DVI and VGA with a KVM switch?

[kktk]

I have 2 computers.
2 diff vga cards.

1 has a dvi out and a vga out.
1 has a vga out only.

My monitor is a Samsung 213T which has a DVI and a VGA input.

I also control my computers through a KVM(which has VGA ins and outs).

I want to control both my computers through a KVM, using the DVI out from 1 card and the VGA out from another and connect them to the monitor(into the DVI input I guess?? )

Which KVM switch should I get?
Is this possible? And do I gain the benefits of the DVI over VGA by doing this?

K

[EzyStvy]

Get a DVI to VGA converter for about ten bucks.

[kktk]

and how would I connect that?

would connecting that still give me the benefit of using DVI?

[RJ]

So all you want is to connect the monitor to both PCs ?

Just connect it via VGA to the VGA-only-one and via DVI to the other.

RJ

[kktk]

So connect 2 cables from the monitors to both the vga cards?

and then use a KVM to switch between the 2 for the mouse and the keys???? and then also so a manual switch on the monitor to choose the input type????


K

[RJ]

Well if you need to switch mouse and keyboard then you will need a KVM, so just get one.

RJ

[kktk]

right....which is exactly my question....the KVM switch I have lets me connect the vga cables too---but they are only VGA not DVI....

I will try and connect just the keys and the mouse through the KVM and not connect the vga cables through it...and do that connection seperately to the monitor and see if that works...

K