Low cost 2-port USB KVM

[gaf-mNDKBlG2WHs at public.gmane.org (Jerry Feldman)]

On 01/09/2009 01:06 PM, Derek Martin wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 08, 2009 at 09:06:21PM -0500, Jerry Feldman wrote:
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>> 1. The USB cable is too short for the computer so I'm using an extensi=
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>> VGA cable which appears to be the problem. One possible solution is to=
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>> get a new VGA extension or a USB extension.
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> I assume you already checked, but I have to ask...  Is one of the pins
> bent or broken on one end of the extension cable?  When I've seen
> color tint in the past, that was the culprate.
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I haven't checked. The color tint only occurs at very high resolution.=20
Does not show up at 1280x1024, only at 1680x1050. The cable is ancient,=20
one I've had hanging around for many years. I've decided to get a new=20
KVM because the Belkin has to be disconnected (eg rebooted) every once=20
in a while because it won't switch.
My choice for a replacement is a *Cables To Go 2-Port USB KVM Switch=20
with Audio for $49.99 at Tiger Direct. The reason is that like the=20
IOGear, the USB cable is long enough so that I can plug it into the=20
Thinkpad without an extension, and it has a higher rating. I've seen low =

ratings for the equivalent IOGear technology. I could have gone the=20
easiest route and ordered directly through Staples where my company is=20
automatically billed, but Staples is at least $30 higher than the mail=20
order houses. *





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