Jimi4 Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 Is January for my birthday I am getting a HP Presario Z200Z, because my old Dell is about to just die. But, in my room I have my Xbox 360 connected to a monitor. I work in the summer but this summer I am saving up for other things (Nintendo Wii, Jerseys, Sneakers, etc.) But, next year in the summer I want to buy a Mac Mini for my room. My question is... I know the Mac Mini accepts VGA monitors, but what kind of cables do I need to be allowed two different machines connected to the monitor at once and then I just pick which one I want? Or, is it the monitor? Or if I just get the cable then will it be which ever set of hardware that monitor recieves signal from first? Thanks alot for all of the help!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwprod12 Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 I dont know about an xbox 360, but with two computers, you could use a USB-compatible KVM switch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimi4 Posted June 23, 2006 Author Share Posted June 23, 2006 I dont know about an xbox 360, but with two computers, you could use a USB-compatible KVM switch But, what if the Monitor doesnt accept USB? Can you explain this method? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwprod12 Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 ROFLMAO. The usb is for the keyboard and mouse, not the monitor. (a standard kvm only has ps2, and obviously a mac mini doesnt support ps2) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimi4 Posted June 23, 2006 Author Share Posted June 23, 2006 ROFLMAO. The usb is for the keyboard and mouse, not the monitor. (a standard kvm only has ps2, and obviously a mac mini doesnt support ps2) Well the 360 is just like having two computers connected together! So lets say it like this. Could I have two computers connected when the monitor is not multi-sync via a specific cable that splits both VGA signals? And the monitor will get which ever VGA signal it gets first? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-TiLT- Posted June 24, 2006 Share Posted June 24, 2006 This will do the job http://www.connecttech.net/product_info.php?products_id=412 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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