Does the Switch have to be hooked up to a VGA? I would like to use this as a 8 device USB switch to have one mouse and keyboard for multiple devices?
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I haven't tested it, but I'm very confident that the mouse and keyboard would still function without the monitor plugged in. They are all separate, basically analog connections.
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No it does not. I would suggest you use a USB to VGA adapter. they work great. Thanks
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Main switch unit has 2 USB ports (for mouse and keyboard), 3 SVGA connections for monitor cords, and 4 attached USB pigtails to connect to the 2 connected computers
241063
The KVM switch should come with one cable that connects to your mouse, keyboard and monitor. Then you connect additional cables to each pc you want to control. It works very will and eliminates the need for additional keyboards, mice and monitors.
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I haven't had the need to mix the two but the following may be helpful.The box the IOGEAR 4-Port USB KVM switch came in states it is compatible with MAC X v10.8.6 or later. Logically, as long as the video output on the Mac is compatible with the PC output ( similar standard) there is no reason it should not work. The mouse and keyboard are USB so I would think they are standard and should not be a problem.
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Not with this. It is a switch. Its either one or the other. Its mostly used for TV's with only one HDMI. You can use HDMI out on a laptop and possibly VGA out but probably not for 3 separate screens. Need a decent graphics card in your PC to do that.
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It only has a VGA connection. So you would need some kind of converter and the quality would be poor.
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This is a splitter, not a switch. For two computers to a single monitor, you need a switch.
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Others here indicate that it will. If you only want to switch the Keyboard and Mouse, a VGA or USB-only switch will be cheaper.
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Unfortunately. This device is just from hdmi to vga. Source(laptop,game console vs.) must be hdmi. You can find that kind of device you look for. And also don't forget , if you want to convert vga port to hdmi, you have to use extra power adaptor. Because hdmi needs 5V power but Vga doesn't need any power consumption. If your source is vga , you have to have extra power.
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This is a splitter, not a switch.For two computers to a single monitor, you need a switch.
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The switch is equivalent of you unplugging the device from one computer and then plugging it into another computer. From other comments I see it even works if you extend the output with a USB hub. I see no reason why this wouldn't work.
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There is no power switch or means to disable one of the VGA outputs. It's an always-on splitter, not a switch.
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VGA to VGA is included. No other is necessary since there is only VGA input.
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The device has 1 usb and 1 hdmi cable to each computer. from the front side of the switch, you have a single hdmi connector and one each connector to the mouse and keyboard.
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I never did use the shared audio port function of the switch, but the keyboard and mouse ports continued to work just fine after the monitor port died--so the answer is yes if you're content to do without switching of a VGA monitor. Switching between computers was always pretty quick, taking perhaps just 1-2 seconds. Good luck--hope you get better longevity out of it than I did if you decide to try it!
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Yep. Just connect the monitors directly to cpu and the keyboard and mouse via switch. I Have not tried it but there is no reason it should not work.