It shows what the manufacturer is capable of when it innovates.
The Elgato Prompter is the punch in of product that defines this brand.
The Elgato Prompter is such a product.
It feels as practical as the original Game Capture and as intuitive as the first Stream Deck.
Design
Im not going to claim that Elgato invented the teleprompter.
For streamers and content creators, though, options are pretty limited.
Alternatives on Amazon often feel so make-shift that theyre not worth the bother.
The first mode is a straight-up display mode, which your PC or Mac will recognize by default.
The second is the prompter mode.
What I really like in this mode is how many parameters Elgato thought to include.
I cant wait to see what more utility comes later on.
The third mode is more useful for streamers, because its a chat window.
Annoyingly,YouTubechat still cant be integrated, which is a real shame.
I have no doubt this is in the pipeline, but its taking a frustratingly long time to add.
Performance
Having a prompter this powerful has made creating my videos on YouTube so much easier.
This was fine, but a less-than-perfect solution.
Not only that, but memorising parts of a script and practising delivery can be tricky and time consuming.
Being able to change font and margin size is a huge win too.
Zooming out, this refresh rate issue speaks to my wider issues with Elgatos Prompter.
Furthermore, I wish the prompter was a little bit larger.
This went for using the Stream Chat mode too, unfortunately.
Should you buy the Elgato Prompter?
If youre a content creator, the Elgato Prompter needs to be something youre considering.
For streamers and remote workers, Id say its less valuable than Elgato would have you think.
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