1 Monitor 2 PCs - what switch do I need?

Dave.m89 · 15 May 2016 at 19:35

I'm looking to connect 2 pcs to the same HDMI monitor via a switch which I can flick between PC 1 / PC 2.

Can anyone help me find the appropriate switch?

Thanks

chaparral · 15 May 2016 at 23:31

Think the type of switch your looking for is called " HDMI KVM Switch "

eddiew · 16 May 2016 at 10:47

Does the monitor have more than one input (e.g. DVI)? If so you could get a HDMI-DVI cable and have them both wired to it, hitting the display toggle button on the monitor to switch between

BluesFanUK · 16 May 2016 at 12:51

Can you not just press the button on the monitor to switch sources... ?

joey1211 · 16 May 2016 at 12:57

On my Belkin KVM, tapping Scroll Lock twice and then the up cursor key would switch between both pcs.

Dave.m89 · 16 May 2016 at 17:11

Thanks guys - cant believe I didn't clock that initially

Jameswu6017 · 2 Jun 2016 at 08:17

you can buy a HDMI switch 2x1

check this one