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24 Oct 2013 | #1 |
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Can I run two PC's at the same time with one monitor
Hi,
I have one generic monitor which has a DVI connection and a VGA connection. I would like to know if I can run two PC's at the same time ? Or would this blow the monitor ? My gut feeling is it would blow the monitor. Found this on back of monitor: P/N TW999 |
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24 Oct 2013 | #2 |
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You can only use one monitor input at a time.
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24 Oct 2013 | #3 |
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Welcome to SF voacap.
Some monitors can deal with multiple inputs, eg Dell 2007FP, but general monitors probably do not have that capability. A simple KVM switch would do the trick though. Can pick them up pretty cheap |
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25 Oct 2013 | #4 |
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Only 1 pc at a time.
Why do you need to use 2 at a time ? Can`t you do everything you want with just one ? |
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25 Oct 2013 | #5 |
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Many reasons you might want to use multiple PC's : just a few here and I'm not including those who work on SERVERS either. 1) running SECURE transactions on a PRODUCTION system that is on its OWN separate LAN and isolated from the Internet. At the same time you might be debugging the application on a test / QC system on a DIFFERENT LAN to verify the changes before it gets moved to PROD - you need to see the PROD screens too. 2) You are working remotely at home - you have both a company laptop and your own PC / desktop -- you might want to run some processes on your own PC at the same time as working on the company PC. 3) You might be trying to repair a computer and need to get something from the internet on another machine or check why two identical computers are behaving differently -- and so on. (I would tend to use multiple monitors -- however for some people this might not be convenient or possible - especially for example if one of your monitors no longer has a standard VGA (RGB) type of input and the company laptop for example doesn't have an HDMI output). Cheers jimbo |
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25 Oct 2013 | #6 |
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To be clear:
You can connect 2 PCs to one monitor and switch from PC to PC using the input button on the monitor, but you can only look at one PC at a time. I do not know of a way to split the screen and see both at the same time, if that is what you are asking. |
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25 Oct 2013 | #7 |
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As stated above, a kvm can help. here is a link describing a software way to do it also. I have never tried it, just found it browsing.
How to Operate Multiple Computers With One Keyboard and Monitor |
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25 Oct 2013 | #8 |
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Many reasons you might want to use multiple PC's : just a few here and I'm not including those who work on SERVERS either. 1) running SECURE transactions on a PRODUCTION system that is on its OWN separate LAN and isolated from the Internet. At the same time you might be debugging the application on a test / QC system on a DIFFERENT LAN to verify the changes before it gets moved to PROD - you need to see the PROD screens too. 2) You are working remotely at home - you have both a company laptop and your own PC / desktop -- you might want to run some processes on your own PC at the same time as working on the company PC. 3) You might be trying to repair a computer and need to get something from the internet on another machine or check why two identical computers are behaving differently -- and so on. (I would tend to use multiple monitors -- however for some people this might not be convenient or possible - especially for example if one of your monitors no longer has a standard VGA (RGB) type of input and the company laptop for example doesn't have an HDMI output). Cheers jimbo I used option 2 where I worked from home. Used a switch to go from one desktop to a laptop with just one monitor. So it is possible if monitor has two inputs. THW |
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