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Posted: Mon, 14th Dec 2009 23:07 Post subject: DVI switch?	Quick Quote Quote

Soo, today i ordered a new monitor, 24" Full HD BenQ screen (and I can't wait to try it out! ) and I have this small problem. As of now, my 2 DVI ports are used by my current monitor and my HD projector. The projector uses a DVI to HDMI cable. Now, I'm going to want to use both my monitors obviously, since the 21" LCD im using now is a perfectly good monitor. But that means I have to unplug the projector. The projector is used 90% of the time for my 360's and PS3, but every time I watch a movie, i just use it as a second monitor and play the movie with my PC. So i was thinking - DVI switch - anyone has one, has any tips, anything specific to look for etc? I saw some cheap ones when I did a quick price comparison on a Swedish site, but how worth it are the more expensive ones? I was thinking of plugging DVI port one to my new monitor, since i'll always use it, then DVI port two to the switch, so i can run either the second, old monitor or the projector when i wanna watch a movie. Now that became a short story long, but anyway, help? Edit: I mean swtich, not splitter ffs Watercooled 5950X \| AORUS Master X570 \| Asus RTX 3090 TUF Gaming OC \| 64Gb RAM \| 1Tb 970 Evo Plus + 2Tb 660p \| etc etc

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Posted: Mon, 14th Dec 2009 23:16 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

I could be wrong, but given this is a digital connection it's either 1 or 0, meaning it works perfectly or it doesn't work at all. Meaning that a cheap one will do the job just as good as an expensive one. I tried to look for some reviews, but it seems like many are doing the opposite of what you want (ie many inputs to single display rather than one input to many displays)... asus z170-A \|\| core i5-6600K \|\| geforce gtx 970 4gb \|\| 16gb ddr4 ram \|\| win10 \|\| 1080p led samsung 27"

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Posted: Tue, 15th Dec 2009 08:23 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

Ah, you're goddamn right on that first part, even I know that I blame the meager 4 hours sleep I got the night before Hm, yeah, now that you mention it, that seem to be the most common :/ Edit: Goddamnit, how about I stop and thnk for a second? The 2xInput and 1xOutput ones are usually used to hook up two sources to one screen, but you can easily do the reverse of course, and do 1 input and 2 output, as im gonna do Watercooled 5950X \| AORUS Master X570 \| Asus RTX 3090 TUF Gaming OC \| 64Gb RAM \| 1Tb 970 Evo Plus + 2Tb 660p \| etc etc

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Posted: Tue, 15th Dec 2009 18:45 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

hopefully there do seem to be ones to do the reverse... http://www.hdtvsupply.com/1x4-dvi-splitter.html this website even says "The 1x4 DVI Monitor Switcher works in reverse from our other switchers: it connects one high definition digital video source to four digital video displays one at a time." http://www.gefen.com/kvm/dproduct.jsp?prod_id=3033 so maybe all won't work in reverse. actually if you google reverse dvi switch you find some better results.. http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1067964 ^^ someone in that thread claims to have just used a regular dvi switch and plugged inputs into outputs and outputs into inputs... asus z170-A \|\| core i5-6600K \|\| geforce gtx 970 4gb \|\| 16gb ddr4 ram \|\| win10 \|\| 1080p led samsung 27"

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Posted: Tue, 15th Dec 2009 18:47 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

edit, maybe what you want is actually a DVI splitter? seems it would be a cheaper solution. http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=101&cp_id=10113&cs_id=1011304&p_id=2518&seq=1&format=2 send the signal to both and then just turn it on when you want to see a picture. asus z170-A \|\| core i5-6600K \|\| geforce gtx 970 4gb \|\| 16gb ddr4 ram \|\| win10 \|\| 1080p led samsung 27"

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