Hi folks, My main PC has three monitors attatched, and I would like to bring in a Linux box as well. So what Id like to do is have the linux box and windows box both setup to use all three monitors, and a single mouse/keyboard. I also want to be able to switch individual monitors between the computers (eg one monitor on windows and the other 2 on linux). As you can see this is going to get confusing Do I need to buy a full blown KVM switch for each monitor, or does such a thing as a "VGA Switch" exist? If a VGA Switch, ie a switch which just turns a monitors input between two sources, existed, that would be a lot better for me as it would presumeably be cheaper and simpler. If VGA switches exist does anybody know where to source one? Also, is there such a thing as a Keyboard/mouse switch which isnt also a video switch? As you can (possibly) fathom what I would like to do is have three VGA switches and a keyboard/mouse switch, so technically I wouldnt have any KVM Switches.
well 10 seconds in google brings this up http://www.techland.co.uk/index/kvm_adder_multiscreen so you can get multi monitor kvms only thing is, they are damn expensve hehe try searching a bit more on google. i just put in multi-monitor kvm Ned
Ive found a VGA switcher device for £8, so I would need three of these, £24 isnt bad. http://www.scancom.plus.com/en-gb/dept_6.html The device in question is not a signal processor/booster but just a mechanical switcher, so I assume the monitor will cuh-clunk and go black then come again, which is a little disappoting (does this happen with proper signal processing KVMs?) Now I just need to decide whether to use two keyboards and two mice or whether to buy a K/M switch.
