These days, gameplay footage with commentary is one of the most popular categories of streaming content on sites like YouTube, but it wasn't long ago that recording high-quality gameplay was a massive hassle even for Windows users. Finding a piece of recording hardware that was compatible with OS X was simply an exercise in frustration. Today, however, things have changed, and Hauppauge -- one of the leading hardware makers in the field -- gave me the opportunity to test drive two of its Mac-compatible products: the HD PVR 2 Gaming Edition Plus and the newly released HD PVR Rocket (pictured above).
The PVR 2 is a small box about the size of a Mac mini that can record HDMI, compone
