IOGEAR's 4-port KVMP switcher might possibly do it all
By Laura June 
posted Nov 4th 2008 6:17AM
posted Nov 4th 2008 6:17AM
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a science-calculating gamer who loves video editing while sending emails is a must see !
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Damnit. Then anyone have a light(er)?
is there anything similar to this on the market? .. i want to compare prices
well there are switches out there, but usually it's just the monitor, mouse & keyboard (sometimes sound too) that get "switched" around... and usually they are options to control a lot of servers in a server room. ie. you have a room full of computer but only 1 mouse, keyboard & monitor...
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/campaigns/campaigntemplate.asp?CampaignID=778&srkey=dvi%20kvm
Noob question: What's the difference between a KVM and this KVMP?
I was absolutely giddy until I saw the price. If this were cheaper than buying 4 brand new monitors maybe I would consider it.
I know it is for the person who want 1 keyboard, monitor, and mouse. $800 is a bit much though.
It would be perfect...except that it doesn't support dual monitors.
Maybe next version.
It has two USB ports you could connect to Displaylink monitors.
Gefen has a switch that supports dual DVI monitors.
In fact, they have a couple models, including one that supports dual-link DVI monitors.
http://www.gefen.com/kvm/dproductlisting.jsp?listingCategory=Switchers&productType=dvikvm
"allows you to control all four of your gaming / science-calculating / video editing / email-sending machines simultaneously."
If its a switch doesnt that mean by definition it's NOT simultaneously?
It's "simultaneously" in the same way that a single-core CPU runs multiple programs "simultaneously": by time-slicing.
So it's not really simultaneous, but if you do it quickly enough, it gives the impression of being so.
I would use the machine I play game to remote connect the rest for free...
how is my LG M228WA monitor doing most of this for free .. it has a scart , dvi . vga . component and s-video . ive hooked up 3 pc on it.... works fine . i just have to use the remote to choose which one i want to use ...
i have problem when ever i send massage, please work this and always allow me to send my massage.
Hey, everybody's missing the point on this. One of the current plagues on the landscape is that modern OS's need to check with your digital monitor on boot to come up with a screen resolution. If a system reboots and the KVM is looking at another system, some--Vista and Ubuntu, for example--will not grok that you have a 24" monitor and will come up in some totally lame low-rez mode that can't be changed without a reboot.
If this sucker actually fakes the connected systems into "seeing" high-res monitors that temporarily aren't there it would be awesome, albeit pricey as hell.
I have another IOGear KVM and I experience this exact issue. I have found the DVI Doctor at Monoprice that supposedly read and then stores the EDID code for a monitor. http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=101&cp_id=10110&cs_id=1011003&p_id=3048&seq=1&format=2
I haven't bought one yet due to it being $55 and supposedly it messed with HDCP support. A few of these would be cheaper than buying this though.
I have the 2 port version of this paid 230 and overall i like it some little quirks but overall a good KVM. I like how it switches usb. I do wish it had an OSD that woudl make setting things up easier.
I'm with r3loaded, I don't get what the p in kvmp is for. Any help out there?
Peripherals. So, you could have a USB hub on each machine fed in to this thing (or a single hub fed to the target machine), and you'd get the whole lot when you switch. Most of the cheapo KVMs don't feature the "P," so this is a nice feature. Not an $800 feature, but it's still really cool.
big pkvmpin
I think Belkin has a comparable KVM for a lot less...pretty stylish too...It doesn't come with the 7.1 audio but do come with the standard audio/microphone ports and DVI-D Dual-Link ports.
http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Product_Id=404605
thats great and all.... but does it drive my car and do my laundry???
no but really. hdcp over dvi?
Wasn't this already previewed on engadget a few months ago?
One thing I want in a "KVM" switch:
Don't switch the audio, but mix it all together instead.
Of course, you can just do this with a separate mixer already.
no spdif ftl
The thing that kills me with KVMs (and I happen to use an older IOGEAR one, actually) is that mouse support is really hit or miss. The last two mice I tried (both Logitech cordless ones) did not work properly and I actually traded a brand new mouse one for an old/used one that I knew worked with my KVM.
Logitech's official stance is that their equipment is not compatible with KVM. Quite unrealistic, but I can also see their side of things.
I wish there was some indication of how compatible devices will be, especially before dropping this kind of coin.
Ooops, for what it's worth, I have an older VGA-only 4-port + USB IOGEAR KVM (I forget the model number - it's at home) and I'm otherwise happy with it.
The Logitech V220 *works*. The V320 and the VX Revolution did *not* work. I tried a couple of cordless Kensingtons, they had large bulky receiver units that did not fit properly.
Try the AdderView DVI KVM. It does cope with some different mice (but not all pointing devices unfortunately).