Does anyone know if a KVM switch will work if I already have a second device (projector) connected to my pc video card ?

[ng4ever]

I want to use it with 2 laptops with my main pc keyboard and mouse but worried it won't work.

Should I just continue to use Jump Desktop over the local network instead controlling them remotely? I hate laptop keyboards and trackpoint

 

[motqalden]

You can get one of those older kvms that are vga+ dual usb and just use the kvm to switch your kb and mouse. This assumes your monitor has the ports to connect to both rigs.

I uses this one for 4 rigs to share kb n mouse. They make 2 port ones as well for cheap. You just switxh tje kvm and then switch the monitor input. I did not use the vga portion of the kvm but my monitor uad plenty of inpits and a remote to make switching inputs easy.
https://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX63783

 

[motqalden]

If you do want your kvm to handle video duties then ones that support high bandwidth hdmi or DP get pretty pricey. Especially so if you want greater than 60hz. I dont think having a projector connected to your gpu would matter as long as the video output from gpu to kvm was the primary output on tje gpu

 

[DanNeely]

A basic KVM will only switch 1 monitor, having a second non-switched output won't affect anything. If you want to switch multiple monitors with a single KVM you can find units to switch 2 video outputs; but they're going to be at least twice as expensive. (Switching video is the hard part, also doing USB is easy; so it's the doubled video that doubles the cost. Then you have to worry about much lower production volumes.)