Quick lcd question--

[styrafoam]

Is it safe to connect both the analog and dvi connections to seperate computers and then use the source button to switch between the two?

On a Samsung 191t by the way--

 

[redass1876]

safe but reduces quality greatly

 

[styrafoam]

Not to worried about quality, just a temporary setup to troubleshoot a second computer.

 

[redass1876]

should work if that is what you are asking then, just dont try to game or do much with video or anything

 

[Nebor]

Originally posted by: redass1876
should work if that is what you are asking then, just dont try to game or do much with video or anything

This guy obviously has no idea what he's talking about, and is just guessing. Try it. I THINK it should work. If it works, it certainly won't be harmful to the monitor. The monitor can't really do anything harmful to itself, really.

 

[styrafoam]

It worked fine- I didn't install drivers on the other comp and never made any adjustments to the display properties. I was able to shift the monitor between the 2 comps without issue. I needed to clean some viruses/spyware from a friends system and he doesn't have dvi, i was just paraniod that switching signals on the fly might be a no no.

 

[AWhackWhiteBoy]

theres nothing wrong at all with doing that. a few viewsonic LCDs come with two VGA and one DVI input for this very reason. Its like hooking up 3 video inputs to a tv and switching between them.

 

[0roo0roo]

doesn't affect a thing or quality. don't listen ot that guy

 

[Mem]

Is it safe to connect both the analog and dvi connections to seperate computers and then use the source button to switch between the two?

On a Samsung 191t by the way--

I`m using this setup,analog for my backup PC(GF2 Ti card) to my Samsung 191T,the main PC has 9700NP (using DVI mode to my Samsung 191T) and I just switched between the two from the button at front "Exit" (A or B).

Nothing wrong with image quality,yes the DVI is superior to analog mode but that`s normal.

 

[styrafoam]

It was convienient, like a poor man's KVM

 

[AWhackWhiteBoy]

<3 my KVM <3

its too bad DVI KVMs are soooo pricey.