Date:         Wed, 10 May 2006 09:18:44 -0500
Reply-To:     Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List
              <[log in to unmask]>
Sender:       Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List
              <[log in to unmask]>
From:         Jeffrey Kane <[log in to unmask]>
Subject:      Re: USB KVM's
Comments: To: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
In-Reply-To:  <001f01c67427$2944d040$6b01a8c0@TOMOFFICE>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

 Tom,

You can keep your current KVM and get USB to PS/2 convertors. I've done this
for both keyboard and mouse and it works just fine. 

http://www.lindy.com/us/productfolder/04/42866/index.php

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List 
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Tom Fine
> Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 6:45 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [ARSCLIST] USB KVM's
> 
> I'm cross-posting to the ARSC and Ampex lists, so my 
> apologies to those on both lists.
> 
> Does anyone have experience with the new generation of 
> USB-based KVM switchers? It's finally time to 
> upgrade the old DAW and the new computer (Dell 5150) doesn't 
> have PS/2 sockets for the keyboard and 
> mouse. The other computer in the studio -- a Dell 8300 -- is 
> a transition-era machine that works 
> fine with either PS/2 keyboard and mouse hookups or USB. So I 
> need to replace my old Belkin KVM with 
> one of these new devices that does the keyboard and mouse via 
> a single USB cable, and keeps the 
> video thru the standard XVGA video (I don't do DVI in the 
> studio, yet).
> 
> Anyway, if this isn't Greek to you, some recommendations are 
> appreciated.
> 
> I was looking at this unit:
> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000067V62/ref=wl_it_dp/103-2
> 796313-8376628?%5Fencoding=UTF8&colid=1L6Z7GWQSIT82&coliid=IEY
PGUHFHY46M&v=glance&n=172282
> 
> The cheaper units had a lot of user complaints. I like that 
> this is self-powered as it's been my 
> experience that the USB buss is not good at powering 
> something like this reliably, particularly 
> since it would be switching its power source when you switch 
> machines. I also like the fact that it 
> will share a third USB device like a trackball or tablet if I 
> ever expand my table-top area to 
> accomodate such a thing.
> 
> -- Tom Fine
>