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Looking for ultrawide monitor with KVM, capable of switching between two DP or HDMI ports, without USB-C, with PBP

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Are there any uw monitors out there with kvm that support switching between sources where none of the inputs is over USB-C?
I have been downloading user manuals but - if the info is in there - it seems you always need USB-C on one side?
I would like to use PbP and switch between two sources/computer that only have HDMI and/or DP out.
 
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You need to provide more information - specifically, what size monitor are you looking for and what is your budget.

Not sure why you think most require USB-C on one side. This site is showing dozens of KVM PbP monitors and (if my eyes don't deceive me) 10 or 11 ultrawides that support 2 HDMI. Several also support 2 DP or 1 DP and 1 HDMI, as well as USB-C.

I would urge you not to dismiss a monitor that supports USB-C. Your current graphics solution(s) may not support it but it is very possible you many want (or need) to upgrade your graphics solution(s) in the near future. And USB-C likely will be supported. The more options the better even if you don't use them now.
 

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Size 34". Re. KVM - do you have such a monitor, if so wich one!? If not, you may not have checked the user manuals? Yes, there are many KVM monitors with multiple HDMI and/or DP ports, but what I find is that of these you cannot use two for the KVM input - you can choose one HDMI or DP port, and the other side must be a USB-C input. I would hope to find a monitor that does not require that. I need to interface with NON-PC devices like black-box radar that do not have USB at all.
 
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USB-C is just a transport for DisplayPort, so a DP-to-USB-C cable or adapter will work just fine.
 

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A DP-to-USB-C adaptor will surely not carry the PC USB uplink to the KVM? Btw I want to switch between two PC's without USB-C (one with HDMI, one with DP) on one side of the KVM (PbP left) and on the other side (PbP right) I want to have the bb radar without any USB taking DVI or HDMI.
 
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Wait, does none of your systems have USB-C? I mean for data only (uplink). Not sure, but a USB-C (monitor) to USB-A (desktop) cable could do the trick anyway?

That's the setup for a Dell U3425WE (found it because I got a Dell U2724DE just recently, they seem to have the identical KVM/ports, but I have a different use-case):

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Wait, does none of your systems have USB-C? I mean for data only (uplink). Not sure, but a USB-C (monitor) to USB-A (desktop) cable could do the trick anyway?

That's the setup for a Dell U3425WE (found it because I got a Dell U2724DE just recently, they seem to have the identical KVM/ports, but I have a different use-case):

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Thanks for your answer. I did notice that Dell user manuals are actually one of the better manuals out there, you will not find similar diagrams in other manuals! Fact is that I do not have any control over the installed systems and there are NO thunderbold or USB-C connectors. The complications of built-in KVM switches (frequently no kb shortcut, simple switch button) coupled with the constraints of PbP (cannot set the size separately except on some Samsung/Benq devices and even then only roughly) have convinced me that I should most likely stay with two separate monitors.
 

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did you find the monitor you were looking for? lot of good black friday deals at the moment
 

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did you find the monitor you were looking for? lot of good black friday deals at the moment
Frankly I decided against a single monitor. With the system meant for a sea-going vessel, the single point of failure of a single screen finally seemed the wrong choice.
However, if I would go the single-screen route, I would most likely NOT use the pbp feature given all its problems and restrictions but use a capture card for one of the two sources so I could display that source in a window of any size and position. Now for my application that would actually add yet another single hw (not no mention sw) point of failure, so perhaps better for those applications that are not too critical...
 
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