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RE: [PLUG] Keyboard/monitor/mouse switchbox?
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> Microcenter *does* have a 2-way monitor/mouse/keyboard switch.
> Under $50? You might be asking for too much, at least at microcenter.
Good KVM switches cost a bit more than $50.
> I'm quite unhappy with the setup because the monitor cables appear to
> be unshielded.
Yep; Had the same problem with mine (I got an unpowered 4-way KVM
[manufacturer: PCT] at the K of P computer show - ~$100; unfortunately, the
common mouse port is now busted, so I need another one). You need shielded
video cables for ... well, any *decent* resolution (decent being defined as
anything more than 640x480, 16 colors).
But unpowered switches can cause problems, too - when you switch to a
different console, there's no signal to the other console ports. When I
switch from Linux to my Windows machine, for example, the mouse goes all
flooey, as Phoebe says on Friends - wanders all over the place in Windows.
Because it had lost the signal, I believe.
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