KVM Switch

[CyberGhost]

If I get a 4 port KVM switch:

I want to control 2 pcs and 1 laptop, the 2 pcs share the same monitor but the laptop uses it's own! so obviously the VGA cable won't be connected to the laptop

so if I switch to laptop in KVM, will it still turn off the pc monitor?

or will the pc monitor stay on? and working with PC?

 

[RealBlackStuff]

Yes, the monitor will be switching into stand-by, when you switch to the laptop.
Why not try to connect the laptop to the monitor as well, should be possible?

 

[CyberGhost]

well I want to watch movies on one monitor and work on the other, so I need 2 monitors active at all times!

 

[RealBlackStuff]

If your graphics card on the movie-playing PC has two outlets, you could attach the second cable to the KVM-port for the laptop, the monitor should continue to play movies when KVM is in laptop-position.

 

[CyberGhost]

I have Rad9k7, that has one VGA and the other DVI outlet, are there any DVI to VGA adapters?

 

[RealBlackStuff]

http://mirror.ati.com/support/connectors/common/cabledviitovga.html

 

[CyberGhost]

realblackstuff Thanks a lot for your help!