I have not been able to find a lot of information on these issues. Could someone clue me in or supply some good pointers? If anyone is already using a UXGA with DVI and has specific recommendations, suggestions or feedback, I'd love to hear it.
My GeForce FX 5500 has DVI output, works well with Linux, and is a fairly cheap card to buy these days yet still gives real good performance (you probably can't turn up ALL the details on the latest games, but that beats buying a $400 video card in my opinion)
Steve, On Monday 02 May 2005 07:38, Steve Kratz wrote:
I have not been able to find a lot of information on these issues. Could someone clue me in or supply some good pointers? If anyone is already using a UXGA with DVI and has specific recommendations, suggestions or feedback, I'd love to hear it.
My GeForce FX 5500 has DVI output, works well with Linux, and is a fairly cheap card to buy these days yet still gives real good performance (you probably can't turn up ALL the details on the latest games, but that beats buying a $400 video card in my opinion)
Oops. I should have updated this post. Based on the Tom's Hardware Guide article and a fair bit of on-line research into support for Radeon-based cards under Linux (including the fact the SuSE 9.3 includes the latest driver from ATI), I chose the ABIT ATI Radeon 9600 XT GPU 256MB (R9600XT-VIO). Amazon sells it for $177 (US). Now I need a DVI KVM switch with USB support and at least three ports... I gotta' say, I really, really love this flat-panel display (the ViewSonic VP201b). I hope I never see another CRT. Certainly never in my home office! Work is another story. Randall Schulz
Oops. I should have updated this post.
Now I need a DVI KVM switch with USB support and at least three ports...
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You can also use the dvi to svg adapter to use the old cables til you find one you want that takes dvi. I'm in same boat an need a kvm with dvi . If you find one I would like to know where an what brand if you do not mind. My aoc monitor I have ( flat screen) has both type of cable imputs so im still using the old one for now til i find a new kvm with dvi. jack
Hello, Jack, On Monday 02 May 2005 08:03, you wrote:
Oops. I should have updated this post.
Now I need a DVI KVM switch with USB support and at least three ports...
I
You can also use the dvi to svg adapter to use the old cables til you find one you want that takes dvi. I'm in same boat an need a kvm with dvi . If you find one I would like to know where an what brand if you do not mind. My aoc monitor I have ( flat screen) has both type of cable imputs so im still using the old one for now til i find a new kvm with dvi.
What's SVG? I know it only as Scalable Vector Graphics. There are DVI / USB KVM switches out there, but they're expensive (more so than other KVMs, which are pretty overpriced already, if you ask me). Also I have a mix of computers to (eventually) connect. One of them, a yet-to-be-purchased Macintosh, only support USB, while the other two have both PS/2 and USB. I have a company-supplied laptop that has a DVI connector on its dock, but I don't the copmuter attached actually has DVI output going to that connector. My current KVM is a nice little IOGear, but it has only two ports handles only PS/2 and VGA (this flat-panel display also has both VGA and DVI-I ports, and like you, I'm using the VGA mode for now). If I turn up something good, I'll pass it on.
jack
Randall Schulz
At 10:13 AM 5/2/2005, Randall R Schulz wrote:
Hello, Jack,
I meant the vga connector. been a long morning already. they putting in new carpet an im having to play musical computers an printers/copy machines here.
What's SVG? I know it only as Scalable Vector Graphics.
I meant the vga connector. been a long morning already. they putting in new carpet an im having to play musical computers an printers/copy machines here.
There are DVI / USB KVM switches out there, but they're expensive (more so than other KVMs, which are pretty overpriced already, if you ask me). Also I have a mix of computers to (eventually) connect. One of them, a yet-to-be-purchased Macintosh, only support USB, while the other two have both PS/2 and USB. I have a company-supplied laptop that has a DVI connector on its dock, but I don't the copmuter attached actually has DVI output going to that connector. My current KVM is a nice little IOGear, but it has only two ports handles only PS/2 and VGA (this flat-panel display also has both VGA and DVI-I ports, and like you, I'm using the VGA mode for now).
If I turn up something good, I'll pass it on.
Thanks :) . I have one 4 port connectgear kvm with ps2 /vga connectors an one manuel 2 port kvm switch. My work bench here has 2 monitors keyboards an mice on it with 5 computers right now an one open port for the 6th. again thanks for info when you find one that does dvi jack
On Monday 02 May 2005 04:50, Randall R Schulz wrote:
Steve,
On Monday 02 May 2005 07:38, Steve Kratz wrote:
I have not been able to find a lot of information on these issues. Could someone clue me in or supply some good pointers? If anyone is already using a UXGA with DVI and has specific recommendations, suggestions or feedback, I'd love to hear it.
