Magewell Eco Capture AIO M.2

HDMI, SDI, and Analogue Capture from One M.2 Slot

The Magewell Eco Capture AIO M.2 provides HDMI, SDI, and analogue input from a single M.2 slot on the motherboard, requiring no PCIe expansion slot. AIO stands for all-in-one: a multi-format capture card in M.2 form factor, for compact and embedded systems that need to accept more than one type of video signal from hardware where PCIe is not an option. At £230, it is the most affordable card in Magewell's Eco Capture M.2 range and the entry point for multi-format M.2 capture.

The M.2 Form Factor Explained

The M.2 connector is the same one used by NVMe SSDs. It is present on virtually all modern motherboards, and increasingly common in compact systems, NUC-style PCs, embedded computing hardware, and small form factor rack servers that have no PCIe card expansion at all. Magewell's Eco Capture M.2 cards use the PCIe lanes carried by the M.2 interface to perform video capture. The card is physically the size of an NVMe SSD stick, installs flat on the motherboard with a single retaining screw, and requires no bracket, no slot cover, and no card clearance. If you have installed an NVMe SSD before, you already know how to install this card.

Who This Card Is For

The Eco Capture AIO M.2 is the right card for deployments that need to handle multiple signal types from hardware without available PCIe slots:

• Embedded systems and compact PCs receiving feeds from mixed-format sources: HDMI from laptops or presentation computers, SDI from broadcast cameras, analogue from legacy devices, all captured from one card
• Engineers building compact capture systems where signal-type flexibility is needed without committing multiple M.2 or PCIe slots to separate format-specific cards
• AV integrators working with NUC-style PCs or small form factor systems where the source type cannot always be predicted in advance
• Development, integration, and evaluation environments needing multi-format capture in a minimal physical footprint

Multi-Format Without Upstream Conversion

The alternative to an all-in-one card in a constrained system is typically a signal converter upstream of the capture point, converting all sources to a single format before they reach the card. Converters add hardware, add potential failure points, and often add latency on at least one signal path. The Eco Capture AIO M.2 accepts HDMI, SDI, and analogue inputs directly: each signal type connects to its appropriate input on the card and is captured without conversion in the upstream signal chain. Each input presents as a separate capture device to the host OS.

How It Compares to Other Eco Capture M.2 Cards

The Eco Capture AIO M.2 at £230 is the most affordable M.2 option in the range and the only card at this price that handles three different signal types from a single slot. It trades the higher resolution ceilings and channel counts of format-specific M.2 cards for signal-type flexibility at the lowest cost. If your sources are exclusively HDMI, the Eco Capture HDMI 4K M.2 or Dual HDMI M.2 will be more appropriate. If your sources are exclusively SDI, the Dual SDI M.2 or Quad SDI M.2 offer more channels. The AIO M.2 is the right card when the signal format mix is the primary requirement and a single low-cost M.2 card is the operating constraint.

Software Compatibility

Compatible with vMix, Wirecast, OBS Studio, Adobe Premiere Pro, and FFmpeg. Supported on Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server; Linux kernel 3.x and above; and macOS 10.14 and later.

StreamKit and UK Purchasing

StreamKit is an authorised UK Magewell reseller. The Eco Capture AIO M.2 carries Magewell's three-year warranty. All UK orders ship free. UK technical support is available for pre-sales and post-purchase queries, including M.2 slot compatibility guidance.