[virginskyfan]

Looking at getting a new PC for photo and video editing.
Ideally I'd like to keep the old one and use the new one as clean as possible Question is can I run both off a new monitor?

The old PC is XP and the new one Windows 7 or 8(whatever they give me!)

(Not looking to run both machines at once necessarily)

[mac2708]

See here
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00011PC8...SIN=B00011PC8I

Video here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izTW8WViW48

[PrinceGaz]

If the new monitor has two inputs, yes. Just connect one machine to each. Check its specifications.

Otherwise, switch units are available quite cheaply if you really only want to have one monitor on your desk, but the advantage of running a dual-monitor setup is something worth considering (possibly using a switch to swap the second monitor between your new computer and the older one)

[Zenith]

Originally Posted by mac2708

See here
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00011PC8...SIN=B00011PC8I

Video here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izTW8WViW48

That's a lot of money for a PS/2 KVM switch. I don't think many new pc's still support PS/2, so it might not be suitable.

This is the type of KVM I have been using for years with my 2 PS/2 pc's:-
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-PORTS-KV...item35a36d13a7

There is also a USB type available for the same price.

If it's just the monitor that you want to switch, & not the keyboard & mouse as well, then there are VGA switch boxes available, starting at around a fiver:-
http://www.amazon.co.uk/DIGIFLEX-SVG...1330793&sr=8-1

If one of your pc's has a DVI connector & one has a VGA connector, then buying a monitor with both connectors on it should allow you to switch between the 2 pc's.

[emptybox]

You can also obviously use the KVM just to share the mouse and keyboard, and plug the computers into different ports on the monitor if it has HDMI, DVI etc.

The KVM I have uses keyboard controls to change the computer you are controlling (CTRL-CTRL-1, CTRL-CTRL-2 etc).

[virginskyfan]

Thanks for the answers.Really appreciate it