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Tech suggestions for a KVM switch?

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I posted this to a local tech-chat list, but let me also throw it out to the wider blog world...

I just moved to a Belkin desktop video switch to switch between my
Thinkpad running Linux (my primary work machine), and my Windows XP box
(my game machine).

I've noticed an immediate signal degredaton - my monitor is not nearly
as clear as it was. The LCD to switch cable is about 3', and the switch
to laptop cable is about 5' long. I suspect these cables are he
culprit, and I'm going to order shorter VGA cables, but would like the
collective wisdom of TF to comment. Before I get new cables, is this a
good step?

Also, I'm noticing the Belkin is dropping keystrokes pretty regularly -
I can't 100% pin this on the switch but it wasn't happening before I put
the switch in. Has anyne else seen this?

I'd be willing to invest in a hig end vide switch (particularly one that
could take more than2 channels - this model i an F1DZ102T :
http://www.digitallyunique.com/i157737.html ) if I was guaranteed now
gettin video signal loss when everythng was hooked up.

Any help would be appreciated :)

Posted by dbs at April 4, 2005 7:43 PM