks.
as a South African that portable battery review was needed 😂😂
I don’t actually know much about methods for DSLR as a webcam, but there’s another Elgato product which I think is designed specifically for doing that, called the Cam Link which just looks like a usb stick with an hdmi input
0:02 that noise 😂😂
Seeing how far you’ve come is awesome Dank! I’ve been watching since 200k subs when you popped up on my home page, and have been enjoying you ever since, I’m so happy so many people have found you and annoy your videos!
Those elgatos, I've had a huge amount of trouble with them, at live events/streams, with thousands watching. Absolute nightmare. No easily discernable pattern.
If you're getting external capture cards in future, I would recommend Avermedia, I have several but my first one from 8 years ago or so is still solid as a rock.
As a fellow content creator, I know the struggles of using an Elgato Video Capture. When the device works it does far more than pull its weight, but when it’s down it can take you almost as long a time to fix it as to record with it. I’ve had more problems than I’d like with that device, but damn if it doesn’t do a good job when it does work.
There's a game reviewing youtuber I really like, RadicalSoda, and he uses Elgato. His pokemon sword video has a bunch of complaining spread across it because Elgato butchered his game capture.
There isn’t anyone I love more on TH-cam I have watched every vid of yours, you’re what I watch in the background while I’m doing anything at all even sleeping haha, great work!
I have to say, that isn't smoke coming out of the Bluetti, it's steam! It steams some hams for you, be nice to it :/
I thought it did clams 🤨
@ElbeeKnope Oh ho no, it said steamed HAMS, that's what it calls hamburgers
@@PCIexplorer it calls hamburgers “steamed hams”??
@@_____________a_a Yes! It's a regional dialect
0:21 GOSH DINGUS!!!
DRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAA-
i love these vids plz never stop uploading.
you know its gonna be a good dankpods video when he references the "angery" meme less than 10 seconds into the vid
Wow. after watching this, Wade really deseres some luck to go his way. It seems that with these products, the worst case scenario happened. Big hugs from the other side of the country.
I come here for one thing and one thing only:
The shouty man shouts at tech.
You never disappoint, DankPods! Please continue shouting at everything! Dirtybuds, Bad Tech, Good Tech, Drums, Cars… Shout at the _W_ _O_ _R_ _L_ _D_ .
i do not watch the streams and this was my first time seeing his face, what a handsome lad, not disappointed at all
tplink's deco line of routers and extenders are insane, the setup is incredibly easy too
I have deco 6e and can confirm- you also can view a map and all connected clients in the app to see who’s sucking up all your WiFi- rare with these routers
I get the feeling he'd see the app and give up instantly.
@@ekyanso4253Man Screw router apps. I mostly use the web interface, and TP link has the best web interface.
Dank! Check out the SOny ZV-E10. It's cheap (relatively) and has native output support so you don't have to use a capture card - just plug it into the computer and it automatically shows up as a webcam
You do what you do and you do it well! Love this channel, i do watch some others as well. You're a fantastic drummer, i should hit up floatplane. Wonder if youd ever record some drum loops/backing tracks? Id buy them as a solo home hobbiest guitarist.
I have been having problems with the Elgato HD60S as well, what I found to work is to unplug the USB C on the capture card before the PC starts > start the pc > plug in the capture card > open Elgato Game Capture HD > turn the camera on. Love your content, hope this helps!
Thursday is my favorite day of the week simply so I can enjoy this man's content.
thank you for blessing us with your content
@Don't Read Profile Picture ok
I managed to get labors original nbn and it's bloody great. Fibre straight to my house. It's disgusting how bad it got buggered up.
got my frank the snake and one grit plushes yesterday!!!! they’re amazing
Wade, love you man. These past couple years with you have been great bud, you got me into headphones so much i picked up a btr5 and some dt770’s (80ohm) and a samson meteor mic from your cheap mics vid. Cant wait to see some new content int he future. 👍🏻
I like the fact that this guy is a major deciding factor on the sales of big companies and small companies because of how huge of a fanbase he has
Source?
@Expl0sive the fact the he has more than a million people who watch his content. This man acidently started a ipod desert because he didn't realize that being a bigger channel causes a surge of interest in hobbys that he into. And he admits that in one of his vids. Being a large channel what he recommendeds or disapproves will have a impact on sales. Why else do companies often reach out to large channels like this? Because they generate sales just by their word alone.
@@prestoncivils363 literally bought KZ because of him
@@stevejones69420 same
@Steve Jones ikr same I got into audio because of him got some hyperx which I love now I have some fioo products fd3s and a btr5 and oh man its awsome. (I got the btr5 for a steal too)
This could be retitled "Disappointed Aussie Yelling at Bad Tech" and I love that
I have been subscribed to dankmus for years now and I never thought it was you.
Technology is a wonderful thing, especially when it decides to work with us and not having a fit! Better treat our appliances well so we don't upset SkyNet!
When TH-cam and technology invent the idea for you to smell scents through video, I want to be there to get a whiff of that BLUETTI smell! 🤣
WHOA! Dankmus is getting a video some time later? This is great news! I love so many songs there, especially we got B E A T S and the B L U R S T of times.
I have enjoyed seeing all your channels grow from the very beginning.
I run an all Blackmagic setup for live streaming. It's pricey, but the cameras, the capture equipment, the atem mixer all run well together. You can get micro cameras. A lot of the issue with this kind of stuff is the webcams, the capture cards etc require the computer to do a lot of the processing. Blackmagic hardware takes away a lot of the load. Very reliable.
I've never had good luck with usb capture cards. At work I manage IT for the 'TV studio' and we've basically tried thru every possible capture device. The PCIE based Magewell cards have been the most reliable capture device. Still, even with that we have the occasional issue with HDMI capture that needs a reset of the signal in the magewell driver panel(maybe once or twice a month), SDI works perfectly though, 400 days uptime with no issues. As for webcams, the Logitech Brio 4k has been our go-to for good quality.
When it comes to WiFi mesh extenders, they really tend to be a big load of crap unless you set em up right. And generally if you have the ability to set em up right you probably have the skills to just set up somethin fancier and better. Glad the little block routers worked out for ya.
Not if you use a proper mesh kit. I have one from tp-link and it works flawlessly and I live in a brick house.
Netgear truly is fantastic. I own the net gear nighthawk and it's just wonderfully if you have multiple devices and considerable space/clutter.
My 1 Grit plush just arrived today and now I can give my laptop the old gritting whenever it misbehaves. Very good quality and very fun to throw at my cat 10/10
Besto part of the week, watching a aussie man scream at bootleg landfill