Hey, Thanks for the reply. That's a great idea! I have HDM and VGA on the monitor. I have DVI and HDMI out of the old pc. I'll try that.
Thanks, Bobby -----Original Message----- From: Hardware [mailto:hardware-boun...@lists.hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of lopaka polena Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2017 5:21 PM To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] DVI KVM switch? What other ports do you have on the back of your monitors? I have something plugged into each monitor input (HDMI, DVI & vga) and I just use the on-monitor switch to toggle over to another input since some of them I only use occasionally. I use a usb hub with toggle button to switch the kbd/mouse b.etween machines. Most of the time I'm using dual monitors off my main PC but occasionally Ill switch so the second monitor is showing one of the other computers then I'll toggle the kbd/mouse over when I need to set something running. This is the switch I'm using and I have it right next to the kbd & mousepad so I can toggle quickly back and forth https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BD8I3EI/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1 lopaka On Sun, Apr 30, 2017 at 1:23 PM, Bobby Heid <bh...@sc.rr.com> wrote: > Hey, > > > > I recently built a new PC. I reused my dual monitors by buying > display port to DVI cables. I still have my old PC running with > Windows 7 so that I can still record shows with WMC using my external > tuner. I access the old machine via remote desktop which is fine for > everything except WMC. WMC will crash if I try to use it via remote > desktop. I am using an Xbox 360 to view stuff recorded onto the old > PC, but that interface (remote) is clunky. > > > > My question to you all is, what kind of solution could I have where I > can use the two monitors with the main pc and use one of the two > monitors on a KVM switch or something to switch back and forth between > the new pc and the old one. > > > > Also would prefer a solution less than $100. > > > > Thanks, > > Bobby > >
