A total of 18 reviews of this product on Reddit.
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I use a cheap USB kvm to switch between my Mac and PC. Has never not worked flawlessly.
It’s this one: UGREEN USB 2.0 Sharing Switch 2 Ports
I use it only for keyboard and mouse so USB 2.0 is totally fine. I’ve heard mixed reviews of these things but it just works 100% of the time.
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I use a USB switch I plug my keyboard into the switch then connect the two computers to the switch via USB. Then I can toggle between the two at any time.
Something like this on Amazon
UGREEN USB 2.0 Sharing Switch 2 Port, USB Peripheral Switcher Adapter Box Hub 2 PCs Share 1 USB Device for Printer Scanner with 2 Pack USB 2.0 Male Cable https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01CU4QCRS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_gB3VAbS3GH3PZ
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I’m sure something that you’ve described is out there, but why complicate things? A simple usb switch box should do the trick. Might take a couple of seconds for the DAC & pc to register the change but should work well.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/UGREEN-Switcher-Selector-Sharing-Keyboard/dp/B01CU4QCRS
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USB auto switcher for keyboard/mouse
Direct cables to monitor and let it handle switching video feeds.
UGREEN USB Sharing Switch USB 2.0 Peripheral Switcher Adapter Box 2 Computer Share 1 USB Device Hub for Printer Scanner with 2 Pack USB 2.0 Male Cable
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01CU4QCRS
Different ones available for number of USB ports and speed requirements.
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The Modi 3 has USB, optical SPDIF (black square) and coax SPDIF, the headphone jack of a computer is analog not digital and the wrong input type. You could use a USB switcher, like this one from Amazon, but depending on what you have available on the iMac and laptop, you might be able to avoid a switcher (I recommend avoiding a switcher).
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You’re welcome. If you want both chat and game features, just tried this out and confirmed it works, get a USB 2 port switch like this one: UGREEN USB Sharing Switch USB 2.0 Peripheral Switcher Adapter Box 2 Computer Share 1 USB Device Hub for Printer Scanner with 2 Pack USB 2.0 Male Cable https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01CU4QCRS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_fAQHDbCATR1PR
Then just plug a USB cable to both PC and PS4. When you want to switch between just hit the switch and switch on your dock.
If you look at those switches just make sure you look through reviews, you want a switch that doesn’t feed power back through the unswitched device as that can fry things. Since the A50s work on both USB 2 and 3 either will work for you.
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I don’t know if you can make the pi present itself as storage directly but you could use something like this:
UGREEN USB Sharing Switch USB 2.0 Peripheral Switcher Adapter Box 2 Computer Share 1 USB Device Hub for Printer Scanner with 2 Pack USB 2.0 Male Cable https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01CU4QCRS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_dVhdCbWRGY2R0
And connect a usb to it and then connect the treadmill and pi as the 2 devices. Then when you are done with your workout, switch the switch to the pi, then have a script on the pi that runs when it sees the drive attached and executes whatever you want it to do.
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Go with something cheaper like this unless you need the 4 USB ports.
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Hello!
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It’s been a while but i thought i try my luck and see if you have any feed back.
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I am wanting to connect my PS4 SLIM/PC. One down side is that PS4 SLIMs do not have optical outputs for whatever reason, so i have two options which is to use the optical output from my TV and connect it to the astro base station. Or use a HDMI to optical converter which lets me plug my PS4 HDMI to the converter then on the other end of the converter would be another HDMI to my TV and the optical cable to the converter to astro base station.
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That being said, i purchased UGREEN USB Sharing Switch and connected a USB cable as input 1 for my PC and another USB cable as input 2 for my ps4 slim. Then another USB cable connect to the astro base station. Also connected to the base station would be the optical cable.
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I had both systems powered on, when i switched to input 1 (PC) my PC had an error stating it could not recognize the USB and i did not see the astros in my Sound> Playback list. And i could hear the volume of my PS4 even though i had the astro base station set to input 1 (PC). And when i would switch the USB switch to input 2 (PS4) i could hear sound through my headphones but it was also output volume from my TV. Not sure why this set up wont work as it seems to be the same as yours.
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It should be noted that when i plug my the USB from my PC to the base station it works perfectly fine. Also when i plug the optical cable from my TV to the base station and the USB cable from my PS4 to the base station, it also works perfectly fine (sound only coming from headphones as desired).
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Any suggestions?
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I have a crappy-ish laptop for messing around on the web. It sits below my main monitor, so like dual screens, only dual computers. and one of these switches and a small hub so I hit a button and my mouse and keyboard can control it (if reaching for the keyboard isn’t practical).
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01CU4QCRS/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01CU4QCRS/
I used this one myself, heads up if one computer turns on/off it swaps input by itself which isn’t amazing.
/u/Karl-NLD
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An update.
I purchased a similar device
https://www.amazon.com/UGREEN-Sharing-Peripheral-Switcher-Computer/dp/B01CU4QCRS/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8
It didn’t work when i tested on PS5.
I’m not sure why. The light switched from PC to PS5 so it recognised the signal but apparently, PS5 didn’t find any headset connected.
I’m not sure what’s the difference between yours and mine but i will try another brand.
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You can maybe try a usb switcher and plug both computers + the dac into it? I found this one on amazon but haven’t personally tried it, hope this helps
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So I got this here as I use the mix amp on both my PC and PS4 and it works a dream. Press the button to switch and it switches no bother at all
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UGREEN USB Sharing Switch USB 2.0 Peripheral Switcher Adapter Box 2 Computer Share 1 USB Device Hub for Printer Scanner with 2 Pack USB 2.0 Male Cable https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01CU4QCRS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_wnK3DbESBM5R2
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It depends what type of astros you have. I’m on gen 1 (ps3,PS4)- so I use a USB switch to swap between PS4 and PC (when I need the chat). For Xbox I use chat cable.
UGREEN USB Switch, 2 Port Scanner… https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01CU4QCRS?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
XO Ultra 3m White – High… https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B003BLUAUK?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
I have my pc, PS4 and Xbox connected to the optical switch.
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I use UGREEN USB Sharing Switch USB 2.0 Peripheral Switcher Adapter Box 2 Computer Share 1 USB Device Hub for Printer Scanner with 2 Pack USB 2.0 Male Cable https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01CU4QCRS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_f03FBb0QFGQ0J
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i cant find any for keyboards only things like this: https://www.amazon.co.uk/UGREEN-Scanner-Switcher-Selector-Keyboard/dp/B01CU4QCRS/ref=sr_1_5?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1512426418&sr=1-5&keywords=kvm+switch+keyboard