My GeForce FX 5500 has DVI output, works well with Linux, and is a fairly cheap card to buy these days yet still gives real good performance (you probably can't turn up ALL the details on the latest games, but that beats buying a $400 video card in my opinion)
Oops. I should have updated this post.
Based on the Tom's Hardware Guide article and a fair bit of on-line research into support for Radeon-based cards under Linux (including the fact the SuSE 9.3 includes the latest driver from ATI), I chose the ABIT ATI Radeon 9600 XT GPU 256MB (R9600XT-VIO). Amazon sells it for $177 (US).
Now I need a DVI KVM switch with USB support and at least three ports...
I've been using a Belkin KVM switch for years with DVI and USB.
I gotta' say, I really, really love this flat-panel display (the ViewSonic VP201b). I hope I never see another CRT. Certainly never in my home office! Work is another story.
Randall Schulz
On Monday 02 May 2005 09:11, Jack Malone wrote:
Now I need a DVI KVM switch with USB support and at least three ports...
I've been using a Belkin KVM switch for years with DVI and USB.
Ok care to share more info, model number ect
thanks
jack
Hi Jack Belkin F1DD102U OmniView™ SOHO Series DVI or USB KVM Switch with Audio Jerome
Jerome, On Monday 02 May 2005 23:32, Susemail wrote:
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Hi Jack Belkin F1DD102U OmniView™ SOHO Series DVI or USB KVM Switch with Audio
Jerome
And it lists for the low, low price of only $244.95! ($190 on Amazon.com.) Nor did it did get very favorable reviews on Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000ALFAZ). And beware the dreaded power brick (especially hard to justify for a USB device, which could draw its power via that connection to the PC). RRS -- Dr. Nick: "But Troy, how can I go lower and 244.95??" Troy McL: "Find a way."
On Tuesday 03 May 2005 03:15, Randall R Schulz wrote:
Jerome,
On Monday 02 May 2005 23:32, Susemail wrote:
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Hi Jack Belkin F1DD102U OmniView™ SOHO Series DVI or USB KVM Switch with Audio
Jerome
And it lists for the low, low price of only $244.95! ($190 on Amazon.com.) Nor did it did get very favorable reviews on Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000ALFAZ). And beware the dreaded power brick (especially hard to justify for a USB device, which could draw its power via that connection to the PC).
Randall, I'm surprised the reviews are that bad. I use it between my two Linux boxes. I've used it for two years with no problem. It's true fitting four connections inside this space would be tight but I had no problems that I needed to change the case to solve. The fact that it doesn't work with wireless well, I still have strong reservations about wireless security so I don't use it. But I'm always looking for a better deal. Can you recommend a DVI, USB, KVM switch? Jerome
S, On Tuesday 03 May 2005 14:04, Susemail wrote:
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Randall,
I'm surprised the reviews are that bad. I use it between my two Linux boxes. I've used it for two years with no problem. It's true fitting four connections inside this space would be tight but I had no problems that I needed to change the case to solve. The fact that it doesn't work with wireless well, I still have strong reservations about wireless security so I don't use it.
But I'm always looking for a better deal. Can you recommend a DVI, USB, KVM switch?
Nothing so far. My attempts to find one have been sporadic. I'm extremely reluctant to spend more for a KVM switch than I did for the video card to which it will be attached! For now (starting tomorrow, when the new DVI-equipped card arrives), I'll simply connect my laptop's VGA port directly to the VGA port of the flat-panel display and use the display's DVI port to connect to the the new video card. I also have a funny situation with my mouse. It's a Logitech laser mouse that's only properly recognized by the Linux software when attached via USB, and the KVM I have now only handles PS/2 keyboard and mice, so I'm going to have to use two mice, one for each computer, and use the KVM solely to switch the keyboard while switching the display via it's front-panel controls and manually switching from one mouse to the other. Very cumbersome, I know, but I don't tend to switch off very often.
Jerome
Randall Schulz
On Wed, 4 May 2005 01:03 pm, Randall R Schulz wrote:
For now (starting tomorrow, when the new DVI-equipped card arrives), I'll simply connect my laptop's VGA port directly to the VGA port of the flat-panel display and use the display's DVI port to connect to the new video card. I use the KVM solely to switch the keyboard while switching the display via it's front-panel controls and manually switching from one mouse to the other.
Very cumbersome, I know, but I don't tend to switch off very often.
I have a Belkin USB switch I plan to use for that. Plug both computers in the back and it selects which talks to the USB keyboard and mouse. Trouble is, it is controlled by a little software utility, which is only supplied in Mac and Windows. So I have to cook up a linux equivalent. michaelj -- Michael James michael.james@csiro.au System Administrator voice: 02 6246 5040 CSIRO Bioinformatics Facility fax: 02 6246 5166 Internet Explorer is fine for downloading Firefox, but after that....
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