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How to use 2nd monitor between 2 computers with ease?

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imaheadcase

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Not sure right forum, but its video related so here it goes 🙂

I have 2 dell 24inch monitors, %90 of the time I use them just off one video card (GTX 260). Both have 2 DVI cables plugged in back of card.

What I want to do is be able to use 2nd monitor to another computer next to me "on the fly" without unplugging DVI cable and plugging into it (i use 2nd PC for distributed computing and video encoding sometimes so monitor is not hooked up).

I think a KVM switch is what I want, but not sure what type/kind.

Any suggestions? I'm sure its a simple problem, but can't figure it out for some reason 😛
 
what i did was plug the DVI cable into my main rig and the dsub cable (or other DVI) into the secondary rig. then i just select which port thr monitor should use when i want to swtich over by pressing the button on the front panel of the monitor. i have another keyboard and monitor sitting on top of the seoncd box just incase i need it.

or you could just RDP as was suggested as well.
 
rasczak said:
what i did was plug the DVI cable into my main rig and the dsub cable (or other DVI) into the secondary rig. then i just select which port thr monitor should use when i want to swtich over by pressing the button on the front panel of the monitor. i have another keyboard and monitor sitting on top of the seoncd box just incase i need it.

or you could just RDP as was suggested as well.
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I can't do that, each monitor has one DVI connection.
 
Gunbuster said:
but it is the exact solution to your problem. It's free, and one click to be remoted into the other box. Faster than changing inputs via your monitor and switching to another mouse and kb.
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Sure, but if he wants to do anything even remotely hardware intensive on the computer that he's remoting into, it's going to work like shit. Even on a LAN, the latency for remoting into a box is too high to handle anything more than simple tasks.
 
simonizor said:
Sure, but if he wants to do anything even remotely hardware intensive on the computer that he's remoting into, it's going to work like shit. Even on a LAN, the latency for remoting into a box is too high to handle anything more than simple tasks.
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That is correct.

Thanks simonizor.
 
KVM is exactly what you need.

I suppose you can rig up some sort of manual, multiple DVI connection video feed switch with few parts from Radio Shack which would basically be what you're describing...

But KVM already is that (done more professionally & prob conveniently) and it allows you to control both computers from 1 KB/Mouse.
 
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