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by haunter 1206 days ago
> I have thought about a HDMI/keyboard switch to allow me more easily switch between my different spare computers into the left “backup screen” to make it a lesser hassle to alter between those machines, but I haven’t yet decided nor found a product that would be suitable.

Personally I love the Level 1 KVMs but they only do DisplayPort now.

https://store.level1techs.com/search?q=kvm

I have this 2 monitor 2 PC one https://store.level1techs.com/products/14-kvm-switch-dual-mo...

Still the KVM market is “all over the space” both in available configs and actual build quality too.

It would be extremely niche but an open source modular KVM is a dream of mine.

2 comments

Holy shit, that's exactly what I was looking for last month... As a two screens user, could not find one that supported Display Ports.

I'm hoping to chain it to a dock station so I can easily switch between a laptop and a desktop, using the same monitors/ peripherals.

$299 for a two PC, single monitor kvm? Expensive.
Actually not - it's capable of 120hz @ 4k. Your typical chinesium $49 amazon KVM won't do that.
I work from home and every day I switch my cables to my work computer which takes 10 seconds. I don't want to pay $300 to shave 20 seconds off of my day.
You only say that because you are not monetizing your 20 seconds! (It is a joke)
How many days have you left?