VGA splitter

Kamran

Hi all,

I have a 19" LCD monitor that takes VGA input. Connecting my laptop to it is a breeze with a VGA cable, and connecting my playstation to it has also been possible with the use of a special cable bough from ebay.

However, it's a pain in the bum having to connect and disconnect these cables back and forth - I was hoping to find a nice simple switcher that I could connect to the "VGA in" on the monitor, that allows 2 VGA inputs, but the best I could find from ebay are these chunky boxes:

http://shop.ebay.co.uk/i.html?_nkw=vga+switch&_sacat=0&_odkw=vga+splitter&_osacat=0&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313

Does anyone know of anything more slimline and easy!?
Thanks!

pcombo

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Belkin-Omniview-2-Port-Switch-Cabling/dp/B0002B3E5U

Seems small enough you wont get any smaller.

Kamran

pcombo wrote: »

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Belkin-Omniview-2-Port-Switch-Cabling/dp/B0002B3E5U

Seems small enough you wont get any smaller.

£19! why so pricey!?

pcombo

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/New-2-Port-USB-2-0-KVM-Switch-2-Cables-Windows-XP-/180642739425?pt=UK_Computing_CablesConnectors_RL&hash=item2a0f2574e1

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2-Port-USB-2-0-KVM-Switch-w-2-Cable-Sets-Mouse-KYB-VID-/200586493540?pt=UK_Computing_CablesConnectors_RL&hash=item2eb3e2fe64

Both will do same job.

techspec

I went for the chunky box - works a treat

pcombo

I've got 2 of these ones. Had them for years now.

d.ross_2

Kamran wrote: »

Hi all,

I have a 19" LCD monitor that takes VGA input. Connecting my laptop to it is a breeze with a VGA cable, and connecting my playstation to it has also been possible with the use of a special cable bough from ebay.

However, it's a pain in the bum having to connect and disconnect these cables back and forth - I was hoping to find a nice simple switcher that I could connect to the "VGA in" on the monitor, that allows 2 VGA inputs, but the best I could find from ebay are these chunky boxes:

http://shop.ebay.co.uk/i.html?_nkw=vga+switch&_sacat=0&_odkw=vga+splitter&_osacat=0&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313

Does anyone know of anything more slimline and easy!?
Thanks!

Try these:
http://shop.ebay.co.uk/i.html?_nkw=vga+splitter+cable&_sacat=0&_odkw=vga+switch&_osacat=0&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1311

Kamran

d.ross wrote: »

Try these:
http://shop.ebay.co.uk/i.html?_nkw=vga+splitter+cable&_sacat=0&_odkw=vga+switch&_osacat=0&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1311

Most of those look to be 1PC to 2VGA, which is the wrong way around for what I'm looking for. Also, assuming I do find a Y splitter cable like the ones at the link above that DO fit, then how would my monitor know which to display? There doesn't appear to be a button/switch that allows me to decide which input I want the monitor to receive?

Kamran

techspec wrote: »

I went for the chunky box - works a treat

I may just go for the chunky box as it's cheapest. Do they require a separate power supply?! (hopefully not..)

techspec

Kamran wrote: »

I may just go for the chunky box as it's cheapest. Do they require a separate power supply?! (hopefully not..)

This looks same as mine.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SVGA-VGA-Manual-Monitor-Switch-Box-Splitter-2-Port-Way-/390147913952?pt=UK_Computing_CablesConnectors_RL&hash=item5ad6a0b8e0

Can be used both ways, ie 2 pcs to 1 monitor or 1pc to 2 monitors.

Cables required (got mine off ebay cheap).

No power supply needed.