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Gigabyte M27QA kvm features or other screen recommendation

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I am currently looking for a new monitor.
And I saw the m27qa but it isn't said in the doc how the input are bounded. So my question is: is the usb c port usable for usb purposes and use other hdmi ports for video ?
Or are there better monitor with these specs : ips/oled ,hdr 400 min,350 nits min, multi input and kvm ?
 
If you need a KVM, I'd rather recommend buying a cheap dedicated KVM switch and just a good monitor.
Got me a Samsung Viewfinity monitor with KVM feature, and AFAIK it causes more problems than anything.
In theory it's simple: for each video output you can select either USB-B or USB-C as your upstream port. USB-C can be switched to either DATA or VIDEO modes (e.g. alt DP). When you switch to a different video source it switches ports according to your settings. Looks like it's about the same on that GB M27QA.
In reality, at least on my monitor - it gets confused and sometimes loses USB connectivity with devices connected to my monitor. Especially at boot. I have to manually re-plug the keyboard if it fails to initialize.
My main PC is connected via Type-B port, and secondary via Type-C.
Also I have a built-in webcam, which tends to not work if it was "deployed" during startup, which means I have to push it in and then out in order for it to reset. So, I only deploy it right when I get a video call. Pretty sure it's also related to USB switching.
 
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