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How do you connect two computers to one monitor?

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You need to buy a KVM or KM switch also called a Keyboard/Video/Mouse switch which will allow you to swap between two or more PC using only 1 monitor.

Good companies doing this are:

Belkin KVM
Cables to go KVM
Tripp Lite KVM
IOGEAR KVM

KVM Switches Online:
http://tinyurl.com/l5n64

For example of KVM Switch:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KVM_switch

For example of KM Switch:
http://tinyurl.com/f5rln

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