Customer Reviews

Manual VGA Switch Model MT-15-2C

5 star:		(15)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

I hooked this box up to a 15 foot VGA cable and a 3 foot VGA cable so that I can run my digital projector from my laptop from either of two different places in my classroom. It's working great- clean signal, no flicker or distortion. (When I tried the same trick with a Y splitter cable it there was significant flicker and distortion.) The item seems sturdy and solid. Best of all it requires no external power supply. Don't forget, though, you need THREE cables to do what I did: two to go from the box to the computers, and a third to go from the box to the projector.

This is the way to go for switching between TV and computer monitor. Works great.

I purchased this switch box to be able to display our store's computer slide show content on either a desktop monitor or a 42" flat panel which we have mounted in a window at our store. This way I can review content before it's displayed in public, and displaying the content is a twist of the dial away. It works perfectly, and is priced very reasonably in my opinion.

I had the same problem mentioned by J. Swanson. I ran the primary SVGA cable out of my computer to the input jack on the back of the switch box and then a SVGA cable to my monitor and another to my Samsung TV. My computer is running XP. It also seems to recognize the switch box as a monitor, deletes the actual monitor from the system, and replaces it with a "default" monitor. The only solution was to delete the "default" monitor from the hardware profile, shut the computer down, plug a SVGA cable directly from the computer to my monitor, also a Samsung, and then start the computer up again, and then add the proper monitor to the hardware profile. I am returning both the switch box and the 50 ft SVGA cable I bought to connect the computer to the TV. From what I understand, this process may be much easier in Windows 7, and I will be upgrading to that OS soon, so this may be easier to achieve then. For now, with my present computer and OS, though, this solution just did not work for me.

I bought this to be able to switch my monitor between my PC and my Xbox 360. It does the job decently enough. However, there is a slight drop in visual quality. As a hardcore PC enthusiast who spends way too much time staring at their screen, the change was very obvious to me. However, it might not be enough to bother most people. Or for most people to even notice it. It's maybe a 5-10% decrease in quality, and I've come to live with it during periods where I will be using the Xbox a lot (say, when I just got a new game). Then at other times I just plug my monitor directly back into my video card. It still saves me the hassle during those busy Xbox periods, so I don't regret my purchase one bit.

I've opened the box for this switch, and the reason for the drop in quality is that there isn't quite enough shielding on the wires, nor on the switch itself. But, for a better product you're going to have to pay quite a bit more. This thing is cheap, and does its job well enough for my purposes.

Excellent product for the prize! It is listed as VGA, but it is definitely SVGA. I used it to connect my MAC ibook and my PC to an HP L1710 17" LCD display. I am able to switch between both of them seamlessly. It works even if one of the computers is in a screen-saver or sleeping mode. Out of curiosity, I tried different resolutions and refresh frequencies. The switcher worked up to 1280 by 1024 at 85 Hz refresh rate, though I am typically using it at 1024 by 768 at 65 Hz.

Just be aware that there are many fraud copies of this switcher advertised under the same name DB15, but at cheaper prize (< $10). And they have very poor reviews. That is not for the real model. So, be aware that you are purchasing the original at the right prize!

Does what I need simply. I have a computer besides the TV. The TV has a VGA port.

With this switch I can change the computer to display at the TV or the Monitor.

I bought these so I can switch between my second computer monitor and Xbox 360. I didn't notice the difference in quality of the picture when I switched to my xbox 360, but when I turned the switched to my computer, I noticed a huge decrease in image quality. There was an overlapping effect on fonts and images were extremely blurry. I even switched the VGA cables out thinking that was my problem, but it didn't help. It could just be my VGA Switch box though (not sure since it was pretty cheap).

All in all, it works... but does not give a clear image.

It's plug and play and it works like it's supposed to. I should mention that I use it to switch my top of the line monitor between my computer and my XBOX 360. The fact that my monitor is high end may be the reason for the missing stars. What happens when I start my computer up is that this little box changes my screen resolution and the quality of the picture is reduced. The only way to fix it is to start the computer up directly connected to the monitor, then unplug and go through the switch box; changing the resolution through my OS does nothing. I think the computer is recognizing the switch box as a monitor or something like that, I'm not an expert though. So, I can get it to maintain screen resolution by fumbling around a bit with the cords, but that's why I got the thing in the first place; so I don't have to switch cables around. As long as I don't shut down or restart my computer it works fine and I haven't had any issues at all with the XBOX 360.

The Pros:

It works.
It's cheap.
It's easy to set up and use.

The Cons:

It may affect the quality and resolution of your picture.



Update: October 27, 2010. Knob came off a few days ago. The switch still works as it did before and I was able to put a bit of superglue inside the plastic knob and slide it back on; though I don't expect it to be long before it comes off again. Another con for this product; although you can't expect more for the money to be honest.

Instead of the dial pictured with this listing, the product shipped comes with two push buttons (A and B). That's nothing that would have kept me from buying it... but it's still disconcerting to get something besides what you ordered.

What would keep me from ordering this is that although the signal changed from source A to source B (and back) when the appropriate button was pushed... it would change the video signal to a *very* yellow color once you let go of the button. As long as you are mashing the button down all the way with your thumb it is fine. But the second you take your thumb off of the button the image looks like it's being viewed beneath a layer of dark yellow liquid. For this reason I cannot recommend this product.