[real]

Hows it going I was wondering where I could find a monitor switcher thing so I can have 2 computers on one monitor. Does anyone know where I can find one I cant find one anywhere
thanks for the help
mike

[real]

one more thing will proformace of the monitor take a hit. Are there better one's or worse ones any info would be great
mike

[ddiokno]

Hi mike,
I believe what you are looking for is KVM (keyboard, video, mouse). Several companies make these... hit the search button (under the post and post reply buttoms, and key in KVM... I believe there are a couple of threads that should come up....)
KVM's are actually awesom devices as they allow you to have several boxes (ie a server and workstation, or server, workstation and laptop, etc) in one area without having them take up too much space. Many businesses use KVM's in their server areas....
regards,
dave

[ddiokno]

Originally posted by real:
one more thing will proformace of the monitor take a hit. Are there better one's or worse ones any info would be great
mike

HI Mike,
I missed this post, not, your monitor should not take a hit, the KVM's use good quality cabling so you should not see any noticable difference...
good luck,
dave

[ddiokno]

Hi Mike,
Here is another awesom resource for you to use as you research solutions.... It is a section of the MacWindows website... specifically on Sharing Keyboards and Monitors.
Let us know what you find and how everything works out!
good luck!
dave

[ddiokno]

I've heard very good things about the Belkin OmniView products and also very good things about the IOGear MiniView KVMs....
dave