I'm going to have three monitors and two systems setup with dual monitors and I will switch the middle one back and forth with the kvm. If I get bored I'll probably try to set something up with synergy as well. I already use that at work to control the TV backend computer from my station.
Thanks, Chris On Sat, Oct 25, 2008 at 5:21 PM, Andrew Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > With That configuration in mind (sounds the same as mine at the moment), > check out synergy. > > > > http://synergy2.sourceforge.net/ > > > > It gives me access to my second computer (at least one screen) with my > single mouse and keyboard. It's not a kvm but it's an interesting solution > to desk clutter. > > > > > > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On > Behalf Of *Royce Souther > *Sent:* Saturday, October 25, 2008 12:47 PM > *To:* CLUG General > *Subject:* Re: [clug-talk] dual monitor kvm hardware advice > > > > Does this mean you are going to have one system with three monitors? If so > I would like to see your xorg.conf file when you have it working. A lot of > systems I buy have on-board video and an AGP/PCI-E slot that will accept the > ever more common dual output cards. I would be very easy today to get the > hardware setup for three monitors but I have not found any way to set Xorg > to use three. It could give me clues on how to expand my four monitor system > to be five. > > On Fri, Oct 24, 2008 at 6:26 PM, Chris q <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yah I am. I decided to just buy three monitors and switch one. It's > cheaper than the gefen kvm by a large margin and only slightly more > expensive than the other dual dvi kvms I've found. > > > > On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 7:48 AM, Royce Souther <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > These are nice but I think Chris is looking for a KVM that will switch dual > monitors. That would be four video inputs, two from each computer. > > Thanks for the links. I know someone that will want that IOgear KVM. > > > > On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 6:19 PM, Tyler Cranston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Chris, > > I recently researched this topic and found these KVMs to meet my > requirements, and I had the same requirements as you mention below. I have > not yet made the purchase, and if your looking for user reviews I would > recommend searching for these on newegg. > > http://www.iogear.com/product/GCS1762/ > > http://www.startech.com/item/SV211KDVI-2-Port-Compact-USB-DVI-KVM-with-Cables-and-Audio-Switching.aspx > > Cheers, > Tyler > > > > > On 22/10/08 1:20 PM, "Chris q" <*MailScanner has detected a possible fraud > attempt from "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" claiming to be* [EMAIL > PROTECTED]<http://[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > wrote: > > I am about to buy two computers that I want to run to two monitors. > Anyone know of any kvm's that can handle dual dvi monitors and usb and > sound? I found one from gefen ( > http://www.gefen.com/kvm/dproduct.jsp?prod_id=4322) but it is $650 US... > Any other recommendations on cheaper hardware to use? > > Thanks, > > Chris > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying > > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying > > > > -- > http://www.Radados.org > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying > > > > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying > > > > > -- > http://www.Radados.org > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by the *Cistra > MailScanner* <http://www.cistratech.com/>, and is believed to be clean. > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying >
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