Peripherals & Accessories
Good streaming lighting doesn't have to cost a fortune. The difference between no lighting and $20 worth of lighting is massive. The difference ...
You don't need to spend $100 on a microphone to sound decent on stream. Most viewers are watching on laptop speakers or earbuds — the bar for "good ...
Bad streaming lighting usually isn't a hardware problem — it's a setup problem. Before you buy anything, run through this list. Nine times out of ...
You've got two choices when it comes to streaming lights: ring lights and LED panels. Both work. Neither is automatically better. The right call ...
Best ring lights: quick picksPickLightPriceBest pro/full-featuredRotolight NEO 3 RGBWW Kit$399Best mid-range RGBVivitar RGB 10" Kit$30.99Best value ...
A ring light positioned correctly makes a bigger difference than a camera upgrade at most budget tiers. Here's how to set it up properly.
Step 1: ...
Capture card lag and quality problems have specific causes — most are fixable without buying new hardware. Here's how to diagnose them.
Delay/lag ...
Elgato and AVerMedia are the two names that come up in every serious capture card discussion. Here's how they actually compare across the specs that ...
Budget capture cards: quick picksPickCardPriceBest overallBENFEI 1080P 60FPS$17.99Best 1080P/60FPS4K HDMI Capture Card$18.99Best USB 3.0DIGITNOW 4K ...
Setting up a capture card for the first time looks complicated. It's not. The hardware side takes about 10 minutes. The OBS configuration is another ...
Best audio mixers: quick picksPickMixerPriceBest overallAVerMedia Live Streamer NEXUS$264.99Best mid-range6-Channel Console + Effects$70.99Best ...
Camera settings can't compensate for bad lighting. But once your lighting is good, a few tweaks make a real difference in how clean your image ...
