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DVI switchbox for 30" ACD?

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kudukudu

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Can anyone make a recommendation on a DVI switchbox that will allow me to run a macbook pro and Mac Pro on the same 30" apple cinema display?
 
ZERO HEROES said:
It's just a switch, how can it know what resolution is being used?! -lol
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It's not as simple as just electronically connecting the wires when the switch is changed. The switch must interrogate the display DDL and then present the same DDL continuously to all attached computers to prevent them thinking the screen is being disconnected then reconnected.

It needs to support dual-link connections. Dual-link requires significantly faster circuitry to support the passing through of the signal so switches will be much more expensive.
 
I'm not aware of a DVI switch that can handle dual-link displays (and I've been looking). No doubt they're on the way, but that doesn't help right now...🙁
 
robbieduncan said:
It's not as simple as just electronically connecting the wires when the switch is changed. The switch must interrogate the display DDL and then present the same DDL continuously to all attached computers to prevent them thinking the screen is being disconnected then reconnected.

It needs to support dual-link connections. Dual-link requires significantly faster circuitry to support the passing through of the signal so switches will be much more expensive.
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Ah, that explains it. Thanks!
 
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