Dual DVI, keyboard, mouse, and 7.1 audio KVM $380...good deal? at DVinfo.net

Bryan Daugherty · September 23rd, 2009, 12:26 PM

I am trying to re-work my current set-up and I found this KVM switch at TigerDirect and am on the fence. The price is a little over the top but the features sound like what I need. SO I thought I would see if any of you have tried this switch or something similar and might have alternate solutions.

Here is the problem. I have a nice desktop editing station with dual monitors, an older station (with dual DVI out) I use for graphics design and print serving (when my primary is rendering) and a steady client who is about to send me a high-end laptop for their editing and web support projects (with dual DVI output.) I would like to link everything so that I can share the same monitors, keyboards, mouse, and speakers and keep my resolution at 2560x1024.

Here is a link to the item:
Iogear 4-Port DVI KVMP Switch w/ 7.1 Audio&Cables at TigerDirect.com
and another to a review:
Gaming Nexus - IOGEAR GCS1784 - Review - by John Yan

Does this look like a good solution or are there better ways to achieve this?

Bryan Daugherty · September 25th, 2009, 11:08 AM

Surely, I can't be the first one to try to work out this type of a set-up. Hopefully, it just got missed in all the other awesome threads on here and some one will be coming along shortly with more advice.

cue hold musak...

Ervin Farkas · September 25th, 2009, 12:02 PM

I have been using KVM switches both at home and at work for some 4-5 years now, however not the high-end models you need, just the good old VGA ones, for two computers.

They both worked flawlessly all these years.

Bryan Daugherty · September 27th, 2009, 01:31 AM

Ervin,
Thanks for the reply. Have you used them on your primary editing station before?

Ervin Farkas · September 27th, 2009, 08:33 AM

Yes, the one at home switches between my editing station and a Vaio laptop I use for e-mail and internet (typing on it right this moment) - I keep them completely separated and switch with the KVM.

September 23rd, 2009, 12:26 PM	#1
Bryan Daugherty Major Player Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Lexington, Ky - USA Posts: 552	Dual DVI, keyboard, mouse, and 7.1 audio KVM $380...good deal? I am trying to re-work my current set-up and I found this KVM switch at TigerDirect and am on the fence. The price is a little over the top but the features sound like what I need. SO I thought I would see if any of you have tried this switch or something similar and might have alternate solutions. Here is the problem. I have a nice desktop editing station with dual monitors, an older station (with dual DVI out) I use for graphics design and print serving (when my primary is rendering) and a steady client who is about to send me a high-end laptop for their editing and web support projects (with dual DVI output.) I would like to link everything so that I can share the same monitors, keyboards, mouse, and speakers and keep my resolution at 2560x1024. Here is a link to the item: Iogear 4-Port DVI KVMP Switch w/ 7.1 Audio&Cables at TigerDirect.com and another to a review: Gaming Nexus - IOGEAR GCS1784 - Review - by John Yan Does this look like a good solution or are there better ways to achieve this? __________________ 3x-HD1000u - Ikan 8000HD- custom i7 PC - Vegas Pro 13 and 11 64 bit - Premiere Pro CS4 - and a whole mess of other equipment...

September 25th, 2009, 11:08 AM	#2
Bryan Daugherty Major Player Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Lexington, Ky - USA Posts: 552	Surely, I can't be the first one to try to work out this type of a set-up. Hopefully, it just got missed in all the other awesome threads on here and some one will be coming along shortly with more advice. cue hold musak... __________________ 3x-HD1000u - Ikan 8000HD- custom i7 PC - Vegas Pro 13 and 11 64 bit - Premiere Pro CS4 - and a whole mess of other equipment...

September 25th, 2009, 12:02 PM	#3
Ervin Farkas Inner Circle Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Atlanta/USA Posts: 2,515	I have been using KVM switches both at home and at work for some 4-5 years now, however not the high-end models you need, just the good old VGA ones, for two computers. They both worked flawlessly all these years. __________________ Ervin Farkas www.AtlantaLegalVideo.com

September 27th, 2009, 01:31 AM	#4
Bryan Daugherty Major Player Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Lexington, Ky - USA Posts: 552	Ervin, Thanks for the reply. Have you used them on your primary editing station before? __________________ 3x-HD1000u - Ikan 8000HD- custom i7 PC - Vegas Pro 13 and 11 64 bit - Premiere Pro CS4 - and a whole mess of other equipment...

September 27th, 2009, 08:33 AM	#5
Ervin Farkas Inner Circle Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Atlanta/USA Posts: 2,515	Yes, the one at home switches between my editing station and a Vaio laptop I use for e-mail and internet (typing on it right this moment) - I keep them completely separated and switch with the KVM. __________________ Ervin Farkas www.AtlantaLegalVideo.com