KVM switch with DP and 240hz

[sauceyo]

Heyy, I'm looking for a KVM switch for a single monitor (and min 2 usbs) with displayport in/out and support for 240hz (I have a Alienware AW2518HF 25") 

I've been browsing on amazon but everything I saw said 4k60-30hz but no specifications for max refresh rate on 1080p

The first DP input will be from my PC on an RTX 3070, second one will be my macbook (which ill have to use a DP -> USBC cable for) 

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

9 minutes ago, sauceyo said:

Heyy, I'm looking for a KVM switch for a single monitor (and min 2 usbs) with displayport in/out and support for 240hz (I have a Alienware AW2518HF 25") 

I've been browsing on amazon but everything I saw said 4k60-30hz but no specifications for max refresh rate on 1080p

The first DP input will be from my PC on an RTX 3070, second one will be my macbook (which ill have to use a DP -> USBC cable for) 

https://connectpro.com/product/udp-12ap-kit-2-port-usb-displayport-kvm-switch/?v=7516fd43adaa

 

You're going to pay a pretty penny for that. 

[sauceyo]

21 minutes ago, BlueChinchillaEatingDorito said:

https://connectpro.com/product/udp-12ap-kit-2-port-usb-displayport-kvm-switch/?v=7516fd43adaa

 

You're going to pay a pretty penny for that. 

RIP thats a lot for just a KVM, is it just the fact that it supports 240hz that makes it expensive?

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

25 minutes ago, sauceyo said:

RIP thats a lot for just a KVM, is it just the fact that it supports 240hz that makes it expensive?

Pretty much I suppose. High refresh rate KVMs (and even 1440p/4k ones if I'm honest) are a bit of niche market. It's only recently have more and more people been seeking out for such a product. Your bog standard KVM like the Trendnet one I'm using costs like 20 maybe 30 bucks. Which is why I typically recommend people to just use their monitor to handle input switching and a cheap KVM to handle your mouse and keyboard. Many monitors can also handle audio output via DP or HDMI too so that's one less thing to worry about if you're using speakers. 

[JuneOn Tech]

I understand that this was posted years ago when the 5K240hz gaming monitors were hard to find with unstable in quality (of cause listed more than USD $3000).

Finally, 2 weeks ago during the Cyber Monday, both  Samsung and LG had put the 5K240hz monitors into special discounts (lower than $760).  So I got a change to get one

o many users asked to unbox and test setup with external KVM switch that can support this very popular gaming monitor (the one of the best selling 5K1440P 49inch monitors for the Cyber Monday, 2023).

We got the monitor (LG 49GR850DC) (on 12/11).

After we got it, we have to upgrade and refresh the GPU driver/firmware installed on the gaming PC connected to make sure the GPU support DP1.4 DSC protocol.

The testing result was very well. We can proof that the advanced DDM 1.4 KVM switches DO support 5K1440P 240hz gaming monitor and 5K1440p 60hz Dell Ultrasharp U4924DW monitor sharing AT THE SAME TIME.

The unbox and testing link is on Reddit posted :