(Part 2) Top products from r/streaming

For a mic, I recommend a blue snowball, its easy to setup, sounds good and has a stand.

To be honest, I really dont think that a webcam at this early stage would be such a good idea but a good one would be a Logitech C922x

As headphones go, a pair of corsair void pros would be great and have awesome sound quality. The wireless ones are great, plug them in overnight and then play all day and you are good to go! But for simplicity, I recomend the wired version as then you dont have to remember to plug them in

Are you planning on streaming PC Games or Console games? if console your going to need a capture device: amazon

This camera has comes highly recommended for your budget: amazon

I used to do PIP streams a long time ago but really it should be pretty simple to set up in OBS.

• install/plug in webcam (should be simple)
  
• Open OBS and the Global Sources Menu
  
• Add a new GS which will be the webcam. (This way you don't need to configure it after creating new scenes, just add the GS to the scene)
  
• If using a capture device follow above directions so that its also simple to set up between scenes if you plan on changing things around.
  
• Try and do a small dry run so you know how everything works.
  
  When I ran couch streams I had a mic on a boom connected to a mixer I kept near my feet so I could change the mic volume on the fly. I don't know exactly what kind of set up you'll have, but I def recommend setting it up a few days early and testing it if you haven't already.
  
  I'm sure I'm forgetting things so just let me know and I'll do my best to respond quickly.
  
  

If you’re looking for a reasonably priced lighting setup, here is what I use:

Photography Photo Portrait Studio 600W Day Light Umbrella Continuous Lighting Kit by LimoStudio, LMS103 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005FHZ2SI/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_XMmVBb2BH6EX3

I like the flexibility with having more than one light and the umbrellas really soften the light, giving a much higher quality of light. And if you ever desire to use a green screen, these can throw a lot of light on that to smooth out any shadows. It’s a solid setup for the price.

I forgot they make more products know lol

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B014MQIVPS?ref=emc_p_m_5_i

The Helo sounds a bit pricy for me for sure, lol.

The USB point worries me. Here's what Device Manager has to say since I struggled with physically discerning them on my laptop.

I won't be doing any facecam stuff so not concerned about that (nor would I try to stream by pointing a camera at the TV :P)

>All the other Capture devices can be found in between $10-$40 bucks on Amazon. (Retro Consoles)

Very good to know, any specific recommendations there?

> You get no lag with the Elgato card during pass-through viewing, but if you do experience some lag, just split your HDMI Output that leads to your Elgato, and send the split to your TV.

Yeah, I don't tend to notice lag it seems. Still I just wanted to try and be sure about that. Would I be looking for something like this?

Neet 1x2 HDMI Splitter

That’s the one I have. I imagine there’s better, newer, cheaper ones as I bought that 6 years ago for the same price.

May I suggest just and extended usb cable? I console streamed for awhile from my couch. Theyre only like $8 on Amazon

http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Microphones-Snowball-iCE-Microphone/dp/B006DIA77E/ref=pd_cp_MI_0

This guy.

Something similar to [this] (3.5mm Audio Splitter Cable, 1 Male to 2 Female Headphone Jack Adapter https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JMQHPV0/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_Q44YCb7NZSVK4)