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Review on πŸ–₯️ TRENDnet 2-Port Dual Monitor DisplayPort KVM Switch: High-Resolution, Audio, USB 2.0 Hub, Dual DisplayPorts, Black - TK-240DP by Mark Jefferson

Revainrating 4 out of 5

EDID emulation is not worth it

This is a basic DisplayPort KVM. Shifts fast and works. Of course, sometimes the windows are rearranged. But it has to do with which monitor the operating system sees first. If it is recreated, reconfigure it. Windows/Mac OS will then remember your preferences for each "combination" so it won't be a problem in the long run. "The problem" is an exaggeration. The only real problem is that you might have to log in again if you switch. Which is preferable to the nightmare that EDID KVM will unleash on you. It's 4 stars because the HID ports don't pass all the information through the PC. They emulate HID and relay keystrokes and mouse movements. Which is mostly good. However, using a custom QMK keyboard will block things like live learning over WebUSB. Or prevents you from flashing the keyboard firmware. However, you can do this via secondary ports, of which there are 2. I wish there were at least 3 regular ports. Or a way to disable HID emulation at least on the mouse port. Keep in mind that this applies to every KVM on the market. I tried KVM EDID DisplayPort. You are flawed. I got one from ConnectPro and with Windows PC and Mac the switching was actually slower. On a Mac, the monitor blinked on and off multiple times. A few minutes after switching, the monitor would sometimes go blank, forcing me to to restart it. On one of the monitors the EDID emulation didn't work at all. This leads to blue screens and kernel panics. My main monitor went blank for 15 minutes during competitive play. EDID is not worth it. Level1Tech makes KVMs that "don't suck" (their words) and commented on why they don't have EDID emulation. This is not a finished feature. If you really need the EDID, you can purchase an external adapter that will connect to the KVM. IMO, it's actually better to go this route because you can give your work PC an EDID emulator for a quick switch, but leave it out for your gaming PC that doesn't need it (and make sure it does it does not switch off). the middle). games). because you can give your work pc an EDID emulator for a quick switch, but leave it out for your gaming pc that doesn't need it (and makes sure it doesn't shut you down in the middle). games). because you can give your work pc an EDID emulator for a quick switch, but leave it out for your gaming pc that doesn't need it (and makes sure it doesn't shut you down in the middle). games).

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  • Available in black only