[Hidden-tech] setting up a computer to work off of two sets of monitors

[Daniel Fried]

Thanks for all the comments.

In following up on some of the suggestions, I found that they make video
cable splitters which will let us just mirror the monitors, which is all we
need.

Thanks for the comments.

For those who might have other suggestions if this doesn't work out...

This is a Windows 7 PC.

The reverse KVM switches are good, and really kind of what I was thinking
about, but quite expensive... the splitter cables are much cheaper and
since the keyboard and mouse isn't a problem, the extra expense (at least
$250) doesn't make a lot of sense.

The "easy" solutions of changing settings get harder because we are talking
about going from 2 monitors to 4, instead of 1 to 2 which becomes a
hardware issue.

Thanks to the people who offered other suggestions, but we are already
exploring stools and other such physical comfort options, but we wanted to
explore the possibilities of technology options.

Thanks

-Dan

On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 9:20 AM, Daniel Fried <dan at creativeconstructs.com>wrote:

> Someone in our office has started using a standing desk.  While this is
> working out quite well, this person would like to be able to switch back
> and forth from a standing to a regular height sitting position, but we
> would like to avoid the cost of an adjustable desk.
>
> One possible solution is to have two sets of monitors (currently we use
> two monitor setups), one at a high desk and one at a low desk.
>
> Does anyone have any ideas of how to switch back and forth without redoing
> the cables or switching computers to work at the other desk?  Some kind of
> reverse KVM switch maybe?  A way to set up 4 monitors?
>
> Or for that matter any other way to solve this problem?
>
> Thanks
>
> -Dan
>
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