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Suggestions: - KVMs usually are expensive and terrible; switch at the destination instead. For example, Dell's UP2716D has 4 inputs (2 HDMI, 2 DP). Dell's ot
by ThrowawayR2 6y ago
Suggestions:
- KVMs usually are expensive and terrible; switch at the destination instead. For example, Dell's UP2716D has 4 inputs (2 HDMI, 2 DP). Dell's other professional grade monitors have similar numbers of inputs. The downside is that switching inputs is mildly awkward using the monitor controls but the inconvenience is relatively minor.
- As for wireless audio, physically wire up your audio sources to a 3.5mm audio switch or even a tiny mixer (search for "mini audio mixer" on Amazon) and connect it to a Bluetooth transmitter. Pair your headphones with the transmitter.
If you use the monitor for switching video sources and can configure your machines to output audio over HDMI/DP, then the BT transmitter can be connected directly to the monitor's soundbar output, saving you some wiring.
- That leaves you with needing to switch your USB devices but switch boxes for USB are plentiful and cheap.
- Eyas 6y agoHow do these work? Is it like going to the tiny settings menu and swapping the source on a monitor? I know the HDMI standard includes a way for an input to "request" a source to switch to it, are monitors with multiple inputs smarter about that sort of thing?
- ThrowawayR2 6y agoYes, go to the monitor's settings menu and swap the source. Takes only a couple of seconds with practice at least for the Dell models that I use. Their UI has switching source as a top level option, probably because of the large number of inputs they have. You can check the user manual for the monitor to verify the complexity before purchasing.