Be careful with VisionTek VT4950 KVM -- my failed USB-C KVM Upgrade from VT2900
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ธ.ค. 2024
- VisionTek VT2900 USB-C KVM, although not perfect, does cover 70% of my need. The newly released VT4950 though, is a big step backward. Very disappointed with this newer version. Hope the information I shared in this video can help you avoid some waste of time and money.
** Sorry for the poor video, it seems my mic is not working correctly this time. I will fix it before the next video.
I just got this today for the exact same use case and I'm very disappointed. Not only do you have to install the drivers, but when using DisplayPort (rather than HDMI through the Apple-made HDMI/USB/USB-C to USB-C connector), my ultrawide monitor looks *terrible*, very pixelated. Also I'm getting some mouse/keyboard lag as well. I'm glad I'm not the only one, I'll probably return it too.
Also for what it's worth - I just switched my ultrawide back to HDMI and I'm using displayport on my secondary monitor, and it's 1000x better. I don't need the highest resolution on the secondary monitor (or need to avoid pixelation, really, because that's truly just the one I'll use for web browsers), so I might keep this and just use this alternate setup for a while and see how it works. And, the fan seems quieter with this configuration too - who knows 🤷🏼♀. I know DisplayLink has an option to use "experimental" resolutions - I didn't try that until I switched the cables, and I can't really tell if it's making a difference on the lower-res secondary monitor. Anyway, this setup works for now; just wanted to share in case others had the same problem.
Thanks for sharing this.
Unfortunately I'm back with more bad news. @@thatworks123 Because this driver requires screen sharing, you *cannot* stream videos in your browser on the display port monitor. So this whole rig that I set up so I could play WoW on my good screen, and stream videos on my secondary, is literally not feasible with this KVM. So truly disappointed.
def probably too late, but displaylink drivers are in the windows store if itll help for approval.. also ty for the review, i have the vt4900 and was thinking of updating but not seeing a difference at all.. mine has a fan too but i never hear it.i didnt know until youmentioned lol but i have to fell the dock and i can feel the vibration
I was so excited to finally find a 3 display KVM dock, but as soon as you said it needs the display link driver to work for 3 screens I got so mad... It's a shame as the only option left for me would be the *Targus USB-C Dual Host Hybrid Triple Video KVM Docking Station* which is so expensive.
I wonder if I could just install the driver on my personal computer and that would allow the toggle with my work computer.
If you need to use its displayport, you have to install the driver on each computer that you want to use with the kvm.
Would that Targus even work? It says: "Supports single, dual, or triple 4K display via one HDMI port @60Hz with DP Alt Mode technology and two DisplayPort™ ports @60Hz with DisplayLink® technology" - sounds like it's going to be the same issue.
@@katechannel870
Sadly yes, it needs the display link driver to function. I returned it.
My next attempt will be the "1.4 Display Port KVM Switch - Triple Monitor - Two Computer" with Level1tech.