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If you need to connect two computers to one monitor you will first have to get a switch box. After that you will be able to connect the two computers to the monitor through the switch box. You can connect one monitor for two PCs, two Macs, or a PC and a Mac.
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1Gary said
on 10/17/2008 Advisory for the comment I left below: when using the adapter arrangement with the Macs, the display is a little darkened, i.e. not as bright as it could be. But with the PCs, it works well.
1Gary said
on 10/10/2008 Another way to do this is to just use a VGA Signal Splitter and reverse it using gender changers. That way you don't have to switch from computer to computer. If you happen to forget and turn on both computers at once, no damage will be done; you will just get a distorted display, in which case you will be able to see well enough to turn off the last computer that was turned on and then the first computer's display will be clear. This works with both Win PCs and Macs, or with pairing both kinds together. Out of ten eMacs and iMacs, and eleven Win PCs, this worked for all except one: a Dell Optiplex 260, the slimmest and smallest type (there are three types). But the other PCs were Dell Optiplex 240s and 260s, both the tower and the slim types. - Gary Hal Graff, Technician
allanct said
on 12/19/2007 Would the KVM switch box work with a wireless keyboard & mouse as I notice they state USB in the advert???
gorilla said
on 7/21/2007 There is a cheaper option to do this. Just go to www.ebay.co.uk and search for 2 Port KVM Switch Box. It only costs £7.99 and its very easy to use.