The Peculiarly Quiet Decline and Fall of the KVM

Re:The Peculiarly Quiet Decline and Fall of the KVM by megaman22 on Thursday November 30, 2017 @07:43AM (#15815280)

Are there any that don't suck bogwater? We've tried a handful for our conference rooms, and they are all universally flaky, with signal dropping randomly all the time.

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Re:The Peculiarly Quiet Decline and Fall of the KVM by gambiting on Thursday November 30, 2017 @08:49AM (#15815646)

I found that HDMI switches lose signal because the output device doesn't provide enough power for the switch to leach off. I've had a few of Aukey switches: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Switcher-Output-Splitter-Control-Bl...

And once you plug in a dedicated 5V power supply they are rock solid.

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Re:The Peculiarly Quiet Decline and Fall of the KVM by aidenn0 on Thursday November 30, 2017 @01:54PM (#15818412)

That one doesn't meat the (IMO ridiculous) requirements of TFA, which is 4k@60Hz

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Re:The Peculiarly Quiet Decline and Fall of the KVM by jestar_jokin on Thursday November 30, 2017 @09:03PM (#15821373)

I have a passive switch that works fine. It's pretty much equivalent to unplugging the cable and plugging it in to a different source/output.

http://www.cablechick.com.au/cables/4-port-hdmi-switcher.htm...

(I have also tried a simple powered switch with an IR remote control, but it caused signal degradation & glitches.)

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