Live switchers for small church streams

Hardware cut-buses, all-in-one boxes, and capture when you stay in OBS.

The default switcher for a fixed sanctuary. Pro ISO is the usual buy to record and stream.

~$445 · Blackmagic Design · as of 2026-10-20

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Eight-HDMI step-up from Pro ISO. Hold unless the church truly has 5 to 8 HDMI sources and a trained volunteer.

~$1,249 · Blackmagic Design · as of 2026-10-20

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Laptop HDMI-to-USB capture for OBS. Cam Link 4K is the cart. Hold. Not a cut-bus.

~$89.99 · Elgato · as of 2026-10-20

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Capture or encode into a laptop (OBS, SRT). Not a switcher. Buy it only for that job.

~$389.00 · Magewell · as of 2026-10-20

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Roland all-in-one with six HDMI inputs and a direct LAN stream. Hold against ATEM Mini Pro ISO.

~$2,749.99 · Roland · as of 2026-10-20

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All-in-one for when you don’t want a laptop. Hold against ATEM for a fixed room with volunteers on buttons.

~$2,299.00 · YoloLiv · as of 2026-10-20