WEBVTT 00:00:07.359 --> 00:00:13.719 welcome to an unboxing of a product that may not be 00:00:10.840 --> 00:00:24.359 glamorous but is certainly useful this is the trendnet TK 204 UK TW Port DVI 00:00:19.600 --> 00:00:27.480 USB KVM switch with audio kit slick 00:00:24.359 --> 00:00:30.800 bought one because uh he'd never heard 00:00:27.480 --> 00:00:32.840 of a KVM kit believe 00:00:30.800 --> 00:00:37.000 no I'm just messing with you Slick's pretty technical he'd heard of a KVM kit 00:00:34.800 --> 00:00:42.039 before or a KVM switch before I see I called it a KVM kit it's not even what 00:00:38.800 --> 00:00:43.640 it is it's really late at night guys um 00:00:42.039 --> 00:00:49.480 here we are in the studio bringing you unboxings of kvms uh so slick got this 00:00:46.840 --> 00:00:53.160 one because we have one for our Tech tip setup uh which has been working really 00:00:51.600 --> 00:00:59.239 well for us so the way it okay okay we're not going to focus too much on this one we'll focus on this one but 00:00:56.079 --> 00:01:01.199 slick um in His Infinite Wisdom managed 00:00:59.239 --> 00:01:06.519 to find it useful in spite of the fact that he configured it wrong see what 00:01:02.680 --> 00:01:06.519 you're supposed to do is plug 00:01:07.759 --> 00:01:14.799 this okay no really there's a reason that he didn't plug in the kvm's DVI 00:01:13.200 --> 00:01:18.159 cable and plugged in a separate DVI cable and I'll explain that as well so 00:01:16.920 --> 00:01:23.600 let's actually get started with the unboxing so you can get kvms in a wide 00:01:21.920 --> 00:01:28.320 variety of different configurations including ones that support um two 00:01:26.680 --> 00:01:32.759 computers to be controlled with a single set of peripherals ones that support 00:01:30.200 --> 00:01:37.560 four computers even rack mount ones that support many computers operating off a 00:01:35.360 --> 00:01:41.000 single keyboard and mouse and then you switch between them according to 00:01:39.360 --> 00:01:47.640 whichever one you want to control you can get ones that use VGA and PS2 uh you 00:01:45.320 --> 00:01:52.200 can get ones that use DVI and USB you can get ones that do support audio and 00:01:49.520 --> 00:01:56.280 ones that don't for a consumer who happens to have a couple computers at 00:01:53.680 --> 00:02:00.680 their desk whether you've got a PC and a Mac and you don't feel like dual booting 00:01:57.920 --> 00:02:05.880 and waiting for os's to load in between uh a lot of our graphic designers here 00:02:02.399 --> 00:02:08.679 at work do that or or whether you have 00:02:05.880 --> 00:02:13.200 um two desktop computers one that is like a dedicated video rendering box and 00:02:11.360 --> 00:02:17.280 one that you act that you use for gaming for example if you have them both at the 00:02:14.760 --> 00:02:23.800 same desk this allows you to with the touch of a button switch between which 00:02:20.000 --> 00:02:26.160 one you want to control and here at any 00:02:23.800 --> 00:02:29.239 given moment so this guy includes everything you need and this is the one 00:02:27.400 --> 00:02:34.440 that I'd consider to be most practical for probably 00:02:30.480 --> 00:02:37.000 90% of consumers so it comes with a wide 00:02:34.440 --> 00:02:40.800 variety of things here including all of these packages that I have to open one 00:02:39.720 --> 00:02:49.159 by one in order to bring you this fantastic 00:02:44.519 --> 00:02:52.400 unboxing of a KVM all right here we 00:02:49.159 --> 00:02:54.959 go ah power okay so the first thing the 00:02:52.400 --> 00:02:59.040 things we don't need uh utility install users guide if you really need that get 00:02:57.360 --> 00:03:05.360 it off the trendnet website quick installation guide plug the things into 00:03:00.800 --> 00:03:10.200 the thing it's that quick all right here 00:03:05.360 --> 