I have a 3D monitor, which requires a "double" dvi wire to enable the 120hz refresh. I wonder if using this KVM will let me still use 120hz?
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The specs on Iogear's site say 1920 x 1200 @ 60Hz; DDC2B. So my guess is no.
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I'm not quite sure, but I've heard there have been many problems achieving 120Hz with and HDMI cable. If I were you, however, I'd get display port, it's basically the future. Regardless of that, this monitor is very, very, nice. It's responsive, it looks beautiful, and was rather easy to setup. Definitely worth the price.
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I'm not sure which version it is, but I wouldn't recommend this KVM switch. I had problems with it from about the second week I started using it. About every other time I used it, I had to unplug all of the cables in it and then plug them all back in to get them to work. I finally gave up on it and ordered a Tripp Lite one that worked fabulously for me.
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I connected mine with dual-link DVI cable and it works fine. To get the high resolution it does need to be dual-link. You can tell if it by looking to see if it has pins in all 24 locations. Regular DVI will not support the high resolution. You can also use HDMI. It depends on the monitor and the graphics card what it supports. Hope this helps.
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You don't need drivers for this monitor, as soon as you connect it via HDMI it should be recognized. If you want it to run at a higher refresh rate that 60 Hz you have to create a custom driver using Powerstrip. You then create a custom resolution (1920X1080) and refresh rate (I suggest 72 Hz) and create the driver. Then go into advanced display settings/monitor in Windows. Click on Properties and go to the Driver tab, then you'll see update driver option. Select Browse your computer option and select the folder containing the custom driver. Save the driver in case you have to do it again in the future. This is how I got mine to run at 72 Hz and it works perfectly... You don't need drivers for this monitor, as soon as you connect it via HDMI it should be recognized. If you want it to run at a higher refresh rate that 60 Hz you have to create a custom driver using Powerstrip. You then create a custom resolution (1920X1080) and refresh rate (I suggest 72 Hz) and create the driver. Then go into advanced display settings/monitor in Windows. Click on Properties and go to the Driver tab, then you'll see update driver option. Select Browse your computer option and select the folder containing the custom driver. Save the driver in case you have to do it again... » Read More You don't need drivers for this monitor, as soon as you connect it via HDMI it should be recognized. If you want it to run at a higher refresh rate that 60 Hz you have to create a custom driver using Powerstrip. You then create a custom resolution (1920X1080) and refresh rate (I suggest 72 Hz) and create the driver. Then go into advanced display settings/monitor in Windows. Click on Properties and go to the Driver tab, then you'll see update driver option. Select Browse your computer option and select the folder containing the custom driver. Save the driver in case you have to do it again in the future. This is how I got mine to run at 72 Hz and it works perfectly... « Show Less
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Yes i connected 2 PCs to 2 Monitors. But this KVM is very very poor quality. My keyborad Keys get struck while typing and may times i have to restart my pc after switching for this KVM to recognize my input devices (just a keyboard and mouse). Move on to different one..its worth.
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I suppose it depends. Fortunately for me, I used part of a KVM extension cable for the video signal and an audio extension cable.Sorry, this probably doesn't help much. The video is card is significantly important with this connection. I wish I would have paid a bit more for a conversion box as oppose to using this cable. Conversion boxes improve the quality.
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You need a 3D capable display, which would be a monitor with 120mhz refresh rate.
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Yes you can use one keyboard & mouse for two computers with that KVM, but it might degrade the quality of the picture of your monitor. I used it once and stopped because it didn't work well with one of my computers.
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Typically, so long as the KVM has power through the USB connections, it will function regardless of the video being connected. However, in my opinion it's not worth it to buy a KVM with HDMI connections if your setup doesn't allow for it. You might even be able to find just a "km" switch by itself without the video part.
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If I understand correctly it can work. So the PC1 has a monitor connected directly to it. It also has a second monitor port currently connected to monitor 2. You want to connect this second monitor port to say PC1 input on KVM and the 2nd monitor itself to the common (output) on the KVM. Also connect a second PC to PC2 to share monitor 2. Should work.
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No. This monitors refresh rate is between 50-75hz. A 3D monitor requires 120hz
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Not really. It's designed as a business monitor. You can see the tech specs say 2560 x 1440 at 60 Hz. While technically you could run 3D at 30Hzx2, most monitors advertising 3D support are going to support 120Hz for 60Hzx2. Your 3D system likely requires a 120Hz monitor - for example NVIDIA's 3D vision: http://www.nvidia.com/object/3d-vision-system-requirements.html.
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I bought this one for my KVM fipper and found that it is an analog ( there are 4 holes on the right). It didn't work for my Dell monitor.
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While all of my current systems (4 laptops) have both VGA and either DVI or HDMI connections (the key reason I purchased this specific switch), I've had some success with different interface converters. The HDMI computer uses a HDMI-DVI adapter cable, and I've used DVI-VGA before with a dual VGA KVM that preceeded this unit. However, you'll need to do careful research on selecting a DVI-VGA converter and on your monitor's DVI signal capability before going this route. Most of the DVI-VGA adapters are converting from DVI-A to VGA, not from DVI-D; DVI-D is the standard output for most DVI ports. Most monitors also only accept the DVI-D input. In order to convert from DVI-D to VGA you'll need to insure that your converter can produce the high-frequency VGA signal required to drive a full HD VGA display. Most do not reach full HD bandwidth, leaving one monitor with a lower-res screen. In my case, using Lenivo T-420 laptops on two of the input pairs, the Lenovo docking platform provides a stable HD VGA output as well as DVI-D ports. This is how I connect both DVI and VGA ports on the KVM. As I said earlier, my choice of this KVM was dictated by the ubiquity of a stable HD VGA port being available on all systems, and DVI-D conversion from HDMI being the only other problem I had to address. The KVM will support DVI-A through-links...if your monitors support DVI-A or you can use a DVI-A to VGA connection, you might look at a switch that is dual DVI (A+D) and just pass the VGA through on the -A pins of the DVI port.
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Considering that HDMI 1.4 can only do 4k@30hz (so 30 frames per second), I'm not sure how the this translates to the actual panel being capable of 120hz unless they are referring to lesser resolutions. HDMI 2.0 is supposed to support 4k@60hz. I am interested in 4k/8k resolutions primarily for PC. Displayport supports 4k@60hz but typically it's used for the PC market.
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I am currently using one on a 4 port KVM it works great. That said it might depend on the KVM. If it has a USB port I would give it a shot.