Subject: Re: One monitor, two computers?
From: Sam Moore (sam@ewcreative.com)
Date: Fri Oct 29 1999 - 07:23:44 MDT
For a higher quality solution, you might look at KVM switches from
BlackBox - http://www.blackbox.com/
The setup you want'll cost you a couple hundred with cables and all, but
I've used their stuff for years in a production environment and it
performs perfectly.
BTW I also have another setup where just the monitor is shared - it's a
Sony MultiScan 500 PS and it has a little button on the front that
allows you to switch between BNC and HD15 inputs - I use the BNC input
for one machine and the HD15 for the other. No KVM needed in this case -
just an extra keyboard and mouse ;-)
Jim Cole wrote:
>
> Based on my experience, I would use this advice with some caution. You
> might get lucky and pick up a good switch box for cheap, but in general
> there is a reason why a lot of switch boxes are cheap. It is that old "You
> get what you pay for" thing. I tried to take the cheap way out and bought
> a KVM switch at a computer show for about $20. It worked, as long as you
> were OK with ghosted images on your monitor, keyboard and mouse lockups,
> etc. A good box is more expensive, but you are paying for things like
> emulation that keeps mouse/keyboard states sane as you switch, support for
> reasonably high refresh rates, cleaner signals, and so on. If you need a
> KVM switch for a high end system, there is a good chance you would be
> disappointed with a cheapy.
>
> Jim
-- Sam Moore * Senior Production Manager East West Creative * (212) 951 7220 http://www.ewcreative.com"Good and bad, happy and sad, All thoughts vanish into emptiness Like the imprint of a bird in the sky"
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