KVMs are unreasonably expensive and my work was about to throw this one in the dumpster. I just need to order some console cables first but I’m really pleased.
That’s nice! I’ve always wanted a KVM but yeah, they’re always super pricey…
oof, nearly 3k for that model (assuming B020-U16-19-IP)
I think this model is roughly $1300 brand new. Mine has some cosmetic damage but I still see used KVMs like this on EBay in the high three digit range.
Free hardware is the best hardware!
Is that a massive dildo in the background?
Pussy needs to play!
Now you can hack trains and airplanes and order air strikes!
KVM drawers are cool for homelab racks!
I put of grabbing one of these when my work was clearing them out, giving them away for next to nothing.
Now when I actually need one I cant find one for less than the cost of my best damn server. and nobody seems to make a basic cheap one.
PiKVM?
350USD? Yeah not that cheap either…
I have IPMI and web interfaces for most gear, I just don’t want to have to carry a laptop in every-time I need to tinker.
I also have a bunch of AV switchgear and it would be handy to adapt a multiviewer to one of the VGA ports for monitoring that side of things too.
PiKVM for open source networked KVMs: https://pikvm.org/
Every time I look at this, the value proposition makes no sense to me. The DIY V1 and V2 only have instructions for adding a single HDMI input port (??), and the V3 and V4 are like $350 CAD, which is way more expensive than buying a used KVM on eBay. What am I missing?
I thought we shifted away from fullscreen!
KVM trays are generally only used for terminal/CLI access where widescreen doesn’t make much sense.
Widescreen ones are available (though not as plentiful) when the user is regularly using GUIs on it.
There are a few models available with 1920x1080 displays, but they are mostly still 4:3 screens and VGA inputs.
Nope, were shiftin’ back, bby.
I’m starting to see a lot of 3:2 displays now. They are not quite fullscreen, but they are a lot better for reading documents than 16:9.
My work laptop is 16x10 and I do appreciate the extra vertical space.
My cat has claimed it as his own lol
I swear I see those old 1280x1024 monitors everywhere. I have one just like that at home. Also came from my dad’s old job
Mine came from Craigslist. It’s perfect for server stuff.
Turn my bum warmer on, peasant!
Who the hell removed it from the rack. That ear is at a 45-degree angle
If I had to guess it got damaged when transported in a box with hundreds of pounds of old servers stacked on top of it. Some of the other KVMs I saw were in pieces.
