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Ask HN: How to connect two computers to one USB-C display?
Has anyone found / know of a KVM switch that will take USB-C in from two computers and output USB-C to connect to a USB-C only monitor?
I have my laptop for work and a gaming computer under the desk currently with a DualLink HDMI to an old 30" Apple Cinema display but need to upgrade as the monitor is starting to get old. Would like to go with some of the 4k/5k options, but they seem to be trending towards USB-C and I can't find any way to replace the KVM easily.
- Exmoor 6y agoHmm... USB-C is complicated because there are a couple different ways it's used to display video. If your computers are able to output Displayport over USB-C I would think you should be able to utilize a Displayport KVM and USB-C->Displayport cables on the input of the KVM and the same cable in reverse on the other end. I think the hard part is figuring out if your computers all push Displayport over their USB-C ports or not.
- cerberusss 6y agoCouple of links: https://store.level1techs.com/products/kvm-switch-usbc-model https://store.level1techs.com/products/kvm-switch-usbc-model https://www.amazon.com/Sabrent-2-Port-Type-C-Delivery-USB-KCPD/dp/B07Y2HKN37/ https://www.amazon.com/Sabrent-2-Port-Type-C-Delivery-USB-KC... https://www.blackbox.com/en-us/store/product/detail/usb-c-4k-kvm-switch-2-port/kvmc4k-2p https://www.blackbox.com/en-us/store/product/detail/usb-c-4k... (From: https://www.reddit.com/r/UsbCHardware/ https://www.reddit.com/r/UsbCHardware/)