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dukoid ◴[23 Jul 20 15:27 UTC] No.23928345[source]▶

I have given up on KVMs altogether and I am using the following approach now:

- Most monitors have multiple digital inputs. Connect each computer to one of them

- Use a USB switch keyboard and mouse

- Before switching the USB switch, press the "lock screen" key combination and make sure locking the screen drops the video signal

- After switching the USB switch, pressing shift should bring up the login dialog and re-activate video output. Since the monitor has just lost the signal in the previous step, it will scan the inputs and switch to the desired signal.

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_1qd4 ◴[23 Jul 20 15:32 UTC] No.23928396[source]▶

>>23928345 #

I did this for a while, the problem is that there's really no such thing as a high-quality USB switch. They are all garbage and mess with USB devices in some way (at least at the consumer level).

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btgeekboy ◴[23 Jul 20 15:48 UTC] No.23928587[source]▶

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I have an old Belkin USB 2.0 switch from god-knows when that works beautifully. I use it to share a hub with a keyboard and mouse attached. I’ve given up trying to find a 4K60 x2 DisplayPort KVM that doesn’t suck.

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bombita ◴[23 Jul 20 17:08 UTC] No.23929546[source]▶

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I have been using this at 4k60 (but 1 monitor) flawlessly for 8 months.

https://www.startech.com/Server-Management/KVM-Switches/2-po...

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1. duskwuff ◴[23 Jul 20 17:31 UTC] No.23929837[source]▶

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Seconding a recommendation for Startech's KVMs. They have an excellent USB stack which handles complex USB hierarchies flawlessly -- I've successfully used mine with chained hubs, weird HID devices like Apple keyboards, and non-HID devices like disks, audio interfaces, and even stranger things.

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