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I have been looking for a KVM switch that I could hook up to my laptop docking station so that I could dock my work laptop at home, flip a switch, and have my laptop use my home PC's keyboard, mouse, and two monitors. I can't seem to find one on Amazon or Newegg.

No VGA ports. That's oldschool and I don't want anything to do with it. DVI or HDMI only. Can anyone provide me with a link or two?

Edit: It also most support 1920x1080 digitally (no analog) on both monitors.

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Find two regular DVI/HDMi switches and then splice the switcher wires together. – Huckle Feb 5 at 1:06
check this or this – Raystafarian Feb 5 at 1:13
I guess I should have mentioned 1920x1080 resolution. Edit - sorry, I didn't see the second link – oscilatingcretin Feb 5 at 1:34
That sucks. The second one only does one analog and one digital per PC which means I would need to replace one of my DVI-Ds with a DVI-I. – oscilatingcretin Feb 5 at 1:45
If they exist, they are crazy expensive I'm sure. – surfasb Feb 5 at 2:04
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How about this one? ADDERView 4 PRO DVI Multi-Screen

The ADDERView PRO is a professional grade KVMA switch delivering ultimate flexibility for users who wish to share high resolution screens (up to 5MP) and modern USB peripherals between a multiplicity of computers.

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We use these at work for switching 4 monitors, they work really well – deveneyi Feb 7 at 12:06
Tom, where is the price for this? It seems rather elusive. – oscilatingcretin Feb 7 at 18:36
These things typically are like Ferraris, if you have to ask... Contact their local VAR while sitting down. – Fiasco Labs Mar 8 at 17:34
@oscilatingcretin - You want a KVM that supports HDMI you are going to pay for that functionality. You don't expand on the reason a VGA connection is bad. – Ramhound Mar 8 at 17:44
Did I not say DVI or HDMI in my question?. Furthermore, how do you know I am not willing to pay it? Lastly, I do not want VGA because I want to still use my main PC for gaming, so I am only willing to go digital, not analog. The dual-monitor KVM switches I've looked at don't support using different types of cables. They're either all analog or all digital, so I need all digital. – oscilatingcretin Mar 8 at 18:32
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This (and other IOGEAR products on that site) seem to be what you are after...

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"simple method for sharing one dual-link DVI monitor" – oscilatingcretin Mar 8 at 16:45
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I just started using this from iogear at work to share two monitors, keyboard/mouse between two computers. While the product is a bit pricey, it is definitely worth it. I think you can get it on newegg for about $300.00.

I think you may find this product will do everything you need it to do.

http://www.iogear.com/product/GCS1642/

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I typed in https://www.google.com/search?complete=0&q=dual+monitor+kvm, clicked the second shopping result, clicked Amazon and landed on http://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-Port-Switch-Audio-SV231DD2DUA/dp/B002VY8T2Y " switching both machines across two high resolution DVI monitors" "Combined or independent switching of audio and/or USB hub ports"

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