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KVM in monitors

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Peat Moss

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Are built-in KVM switches in monitors as good as separate stand alone KVM docks? Do they have EDID?
 
Peat Moss said:
Are built-in KVM switches in monitors as good as separate stand alone KVM docks? Do they have EDID?
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What monitor?

I have a few gigabyte monitors that have them and they are not as flexible as stand alone units. They have limitations.
 
Peat Moss said:
What kind of limitations?
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I have the Gigabyte M32U. It’s almost easier if you just look up the manual and read the kvm part than to put it all in here.

Here is a thread explaining how it works, and you can see the shortcomings. It works well if you basically have one device on hdmi and the other on usb c. The second device on usb c is entirely controlled by that one cable including video, keyboard and mouse. But only usb c. So your second device needs to have this ability. The other device is hdmi for video, and uses a usb A to usb 3.0 cable to pass the mouse and keyboard inputs to the hdmi pc.
And that’s the only way you can use it. You can’t do two hdmi devices, you can’t do two usb c devices for video etc. that’s very limited compared to a full featured kvm.

BUT in my case it works perfect. My laptop is connected to the usb c side, main pc on the hdmi side. Which is basically how this is intended to be used.
 
For a simpler alternative thought I'd mention display-switch, which takes an ordinary USB switch (no monitor I/O) and while running as software on both systems in the background detects when the USB switches (based on connection/disconnection of some specified device, like a keyboard), then sends a DDC/CI signal to the monitor to switch display inputs to that of your configured choice.

Effectively turns a cheap USB switch into a KVM. Works great. Only other downside besides running in the background (just 0.2MB memory though) is it's limited to whatever interface the USB switch offers for switching (like the physical button), rather than hotkeys which some KVMs offer.
 
Thanks.

The reason I asked is I just started working from home and have a laptop (work) and PC (personal) that I'd like to switch easily back and forth from.

I need dual monitors and was looking at these Samsung monitors with a built-in KVM switch: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0D5ZBP2YN...UOP8GSFM&psc=1&ref_=list_c_wl_gv_ov_lig_pi_dp

I've looked into stand alone KVM docks as well, so I had been wondering if there was any difference, and what the best way to do KVM is. Also, I'd like to be able to move files back and forth as well.
 
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