Capture cards like this are pretty much a necessity if you ever want to stream your console gameplay. While it is not perfect (choices were made and there's a few small details that caught my eye), I think for the money it works pretty well.UNBOXING AND FIRST IMPRESSIONS:The packaging was a bit on the generic side; literally just says Video Capture Card on the front and a quick feature list on the back and no branding to found on the box or the capture card itself (a common characteristic among dropshipped items. Despite that, it did its job and kept the capture card and cable in excellent condition.The capture card itself has an all metal construction, which feels nice in the hand and even when I press down hard on it, there is literally no bending or flexing of the casing. The cable is just your typical generic rubber and hard plastic, but it gets the job done. it's straightforward plug-n-play; the HDMI goes into your console, the single USB-A goes into the capture card, and the USB-A or USB-C goes into your PC running a streaming software of your choice!THE SMALL QUIRKS:I was surprised to find out that it doesn't have an HDMI passthrough or even require it's own power supply via USB. While I wasn't concerned that it would be getting adequate power, I was concerned that the lack of passthrough to an external monitor or display would increase latency (and would be exacerbated by the fact that this is limited to USB 2.0).Going back to the dropshipping claim, my suspicions were confirmed when I pulled out the instructions manual and I noticed that not only are there two different models of this capture card, but that both of them have INPUT/OUTPUT labels on either side, but this capture card does not (as seen in the photo). This probably means that the instructions were definitely made by someone else, outside of wherever they made this capture card. Interesting....STREAMING TEST:Because this particular capture card doesn't have its own software, I decided to use OBS as my software of choice for a quick streaming test (which my dumb self forgot to record lol). Everything was simple plug-n-play, and the video feed of my console (I used my Switch) showed up immediately on my PC.Right off the bat, I noticed quite a bit of lag between my inputs on the Switch controller and my streaming feed on OBS. I hadn't even started a game yet; I was just navigating through the Switch UI. This is probably where the upgrade to USB 3.0 and the inclusion of an HDMI passthrough to a display would've helped, but that would probably jack up the price of this very affordable capture card. However, unless the game your playing requires instantaneous and precise inputs, I don't think the lag I noticed on here will be a big dealbreaker for most.VERDICT:Given how this is pretty much a white label [dropshipped] capture card whose main purpose is to stream your console feed to the Internet, it does succeed in that regard. However, depending on who you are what your needs are, the USB 2.0 limit and the lack of HDMI passthrough to a display for lag-free gameplay might make you look elsewhere and probably spend a bit more. But if you're just getting into streaming and you wanna use what you currently have first, this affordable capture card will definitely help you get started.