What to look for in a KVM switch?
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Posted by Doc on July 13, 2006, 7:33 am
Please log in for more thread options in retail stores Circuit City, Best Buy, Cheap Guys are $60 - $70ish, I see numerous much less expensive units on eBay. Thanks. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Marcel Overweel on July 13, 2006, 7:36 am
Please log in for more thread options switch if you want to switch ps/2 connectors. regards, Marcel > Anything to look for/avoid/be aware of in a KVM switch? The ones I'm
seeing
> in retail stores Circuit City, Best Buy, Cheap Guys are $60 - $70ish, I
see
> numerous much less expensive units on eBay.
> > Thanks. > > > | |||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by RjK on July 13, 2006, 9:28 am
Please log in for more thread options I personally like a kvm which has individual buttons for each computer along
with a reset.. The reset button is nice because some times the mouse will stop responding for whatever reason. If you do not have a reset button the only option you have is to reset your computer. If you have a reset button you can press reset to reinitialize the mouse and keyboard. I also have a cheap kvm which uses keystroke sequences to cycle between computers. This can be cumbersome plus the unit fried after a few months. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Grinder on July 13, 2006, 12:48 pm
Please log in for more thread options Doc wrote:
> Anything to look for/avoid/be aware of in a KVM switch? The ones I'm seeing
> in retail stores Circuit City, Best Buy, Cheap Guys are $60 - $70ish, I see > numerous much less expensive units on eBay. The most common shortfall of KVMs, as I have seen it, is poor video quality. Unfortunately, I have no factors for prediction, as I have seen this problem in cheap, as well as more expensive, units. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by RjK on July 13, 2006, 12:58 pm
Please log in for more thread options Since we use our KVM's on servers, video quality is not an issue.
> Doc wrote:
>> Anything to look for/avoid/be aware of in a KVM switch? The ones I'm
>> seeing >> in retail stores Circuit City, Best Buy, Cheap Guys are $60 - $70ish, I >> see >> numerous much less expensive units on eBay. >
> The most common shortfall of KVMs, as I have seen it, is poor video > quality. Unfortunately, I have no factors for prediction, as I have seen > this problem in cheap, as well as more expensive, units. | |||||||||||||||||||
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