So recently had the ability to work from home a bit more than usual so I’m in the market for a KVM or USB switch to go between my PC and work laptop. Anyone have suggestions?

ETA. Thanks for all of the useful feedback, appreciate it!

    • NedPool@eviltoast.org
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      6 months ago

      As someone that works in AV for exactly your type of scenario… you unfortunately won’t find anything that supports >1080p60 for under $500. That type of video bandwidth is at a premium for switching on KVMs, matrixes, eg. Good USB 3 support is unfortunately expensive, too.

      Expect lots of noticeable lag, too. Switches aren’t engineered for gaming yet.

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        6 months ago

        That’s a shame. I was thinking that I could get along with just a USB switch for the mouse and keyboard and manually switching displays when needed as the bare minimum. I can’t imagine a simple USB switch would have that much delay in response time for peripherals but who knows.

        Either way thanks for the great input.

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        Yeah, as I keep looking that’s what it seems like it’s the best choice to continue to game and be productive, which is fine by me, not that hard to switch inputs on a monitor.

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          Check out ddcutil and setting keyboard shortcuts. At a single press you can switch monitor inputs easily so no need to fiddle with monitor buttons. Combined with a USB switcher you’re down to just 2 button presses to swap machines like this.