Advantages: Advantages: Cheap, all in one solution Disadvantages: No manual overide or audio support
. The leads were of a generous length allowing some room to manoeuvre on PC placement.
Features
As noted, the Belkin supports two PCs. The video side uses a VGA connector and supports resolutions of up to 2048x1536 @65Hz.
Switching between PCs is done via an easily remembered keyboard sequence. I would however have like to have had a manual button on the device itself in case the keystroke sequence interfered with anything. Also, if the current PC locks up, you can't switch to the other without rebooting the locked one which can be a pain - again, a manual switch would help here.
The top of the Belkin features a pair of LEDs to show which PC is currently selected.
If you need to keep an eye on both PCs, you can enable autoscan mode which toggles back and forth between the PCs every eight seconds. A quick press of the space bar ...
Advantages: Cheap, all in one solution, audio support Disadvantages: No manual overide
two PCs along with audio. The video side uses a VGA connector and supports resolutions of up to 2048x1536 @65Hz.
Switching between PCs is done via an easily remembered keyboard sequence. I would however have like to have had a manual button on the device itself in case the keystroke sequence interfered with anything. Also, if the current PC locks up, you can't switch to the other without rebooting the locked one.
The top of the F1DL102P features a pair of LEDs to show which PC is currently selected.
If you need to keep an eye on both PCs, you can enable autoscan mode which toggles back and forth between the PCs every eight seconds. A quick press of the space bar stops autoscanning and lets you use the currently selected PC.
The F1DL102P claims support for scrolling mice but I did find sometimes one PC would start up ...
Advantages: Cheap, reliable, simple to use Disadvantages: None.
about anything other than configuring the devices themselves.
I would recommend this switch to anyone who has a few machines on their home or small office network, that way you can upgrade the speed critical machines on your network to gigabit speeds. I bought my two to allow me to use one with my media server and file server, and the other in my living room to connect the laptop, XBOX and so on... By having a gigabit switch, it allowed my machines with gigabit ethernet cards to network at full speed with each other, so that transferring video and large files between them was not constrained to hundred megabit speeds you find with most home and home office networks.
I think the 5 portswitch is pitched at the right price, and has the right number of ports for the average home user who will usually have one or two computers and a games ...
Product Information for "StarTech.com 4 Port VGA Matrix Video Switch - 250 MHz - monitor switch - 4 ports" »
Kvm
Max Resolution
1920 x 1440 @ 60 Hz
Max Video Bandwidth
250 MHz
Manufacturer's product description
This 2x4 VGA Matrix Switcher/Splitter allows users to share two separate VGA input signals (as well as corresponding audio source signals) between up to four monitors. Providing convenient push button control, the VGA Matrix Switcher/Splitter allows both of the VGA input signals to be switched/split for display on any of the connected VGA displays (up to four) - in turn, ensuring centralized control of the VGA signal output destination at the push of a button. To ensure optimized VGA distribution and signal management even over longer distance signal transmissions, the VGA Matrix Switcher/Splitter features a built-in signal booster that facilitates installation of displays at distances of up to 210ft away from the source computer, while maintaining flawless signal integrity. The switcher/splitter offers high video bandwidth (250 Mhz) capability, providing display resolutions of up to 1920 x 1440 pixels features. Designed to provide maximum control while saving space and eliminating clutter, this VGA Matrix splitter/switcher can be used as a standalone solution or rackmounted using the (included) ear-mounts.
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