Two computers, one monitor/keyboard/mouse

gord · 12-08-2005, 08:39 AM

I would like to have a two computer setup but have them share the same monitor, keyboard and mouse. I know they make switch boxes for this kind of thing, but I don't know exactly what I'm looking for. I saw several options on newegg, but I wasn't sure which one fits my needs perfectly. I'm also looking for something fairly cheap (around $25 or so). Any recommendations? Thanks.

bry623 · 12-08-2005, 11:04 AM

Go for the cheapest, they are all pretty much the same.

**leroys1000** · 12-08-2005, 12:55 PM

Any KVM switch will do,but I got a manual switch because
I am running a 21" monitor at a high refresh rate and
kept burning out the electronic switches because they
couldn't handle it.
Get 1 with audio so you can switch the sound too.

sinclair_tm · 12-08-2005, 10:34 PM

make sure you know what the interfaces on the computers are. are the vid cards vga or dvi? how about the monitor. is the keyboard and mouse usb or ps/2, and the computers accept what. i have one for my win pc, and a mac, and was able to get it mostly working seamlessly.

12-08-2005, 08:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
gord Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 183 OS: Vista	Two computers, one monitor/keyboard/mouse I would like to have a two computer setup but have them share the same monitor, keyboard and mouse. I know they make switch boxes for this kind of thing, but I don't know exactly what I'm looking for. I saw several options on newegg, but I wasn't sure which one fits my needs perfectly. I'm also looking for something fairly cheap (around $25 or so). Any recommendations? Thanks.

12-08-2005, 11:04 AM	#2 (permalink)
bry623 Manager, The Conversation Pit/Analyst, Security Team Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: NW Territory circa 1787 Posts: 11,692 OS: winxp pro sp2	Go for the cheapest, they are all pretty much the same. __________________ "If you aren't a liberal when you're 20, you have no heart. If you aren't a conservative when you are 50, you have no brain"

12-08-2005, 12:55 PM	#3 (permalink)
leroys1000 Tech Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 770 OS: Windows XP	Any KVM switch will do,but I got a manual switch because I am running a 21" monitor at a high refresh rate and kept burning out the electronic switches because they couldn't handle it. Get 1 with audio so you can switch the sound too.