Gday!
If you are like me you've been using the $10-20 Elcheapo capture cards for your camera needs and just waiting for a good price on the big daddy Elgato 4k.
Cheapest ever? Not sure. But cheap enough for me to finally dive in.
If you don't need 4k then these are absolutely incredible value in fact I'd encourage anyone who has a Elgato camlink to grab one of these as a spare:
https://www.amazon.com.au/Portable-Camcorder-Definition-Acqu…
From the admittedly little reading I've done, the newer/best "el cheapo" camlinks use an MS2130 chip:
https://aliexpress.com/item/1005004883158574.html
This one can "receive" up to 4K 30hz, and can "output" up to 1080p 60hz.