#Mac pc kvm full#
#Mac pc kvm pro#

ThereвЂ™s a similar model with a lower refresh rate, the X34 GS, however I can only find it for sale in Australia for approximately $1,342 USD. I left off monitors that are no longer for sale or lack crucial features like an audio output or upstream USB-B port.ДЄs you can see, thereвЂ™s no ideal monitor except for the Acer Predator X34 S, which isnвЂ™t available in the US yet and currently costs ВҐ9999 (roughly $1,500 USD). I canвЂ™t guarantee this is an exhaustive list, but it might be. HereвЂ™s what I found after about 15 hours of research: Model At 60hz I lose track of my mouse cursor in League of Legends and we canвЂ™t have that! Awkward DPIs are a deal-breaker due to scaling and вЂњshimmeringвЂќ effects mentioned in the linked post.

#Mac pc kvm full#

Full retina 5k instead of 1440p would be nice, but unfortunately I couldnвЂ™t find such a monitor that meets all the minimum criteria. Good for gaming and happens to be the ideal non-retina DPI for macOS.

The viewing angles on my TN panel are so bad it interferes with my work so IPS is a must. Upstream USB-B Port so that I can plug my keyboard and mouse into the monitor and pipe PC audio through the monitor to the sound bar.Some sort of audio output (almost always analog).Provides at least 60W power over USB-C (the bare minimum to power a 16-inch MacBook Pro).Has a built-in KVM switch that lets me easily switch between my PC and MacBook.So I set out to identify a monitor that meets all of my criteria. With enough features, the monitor effectively acts as a KVM+audio, like so: And some monitors have USB-C and audio out, but only provide 15W of power. Many monitors support USB-C but donвЂ™t have any sort of way to pipe the audio out from the monitor (for example, to a sound bar). Unfortunately, itвЂ™s not as simple as knowing whether a monitor supports USB-C. Did you know you can connect a MacBook to a monitor using a single USB-C cable and transmit USB, power, audio and video? Modern monitors come with a lot of interesting features.

#Mac pc kvm pro#

So for the foreseeable future my workstation will be pulling double-duty for macOS-based software development with a MacBook Pro and Windows-based gaming on a PC. Like many folks finding their way through the COVID-19 pandemic, IвЂ™ve recently accepted a job working permanently remote. The Ultimate MacBook+PC Monitor Showdown