KVM switch used for audio out?
Can a KVM switch be used solely for the purpose of exporting audio? Will that work if the switch is not connected to a second computer?
If your KVM switch supports audio, then the audio from one particular computer can only be used if the switch is on that particular computer.
Personally, my older Belkin KVM does not support audio. When I used to use it and want audio I had a simple Radio Shack
RCA-audio source selector hooked up. It allowed me to hook up 5 computers' audio to my speakers using 6 RCA stereo to 3.5mm stereo jack cables.. and did not give me the restriction of needing to have audio from the computer that was active on the switch.
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