Iogear 2 Port Dual View KVM Switch with audio & USB Peripherial Sharing

Average customer rating: 1.0

I won't by this product if I've known about these problems.
This thing is a piece of junk

Iogear 2 Port Dual View KVM Switch with audio & USB Peripherial Sharing

Manufacturer: IOGEAR
Product Group: CE
Binding: Electronics
ASIN: B0009JR3V6

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Product Description

The Dual View GCS1742 USB KVMP Switch brings dual head video functionality to IOGEAR's USB KVM switch technology. Now two dual-display computers can be accessed and controlled from a single console that consists of a USB keyboard, USB mouse, and two VGA, SVGA, or Multisync monitors. In addition, the GCS1742 allows the computers to share USB peripherals connected to the USB peripheral ports, such as printers, scanners, portable hard drivers, etc. Recognizing the importance of sound, this switch is also audio-enabled. A single microphone can provide audio input to each of the computers, and you can enjoy the audio output of each computer on a single set of speakers.

Customer Reviews:

I won't by this product if I've known about these problems........2006-09-01

I bought this switch to accommodate me for easily switching between 2 cpus using 2 shared monitors. I had to install new video card on each cpu as expected. The problems of this switch are pretty annoying. Why did I say that it is annoying? Because...
The First Problem: everytime I type 60+ more words per minute, it starts to act up. It starts to type itself like if I hold down the same key for period of time, so I have to hold the backspace key to get rid of all the junk. I have to keep retyping passwords over and over again since it messes up the typing. I guess the sensor/connection of this device for keyboard and mouse is not good.
the Second Problem: Whenever both monitors go to screen saver or power monitor off, it won't come back up eventhough I touch the mouse or tab the keyboard or touch this switch or turn on/off the monitors. I actually have to press off/on key on the CPUs (so the PCs did not shut down properly).
Otherwise, I am okay with the other features. So, because of these annoyances, I decided not to use it since it hassles me rather than provides me with efficiency. It is expensive but now it's just sitting covered with dust since I can't return it.

This thing is a piece of junk.......2005-12-07

Hey folks, save yourself the time and effort by buying something with stonger, more reliable tech support.

We bought 2 of these for our video edit bays, and long story short, neither one of them worked out of the box. Took 3 different calls to their tech support to realize that outsourcing isn't always the best idea. Either way, we'll be returning these pieces of junk.

Hope this helps and/or saves you the massive migraine that we experienced.

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