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Ask HN: How to connect two computers to one USB-C display?

4 pointsby raasdnilalmost 5 years ago
Has anyone found &#x2F; know of a KVM switch that will take USB-C in from two computers and output USB-C to connect to a USB-C only monitor?<p>I have my laptop for work and a gaming computer under the desk currently with a DualLink HDMI to an old 30&quot; Apple Cinema display but need to upgrade as the monitor is starting to get old. Would like to go with some of the 4k&#x2F;5k options, but they seem to be trending towards USB-C and I can&#x27;t find any way to replace the KVM easily.

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cerberusssalmost 5 years ago
Couple of links:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;store.level1techs.com&#x2F;products&#x2F;kvm-switch-usbc-model" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;store.level1techs.com&#x2F;products&#x2F;kvm-switch-usbc-model</a><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.com&#x2F;Sabrent-2-Port-Type-C-Delivery-USB-KCPD&#x2F;dp&#x2F;B07Y2HKN37&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.com&#x2F;Sabrent-2-Port-Type-C-Delivery-USB-KC...</a><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.blackbox.com&#x2F;en-us&#x2F;store&#x2F;product&#x2F;detail&#x2F;usb-c-4k-kvm-switch-2-port&#x2F;kvmc4k-2p" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.blackbox.com&#x2F;en-us&#x2F;store&#x2F;product&#x2F;detail&#x2F;usb-c-4k...</a><p>(From: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.reddit.com&#x2F;r&#x2F;UsbCHardware&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.reddit.com&#x2F;r&#x2F;UsbCHardware&#x2F;</a>)
Exmooralmost 5 years ago
Hmm... USB-C is complicated because there are a couple different ways it&#x27;s used to display video. If your computers are able to output Displayport over USB-C I would think you should be able to utilize a Displayport KVM and USB-C-&gt;Displayport cables on the input of the KVM and the same cable in reverse on the other end. I think the hard part is figuring out if your computers all push Displayport over their USB-C ports or not.