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You'll need a fancy KVM switch that does more than merely acting much like a physical switch would. Something like this should probably work: https://www.rext
by chmod775 4y ago
You'll need a fancy KVM switch that does more than merely acting much like a physical switch would.
Something like this should probably work:
https://www.rextron.com/product-4K-2-Port-Full-Frame-PBP-KVM-Switch-with-Roaming-Mouse,-4K-Scaler---PIP-PBP-Function-MBKG-312.html https://www.rextron.com/product-4K-2-Port-Full-Frame-PBP-KVM...
Edit: The one above is merely the first one I found, not a recommendation.
Be aware that such things may incur extra latency, since it's not just passing signals through, but rather processing them and repackaging them.
- siva7 4y agoThere is no price listed for this switch. How much does it cost?
- upon_drumhead 4y agoI have a few tesmart HDMI switchers are they are fairly reasonably priced (~$100) and switch decently fast (Under 1 second usually). Occasionally I have to switch the unit off/on if it gets confused, once a quarter or so. There's a switch on the front of the unit so it's not terrible. They also support hot key switching, so my hands don't need to leave the keyboard to switch, which is nice.
- Aeolun 4y ago> They also support hot key switching, so my hands don't need to leave the keyboard to switch, which is nice. Note that the keyboard interception is less than stellar, so it’s equally possible your keyboard just won’t work correctly when plugged into their magic port. My copy-paste is impossible when plugged in (well, dropped 2 out of 5 times, which might as well be).
- IshKebab 4y agoUnfortunately I have a similar KVM switch and it is very much not instant. In the same 4 second ballpark as OP. Annoys me too but I just put up with it since I don't have to switch very often and it's sure faster than switching inputs on my monitor's shitty OSD which is what I used to do.
- chmod775 4y agoHuh. I don't personally have one, but it seemed more like 1s in normal operation to me and pretty much instant when switching while in PIP mode.
- vermilingua 4y agoAs an aside: does anyone know the deal with Rextron, Extron, and Crestron? What’s going on with the names there?
- kimburgess 4y agoExtron and Crestron are both major vendors within the audiovisual industry. Both make (mostly) extremely solid products. Rextron is not a company or set of devices I've ever encountered. From a quick look at their site they look to be an OEM/ODM provider though so would hazard a guess they may have taken some 'inspiration' from either of the above orgs.
- dotancohen 4y agoThey're all a play on the word "electron", which is the subatomic particle that CRTs would fire at the phosphorous screen to produce an image.