Mr. Ingram's Computer Repair & Shoppe
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Trigger warning... The title is incredibly misleading.
This post is about my road to live-streaming, and the "speed bumps" I have faced.It's a play on words... Buy extra shocks for your car because not even a speed-bump will slow me down... Its clever and you know it!
YOUTUBE LINK: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7xK9D9l-igI_I-qwa3Jc4A?
So firstly I had to come to a decision of money. Is it worth investing any money into my idea, or should I leave it at an idea and move on with life.
I decided to invest $150 (usd) into my idea. Now I already know a bit about OBS (broadcasting software), and I owned a $60 microphone and $25 720p webcam, so I am off to a good start!
with my $150. I spent $30 on a Wireless microphone, and $50 on a 1080p webcam.
The webcam arrived first
, and I am happy with the quality it captures when pointing at my face, or room area. When trying to use the webcam to capture overhead/desk repair, I was very displeased
with the grainy quality.So I decided to ignore budget
, and try a $170 4k webcam (logitech brio). With Amazon prime, I can try it for 30 days and return for full refund
if I am not pleased. Should have it in a few days.I also went to my local (family owned #SupportSmallBusiness
) camera store, and without any research walked up to the counter, gave the man a fair warning of my lack of knowledge
, and asked for "a video camera that has HDMI live-view out. I have a capture card that will convert the signal to USB and my livestreaming software can read it. All I need is your experience and recommendation of a QUALITY 4K video camera." after showing me a couple, he had a lightbulb go off, and walked straight to a certain camera. Said this is exactly what I am looking for that won't break the bank.... Costed $425ish after taxes.... brought it home. plugged it in... my capture card only does 1080p 30fps, while the camera 2160p (4k) 30fps..... Man, do I feel stupid.4k capture cards arent in budget
.... So in a couple days I got to take the camera back and get a refund....Now I bought the camera, even though way over budget. I wanted to prove to myself that not even $500
can solve my aggravation.The next day my wireless $30 microphone came in
. Boy was that a horrible microphone. Sounded like radio silence or peaking while whispering. There was no way the microphone was going to work with my wildly dynamic vocals
. So I printed out the return label and will be returning it in a couple days.I got a new $40 wireless microphone system today
(that supports two microphones). Even did a livestream of my unboxing and first plug-and-play. Quality wise, MUCH BETTER. I would rank it as "good"
, but I am looking for "great" or "amazing". So I am holding onto the wireless system, and I ordered higher quality microphones to plug into it. Should be getting it in a few days.Now... If that wasn't confusing
enough of a weekend.... here is what my setup will look like once all the new stuff comes in:shoppe:
- webcam: $170, 4k, for bench/overhead
- webcam: free, 720p, face/hand cam
- microphone: $40, wireless transmitter/receiver
- Microphone pt 2: $30, high quality microphone headset pieces.
- Capture card: $90, 1080p 30fps
House:
- Webcam: $50, 1080p
- Microphone: free, its pretty good.
So at the time of this post.
I am currently looking at a setup of:
$170 webcam
$50 webcam
$90 capture card
$40 wireless system
$30 higher quality microphones
#3 more gray hairs
I may be passing my $150 investment allocation, by a lot.... But if $400 keeps me invested enough to keep me trying. Than I see that as worthwhile.
I will most likely return the 4k webcam and get a second 1080p cam in its place, saving me $120 and losing little quality.
If you have questions
, want to start making videos/live streaming, or even be a guest. Let me know. I really do love this!I will continue to post (*assuming a certain couple of mods are okay with this thread
) updates on my streaming and videos until I get a solid working system, and I no longer need to update my equipment.
