IOGear 4-Port Dual View KVM Switch with Audio and Cables GCS1744

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 14 x 5 x 9 inches ; 6.8 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0009JR3UM
• Item model number: GCS1744
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
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• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 2, 2005

Product Description

Product Description

The Dual View GCS1744 USB KVMP Switch brings dual head video functionality to IOGEARs USB KVM switch technology. Now four dual-display computers can be accessed and controlled from a single console that consists of a USB keyboard, USB mouse, and two VGA, SVGA, or Multisync monitors. In addition, the GCS1744 allows the computers to share USB peripherals connected to the USB peripheral ports, such as printers, scanners, portable hard drives, etc. Recognizing the importance of sound, this switch is also audio enabled. A single microphone can provide audio input to each of the computers, and you can enjoy the audio output of each computer on a single set of speakers.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Doesn't work with Nforce motherboards, October 14, 2005

By	M. Hovila - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Only after purchasing one and fighting with skipping and sticking keystrokes for a day did I find out from Iogears tech support that not only does this KVM not work well with multimedia and internet style keyboards (and good luck finding a non-multimedia USB keyboard these days) but it also doesn't work with Nforce motherboards, regardless of version. Thats gotta be close to half the desktops that are made now-a-days that this KVM won't work with. As of this writing they do not have a firmware fix and no ETA on when one will be released. What would possess them to release a KVM in such a buggy state is beyond me.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Doesn't recognize anything but standard keyboards, September 10, 2007

By	T-Lo (San Francisco, Ca) - See all my reviews

I tried to use this switch with an Logitech Elite Keyboard (very standard cheap keyboard) a mac desktop, a macbook pro and a Dell desktop.

The macs are no longer recognizing the keyboard when connected via the switch. The logitech software doesn't recognize the keyboard. So I contacted customer support. It turns out that they DON'T GUARANTEE THAT THIS SWITCH WILL WORK WITH YOUR KEYBOARD" Here is their incredibly not helpful and illustrative response...

"GCS1764 is tested to work with a wired standard USB keyboard and mice. We cannot guarantee that all of the special keys of your keyboard will work.

Try to connect first your keyboard directly to the computers and check if the keyboard will work. You may try to use another keyboard and connect it to your KVM. If the other keyboard didn't work while it is connected to the KVM, please call our technical support so that we can further assist you.

For further assistance, please contact IOGEAR Customer Advocacy (toll free) 866-946-4327 and refer to ticket no. 206504."

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works fine, no problems for me, September 8, 2008

By	N. Moulton "norm1968" (Webster, NY USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: IOGear 2-Port Dual View KVM Switch with Audio and USB Peripheral Sharing GCS1742 (Electronics)

I have been using this KVM since June 2008 with no problems. I have it connected to 2 desktop PCs with dual monitors both running at 1280x1024 resolution with a USB keyboard and USB mouse. I've seen in the past that sometimes "bad" KVMs degrade the analog monitor image, but I've had no problems with this unit at the stated resolution. The monitors are LCD, so the refresh rate is only 60Hz. Both PCs are set to "sleep" after inactivity, and I haven't seen any problems related to this either. I normally use the keyboard short-cut to switch it from 1 to 2 (Scroll-Lock, Scroll-Lock, Enter, Enter) so I literally hardly ever have to touch it.