Re: HDMI switch - recommendations?

From	David <wibble@btintenet.com>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.raspberry-pi
Subject	Re: HDMI switch - recommendations?
Date	2016-02-19 19:40 +0000
Message-ID	<dip9chFpg58U6@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
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On Wed, 17 Feb 2016 09:27:19 +0000, Mike Scott wrote:

> On 16/02/16 13:01, Alister wrote:
>> On Tue, 16 Feb 2016 11:27:07 +0000, David wrote:
>>
>>> Musing on the fact that I have 3 * Pi but not 3 * spare monitors.
>>>
>>> Leaving aside the need to switch keyboard (and mouse) does anyone have
>>> a recommendation for an HDMI switch with, for example, 3 in and 1 out
>>> (to TV/
>>> monitor)?
>>>
>>> Hmm...having raised the question, are there USB switches to flip
>>> keyboard/ mouse between systems?
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>>
>>> Dave R
>>
>> have you considered running 2 of them headless @ connecting to them via
>> ssh?
>> (the practicality of this does depend on how they are being used of-
>> course_
>>
>>
>>
> Or use vnc.
> 
> My (sole) rpi runs a vnc server at startup, and all access is from a
> client on my (linux) desktop. A bit sluggish, but very usable.

I did install TightVNC on a Pi B, and could manage it from Windows using 
TightVNC Viewer.

However I couldn't get it to close down properly, or reboot, using TightVNC 
from Windows.

Also, I would like to be able to drive my 3 Pis directly when the need 
arises.

One is more or less dedicated as a VPN server so I don't want to mess 
about with it too much.

Oh, and TightVNC seems to work fine with Windows systems, and can be very 
useful if I'm too idle to navigate stairs. Haven't pranked other users by 
moving their mouse pointer yet, though.

Cheers

Dave R

-- 
Windows 8.1 on PCSpecialist box

Thread

HDMI switch - recommendations? David <wibble@btintenet.com> - 2016-02-16 11:27 +0000
  Re: HDMI switch - recommendations? Peter Campbell-Banks <risc-os@talktalk.net> - 2016-02-16 11:57 +0000
    Re: HDMI switch - recommendations? Morten Reistad <first@last.name,invalid> - 2016-02-16 13:19 +0100
      Re: HDMI switch - recommendations? Andrew Smallshaw <andrews@sdf.lonestar.org> - 2016-02-16 14:43 +0000
        Re: HDMI switch - recommendations? Andrew Smallshaw <andrews@sdf.lonestar.org> - 2016-02-16 14:46 +0000
    Re: HDMI switch - recommendations? David <wibble@btintenet.com> - 2016-02-16 14:18 +0000
  HDMI switch - recommendations? nospam.Richard.Menedetter@f31.n310.z2.binkp.net (Richard Menedetter) - 2016-02-16 13:38 +1200
  Re: HDMI switch - recommendations? Tim Hill <tim@invalid.org.uk> - 2016-02-16 12:37 +0000
  Re: HDMI switch - recommendations? Alister <Alister.ware@ntlworld.com> - 2016-02-16 13:01 +0000
    Re: HDMI switch - recommendations? Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2016-02-16 21:20 +0000
      Re: HDMI switch - recommendations? Gordon Levi <gordon@address.invalid> - 2016-02-18 00:09 +1100
    Re: HDMI switch - recommendations? Mike Scott <usenet.16@scottsonline.org.uk.invalid> - 2016-02-17 09:27 +0000
      Re: HDMI switch - recommendations? David <wibble@btintenet.com> - 2016-02-19 19:40 +0000
        Re: HDMI switch - recommendations? Alan Larsson <abuse@alstown.com> - 2016-02-19 22:46 -0500
          Re: HDMI switch - recommendations? David <wibble@btintenet.com> - 2016-02-20 10:05 +0000
            Re: HDMI switch - recommendations? Tim Hill <tim@invalid.org.uk> - 2016-02-20 10:56 +0000
            Re: HDMI switch - recommendations? Rob Morley <nospam@ntlworld.com> - 2016-02-20 15:11 +0000
              Re: HDMI switch - recommendations? David <wibble@btintenet.com> - 2016-02-21 19:51 +0000
          Re: HDMI switch - recommendations? Rob Morley <nospam@ntlworld.com> - 2016-02-20 15:00 +0000
        Re: HDMI switch - recommendations? druck <news@druck.org.uk> - 2016-02-20 09:05 +0000
          Re: HDMI switch - recommendations? David <wibble@btintenet.com> - 2016-02-20 10:03 +0000
  Re: HDMI switch - recommendations? Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-02-16 13:12 +0100
    Re: HDMI switch - recommendations? cl@isbd.net - 2016-02-16 14:29 +0000
      Re: HDMI switch - recommendations? David <wibble@btintenet.com> - 2016-02-16 16:47 +0000
        Re: HDMI switch - recommendations? cl@isbd.net - 2016-02-16 17:51 +0000
          Re: HDMI switch - recommendations? Tim Hill <tim@invalid.org.uk> - 2016-02-16 18:59 +0000
          Re: HDMI switch - recommendations? David <wibble@btintenet.com> - 2016-02-16 20:18 +0000
  Re: HDMI switch - recommendations? Dave Higton <dave@davehigton.me.uk> - 2016-02-16 14:01 +0000
  Re: HDMI switch - recommendations? Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-02-16 09:20 -0500
  Re: HDMI switch - recommendations? Julius Kavay <kavay@gmx.net.is.not.invalid> - 2016-02-16 16:14 +0100
    Re: HDMI switch - recommendations? David <wibble@btintenet.com> - 2016-02-16 16:52 +0000
  Re: HDMI switch - recommendations? Bryn Evans <d@a.invalid> - 2016-02-17 17:03 +0000
  Re: HDMI switch - recommendations? "M.O.B. i L." <mobil@orbin.se> - 2016-02-20 20:22 +0100

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