Richie Kennedy <***@route56.com> had written:
| Mark Roberts <***@myrealbox.com> wrote in
| news:nqmdnSrgB_gZcP_fRVn-***@comcast.com:
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| > (around $20 per computer; avoid Belkin KVM cables if you are using an
| > LCD screen).
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| Why do you suggest this?
*Severe* ghosting on 1280x1024 monitors, regardless of refresh rate
or resolution. Changing to Iogear cables cleared it up.
Aside from that, there was Belkin's nasty little trick with one of
its router models, detected in November 2003, wherein the router
would periodically redirect all traffic to a marketing site that
Belkin had set up for its so-called parental control service.
The company backed off the move. More details via Google Groups,
search news.admin.net-abuse.email for "Belkin Verislime router spam".
So, no, I am not a Belkin fan, although it's hard to avoid their
stuff in stores. I just would like a choice of something else at
the local CompScrewYouSA without having to drive 50 miles on
The Worst Freeway in North America (I-880) to a Fry's or
Micro Center. At that point, it's easier and cheaper to
order, even with shipping charges and minimums, from a cable
supplier.
| FWIW: KVM = Keyboard, Video, Mouse...
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