[ale] OT: Can anyone recommend a KVM switch?

[Jim Kinney]

That tinypilot looks cool!!! I have an hdmi capture stick using usb and a decent strength rpi around somewhere. 

On February 15, 2022 11:53:45 AM EST, Scott Plante via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:
>Coincidentally, just about a week ago I happened to watch this
>side-by-side
>review of the PiKVM v3 and another Pi based solution called TinyPilot
>Voyager. I haven't tried either though. That video was the first I'd
>heard
>of them.
>
>https://youtu.be/TIrkEr2AeDY
>
>TinyPilot Voyager: https://tinypilotkvm.com
>
>
>
>On Sat, Feb 12, 2022 at 4:20 PM DJPfulio--- via Ale <ale at ale.org>
>wrote:
>
>>
>> My last IBM 101M keyboard has a few keys broke that won't come back.
>> Picked up a cheap Logitech 845 wired keyboard, forgetting that mice
>and
>> keyboards are USB these days. All of mine have been using ps2 ports
>the
>> last ... er ... 20+ yrs.
>>
>> I have a USB-2-ps2 adapter, but it doesn't seem to work with the KVM.
>> Tried it with both the Logitech and a few other devices. All are
>known to
>> work, I've just never used them with the KVM.
>>
>> Have a Belkin OmniCUBE 4-port KVM switch here that needs to be
>replaced.
>> The Belkin is VGA + ps2 only, but has been solid and supports
>1920x1200p
>> resolutions without a problem.
>>
>> I've been spoiled. Devices tend to work forever (15+ yrs) around
>here. The
>> Belkin still works, BTW. I did have to buy an active adapter to get
>the
>> nVidia 1030 (a GPU I didn't actually want to buy, but was forced
>into) to
>> support VGA.
>>
>> So, I've been looking at 4-port 4K HDMI + USB KVM switches.  There
>seem to
>> be the cheap ones which are $30-$150, with complaints that the USB
>devices
>> get disconnected with every change to a different computer. They
>don't keep
>> the keyboard/mice connections alive when on another box. Also, most
>of the
>> clearly non-fake reviews complain about dead ports in a few weeks to
>6
>> months.
>>
>> What are you good people using?
>>
>> Has anyone tried the PiKVM-Switch? https://pikvm.org/ This is an IP
>> switch with support for fully remote management like a DRAC or IPMI
>tool,
>> just with constantly patched, no Java, no ActiveX, dependency
>problems.
>> They planned to sell it for under $100, but that seems to have gotten
>raise
>> to $150 by the places carrying the "hat" for a pi. I think the r-pi
>v4 is
>> separate. This is just for the "hat".
>>
>> Different subject ... anyone need a bunch of ps2 (keyboard/mouse)
>cables?
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