OT: switchable input LCd monitor options?

musman wrote on 10/16/2005, 1:21 AM

I own a Dell 2404 24" LCd monitor and think very highly of it. Especially cool is the ability to plug in both DVI and VGA inputs and be able to switch b/t the two. I use this to switch b/t 2 workstations w/o having to reach in the back, unplug one and replug the other, etc each time.
But, now I'd like to have a 2nd LCD monitor for both and be able to switch inputs just like how I do with the 2405. I've tried to do some research on other monitors with this option, but it's either not very popular or not very well advertised.
So, are there other 'switchable' LCDs that work this easily, or am I better off just getting another 2405?
Thanks for any help!

Comments

JJKizak wrote on 10/16/2005, 5:41 AM

My Viewsonic 19" switches automatically from VGA to DVI. (900). None of that is in the advertizing.

JJK

farss wrote on 10/16/2005, 6:34 AM

Can't you just use some form of KVM switch?
Bob.

musman wrote on 10/16/2005, 1:21 PM

Well, yeah, but the switchers I found cost a couple hundred dollars and once you add that to the cost, it's nearly the same as a new Dell 2404.