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Pros & Cons

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Pros

The switcher button is handy and inconspicuous. Comes with mouse emulation enabled by default. Takes some finesse to get the correct hotkeys to deactivate mouse emulation.

Ok so this review is long, so the title is really the tl;dr - it works and works perfectly at 2560x1440 resolutions at refresh rates up to 165hz. If i use hdmi or dvi adapters to * (both active), any issues are far more rare.

Online specs describe the gcs1944 as being 13. Inches wide. I'm not sure if this is a result of the 102 firmware, but the hsm-[q] command works on mine for monitor re-detection. Currently using older 1080p monitors, 2 matching model viewsonic monitors...  Read More

It continually passes the correct monitor parameters to each connected computer. The only downside is that computers do not always maintain the dual screen configuration.



Cons

When switching from a docked laptop to a non-docked one, the monitors won't come up. When the monitor doesn't switch, the pc willreboot.

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Highlights

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Quality


Has a 2 year warranty and iogear were easy to work with and readily replaced the failed device


Easy to install and works great to switch monitors


Worked great at first but ultimately failed


0 and the screen quality changes slightly

Price


This is an excellent product at a great price for connecting 2 computers to one monitor keyboard and mouse


Iogear makes solid products at a low price point

Packaging/appearance


I supplied the display port cable that connects to the front of the box and plugged my usb keyboardmouse dongle on the front as well


Add the fact that all these cables are wanting to flip the box in all sorts of directions and it isnt near as nice looking as the photos

Competitiveness


Had to return a different brands kmv switch didnt work


I bought this to replace an older iogear kvm switch that used dvi

Overview

  • How are reviewers describing this item?
    two and great.
  • Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
  • Our engine has detected that Amazon has altered, modified or removed reviews from this listing. We approximate total reviews altered up to 1225.
  • Our engine has discovered that over 80% high quality reviews are present.
  • This product had a total of 6,301 reviews as of our last analysis date on Feb 15 2024.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I wanted to use my wireless keyboard and mouse with both computers


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    So i plugged a wired mouse into the mouse usb port


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I then plugged the wireless dongle rcvr for my wireless mouse and kbd into the kbd port


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Even though the wired mouse works too i dont use it but put it behind the monitor and just dont move it around


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Images are clear from either of my ancient desktop computer i am using


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Had to return a different brands kmv switch didnt work


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Tied office laptop and person computer to have a setup when working from home

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