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KVM or USB switch reccomendation (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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So recently had the ability to work from home a bit more than usual so I'm in the market for a KVM or USB switch to go between my PC and work laptop. Anyone have suggestions?

ETA. Thanks for all of the useful feedback, appreciate it!

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

As someone that works in AV for exactly your type of scenario.. you unfortunately won't find anything that supports >1080p60 for under $500. That type of video bandwidth is at a premium for switching on KVMs, matrixes, eg. Good USB 3 support is unfortunately expensive, too.

Expect lots of noticeable lag, too. Switches aren't engineered for gaming yet.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

That's a shame. I was thinking that I could get along with just a USB switch for the mouse and keyboard and manually switching displays when needed as the bare minimum. I can't imagine a simple USB switch would have that much delay in response time for peripherals but who knows.

Either way thanks for the great input.