00:03:11.840 is the TK 204 U so this is your console 00:03:10.200 --> 00:03:15.360 this button you press to switch between computer 1 and computer 2 there is a 00:03:13.519 --> 00:03:19.560 light that turns on to show you which computer you're operating at the current 00:03:17.360 --> 00:03:23.840 moment then you plug the keyboard and mouse that you want to use in this case 00:03:22.040 --> 00:03:30.280 we have some Microsoft thing and a Corsair Mouse plugged into the USB 00:03:26.200 --> 00:03:31.439 cables at the front all right 00:03:30.280 --> 00:03:35.480 speaking of people who don't know how kvms work I actually don't know what this one's 00:03:36.439 --> 00:03:43.560 for oh yeah the main monitor well then why isn't ours plugged in oh right cuz 00:03:41.040 --> 00:03:48.920 he broke it okay right so moving on uh so this is for the 00:03:47.000 --> 00:03:53.920 actual monitor that you're going to use for both computers then you've got your 00:03:51.840 --> 00:03:58.360 speakers as well as your microphone that you actually use and have sitting on 00:03:55.280 --> 00:04:01.200 your desk on the back you find two more 00:03:58.360 --> 00:04:05.239 sets of DVI so these go out to the video cards of each of your computers and then 00:04:04.079 --> 00:04:12.840 you use him so here is the combo audio DVI 00:04:14.239 --> 00:04:21.000 cable that looks just like that so they've used a couple extra DVI pins 00:04:18.840 --> 00:04:26.919 here for audio so you plug that in and then you go like that there you go and 00:04:23.520 --> 00:04:29.280 then you use these USB cables to plug in 00:04:26.919 --> 00:04:32.960 to the USB port on the back of your computer so by plugging these into to 00:04:31.400 --> 00:04:36.320 your computers you got your two computers and then you've got all your 00:04:34.560 --> 00:04:39.680 peripherals and all of your speakers and microphone as well as your monitor 00:04:38.120 --> 00:04:44.039 plugged in on this side you can effectively control both computers with 00:04:41.560 --> 00:04:48.280 one set of peripherals so here is uh the power for the KVM itself it does need 00:04:46.120 --> 00:04:51.840 separate power um not only can you switch between the computers here but 00:04:49.800 --> 00:04:56.639 you can also set a hotkey on your keyboard to easily switch between the 00:04:54.160 --> 00:05:03.080 two computers now I'll explain why I kept sort of uh you know ragging on 00:05:00.400 --> 00:05:09.000 slick here about his configuration this is a DVI ey cable now there's a very 00:05:06.160 --> 00:05:12.600 good reason that this km has a DVI cable that is because it is compatible not 00:05:10.720 --> 00:05:17.840 only with a digital signal but also with an analog signal the problem though is 00:05:15.039 --> 00:05:23.160 see those those pins around that centerpiece okay so we were testing A 00:05:20.720 --> 00:05:30.520 system that was using Onboard video that has a DVI D out so that is a digital 00:05:27.520 --> 00:05:32.800 only DVI connection so what that meant 00:05:30.520 --> 00:05:37.319 was that when slick had our monitor plugged into the 00:05:34.600 --> 00:05:42.800 KVM and then he had this cable going out to here he actually physically couldn't 00:05:40.479 --> 00:05:46.840 plug it in and that is why it is frankensteined right now and not hooked 00:05:44.800 --> 00:05:51.000 up correctly so he does know what a KVM is he does know how to cook up a KVM I 00:05:49.479 --> 00:05:54.759 was just bugging him because I'm the one on camera and he's not allowed to say 00:05:52.639 --> 00:05:59.960 anything so thank you for checking out my unboxing and first look and extremely 00:05:57.360 --> 00:06:05.199 convoluted explanation of how kvms work don't forget to subscribe to lonus Tech 00:06:01.639 --> 00:06:09.240 tips for more unboxings reviews and 00:06:05.199 --> 00:06:09.240 other midnight shenanigans