<autodeletespam@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> Hmmm. the Belkin site itself lists this as a dual head VGA unit. I am
> looking for a dual head DVI unit. Does the Belkin site have this
> wrong? Can you look at yours right now and confirm that this is a DVI
> unit?
It is DVI. The key is the cable set. Look at the cable numbers I gave. The
unit actually uses bilateral CMOS switches, so can switch analog or
digital signals. I am running on two DVI only monitors, with four DVI
output computers.

Best Wishes

> Roger Hamlett wrote:
>> <autodeletespam@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>> news:1136485860.096342.9620@f14g2000cwb.googlegrou ps.com...
>> >I am look for a KVM switch with the following characteristics:
>> > 2-port
>> > Dual DVI displays
>> > USB mouse (I realize that I could use a USB to PS/2 connector but
>> > would
>> > prefer native USB)
>> > USB keyboard
>> > Audio switching (both speaker and mic)
>> > Extra integrated 2 port switching USB hub
>> > Under $300
>> >
>> > I do NOT need dual link (1600 X 1200 is more than enough for me).
>> >
>> > Most of the kvm switches out there seem to be designed for computers
>> > circa 1999-2000. Surely I cannot be the only person in the known
>> > universe that has purchased 2 computers after 2002 and needs a
>> > up-to-date switch? I am not trying to sound snobby cause at this
>> > point
>> > neither of my machines is anywhere close to state-of-the-art, but I
>> > swear that I saw some of the switches that I have recently researched
>> > in that moive "Wargames" from the 80s. Do they even make mice with
>> > PS/2 connections any more? :)
>> >
>> > Do you know of a KVM switch that meets my needs (described above)?
>> > If
>> > not, what types of software do you typically run and what KVM switch
>> > are you using? And what has been your experience? I am definitely
>> > interested in reliability/performance data. Can you point me to a
>> > site
>> > with a comparative review of new KVM switches. Other than a single
>> > model "first look" type article, it looks like Tom's has not done a
>> > big
>> > review in about 2 years and it is even longer for AnandTech.
>> >
>> > The StarTech SV231UADVI is close but only supports one display.
>> > The StarTech SV221DVIDD has dual display but lacks most the rest.
>> > The NTI KEEMUX-P2V-2 looks like a rebadged but more expensive (?)
>> > StarTech SV221DD (which also will not work).
>> > The Cables to Go C184-32562 also looks like a rebadged (but less
>> > expensive) SV221DD.
>> > The Aten CS1762 is also close but also only supports one DVI display.
>> > The Aten CS1742 is also close but has VGA rather than DVI display
>> > (and
>> > I am not sure if it really switches audio).
>> > Belkin does not have anything that fits the bill and I have read
>> > nothing but bad reviews of their switches.
>> ><snipped>
>> They actually do exactly what you want. The F1DH104U (and possibly the
>> 102
>> for dual machine only). I have had three of their units over the last
>> few
>> years, and this is the first that is really good (the older units had
>> software problems, that made them a pain at times...). Be careful on
>> sites
>> for these. Most list the 'DD104U', as the DVI version, but for dual
>> monitors it is the DH. The cables required, are the hard part to find,
>> you
>> need the F1D9201 (then hyphen, the length in feet, either -6, or -10).
>> Most people only do the VGA '9501' cable.
>> The only 'caveat', is that the keyboard, must be only an ordinary USB
>> keyboard. Basically, the device that is plugged in as a keyboard, if it
>> has extra features (like a scroll wheel), these won't work. The
>> keyboard
>> will work with these features, if you plug it in to one of the other
>> USB
>> ports, but you cannot then screen switch from the keyboard. There is an
>> optional software version, which prevents the box beeping, because it
>> does
>> not have a keyboard.
>> I found one review of this switch in this mode, when I was searching,
>> and
>> it had it beating the only competing units which cost over twice the
>> money. I'd agree entirely with this.
>>
>> Best Wishes
>>
>> Best Wishes
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