Archive for the 'KVM' Category

Gefen DVI3000 HD KVM Ultra Extender (6.25 miles)

Monday, July 24th, 2006

OK, the name says it all, partially because it’s a really long name, but the Gefen DVI3000 HD KVM Ultra Extender (6.25 miles) is everything that it purports to be. This KVM extender lets you use a USB keyboard and mouse and DVI display up to 6 miles away from your system. From our product [...]

Rackmount Monitors and KVMs

Wednesday, April 19th, 2006

Rackmount KVMs are all the rage in SoHo and Greenwich Villiage these days, so naturally, Sewell would want to get in on the action. OK, so these aren’t the most glamorous product we sell (see: iTheater) but for you networking professionals out there, this may be of interest. These rackmount KVMs and monitor/keyboard units are [...]

KVM Switches with Macintosh Units

Thursday, February 9th, 2006

For all those people out there that need to use two computers with a KVM switch, consider your options. PC computers are pretty versitile when it comes to KVM Switches. Almost any KVM will work. Macintosh computers and Unix/Linux computers are a different story altogether. For these type of computers you will want to consider [...]

Wireless VGA

Tuesday, January 17th, 2006

Alright, I’m going to be honest - if the idea of having wireless VGA isn’t cool to you then you are probably reading the wrong blog.
Wireless VGA is cool and it’s now a reality - right now it is only FCC certified for non-residential use (such as in an office or industrial building), but rest [...]

KVM Switches

Friday, January 6th, 2006

Just a thought for everyone to ponder on. Macintosh keyboards are trouble when it comes to KVM Switches that use the Scroll Lock key as a switching hotkey. So if you have a Mac keyboard, and want to use it with a KVM, then get a KVM that doesnt use a hotkey. Also, you may [...]

Splitters vs. Switches

Saturday, December 24th, 2005

A lot of people wonder what the difference is between a splitter and a switch. Basically, a splitter will take one source (such as a satellite receiver, a cable box, a computer, etc.) and splits the signal between two outputs. So if you have a HDMI splitter, you can connect one HDMI source, such as [...]

PS2 to USB adapter with Dell mouse

Wednesday, October 26th, 2005

We just had a customer return a PS2 to USB mouse/keyboard adapter. When the return had been authorized, the part was thought to be defective. When we tested the adapter, it worked fine. Just to make sure it wasnt defective, we tested it with several mice in several different ps2 ports. We plugged it directly [...]

DVI KVM Switch with Wireless Mouse and keyboard

Monday, August 29th, 2005

Just last week we had a customer that had looked several places for a DVI PS2 KVM switch to work with his Microsoft Elite Wireless Combo(w/ wireless intellimouse). He had received mixed answers as to whether such a device would be compatible with his wireless mouse and keyboard. After testing a similar scenario, we told [...]