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I’m sure there are people out there reading this who have held off from buying a KVM switch because, frankly, they’re a bit dodgy. It only takes one missed switching-keypress and an instinctive jab at the space bar to inadvertently close an important programme before you start doubting the reliability of most consumer models, and when you add in the limitations in range of both USB and PS/2 cabling, they can be more of a liability than a boon in mission-critical environments such as trading floors, security control and AV production. That’s where high-end Remote Graphics Units (RGU) step in, and of all the brands one of the most well-known and trusted is graphics specialist Matrox.
So when Matrox release a new one, people with important keypresses to be made take notice; I bet they’ll be all over this. The F1220 lets you extend one or two displays, audio, two IEEE 1394 FireWire ports, and up to six USB devices, including keyboard and mouse, by up to 820 feet (250 meters), and supports both monitors running at up to 1920 x 1200 thanks to the in-built 128mb of graphics memory.
A fanless design, it’s a quiet and flexible unit that communicates with the serving PCs via a multi-mode fibre-optic cable.
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Matrox [via Pclaunches - thanks to Vinit for the tip]
“I’m sure there are people out there reading this who have held off from buying a KVM switch because, frankly, they’re a bit dodgy.”
I would suggest that the author of this statement has very little exposure or understanding of the KVM market place. It is similar to saying “I used a PC once, it crashed. All PCs are rubbish.” Not exactly an informed opinion.
I would welcome the opportunity to disprove this assertion, which is very easy to do. I would suggest that people who use KVM switches, KVM via IP and KVM extenders in mission critical applications maybe a little shocked to hear that “they’re a bit dodgy”. Emergency services, radio stations and bank data centres rely on this technology all day, every day.
Richard.
Yes, perhaps I should’ve been more specific – I was talking about low-end KVM devices that have, in my experience and that of people I know, been occassionally prone to errors in switching. I’m sure the people who use KVM technology in mission-critical applications don’t rely on bargain-basement devices; or am I wrong?
i’m one of those people, struggling with resolutions when i’m using different video cards
i dont think you can compare professional grade KVM and home user and put them into the same category
That’s quite alright, Richard – this is one of those areas where I’m certainly no expert, and so it’s good to have feedback from people who know more!