An affordable KVM switch with Picture in Picture (PiP) or Picture by Picture (PbP)

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Any recommendation for an affordable KVM switch that has

  • PiP or PbP
  • HDMI or DisplayPort

Doesn’t have to be as crazy as a 2x2 PbP, like the Aten CM1284.

I have a 4K on portrait whose display I occasionally wanna share with my work setup, but it never came with either PiP or PbP.

Affordable - <$200 CAD (or around it)

Making assumptions as my 4-input HDMI KVM switch cost me $100

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I don’t think this is going to happen for 200 $/€

The complexity of handling two video streams and doing things to the picture is huge. Think GPU/ASIC of FPGA levels of complex.

Easiest/cheapest way I can see is a KM-switch and something like an Elgato Cam Link or Blackmagic DeckLink in the machine that runs the main screen, then open software like OBS.

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The only 1 I found so far has been the SIIG CE-KV0G11-S1, and damn it’s pricey as heck.

This MBKG-312’s design made me think @wendell made something like this :laughing: