Lindy 32353 User Manual

LINDY CPU Switch Dual Multi-Platform          Installation and Use 

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2.6 Maximising the video quality 

 

The LINDY CPU Switch Dual MP supports very high bandwidth video signals and 

resolutions up to 1900 x 1440 pixels. It regenerates the video signals using wideband 

amplifiers in order to minimise any loss of video quality. All video cables introduce 

distortion onto the video signal. For short cables this is minimal but for longer cables 

the loss of quality can start to become noticeable particularly at higher video 

resolutions. To maximise the video quality of your LINDY CPU Switch Dual MP 

installation we recommend the following:

 

 

  

Use the shortest possible video cables between your devices. High quality two 

metre long cables will give excellent results. 

 

  

Avoid using cables with 15-pin D-type connectors that are not specifically 

designed to carry video signals - you will see a picture but the quality will be truly 

appalling with smudging, ghosting and loss of focus. Cables that are designed to 

carry video signals are constructed using three separate co-axial cores to carry the 

red, green and blue signals. These co-axial cores make the cable thick like the cable 

that you see coming out of the back of a monitor. Typically this cable will be 8.5 to 9 

mm in diameter. If your cable is thin (say 6mm in diameter) or does not look like the 

cable you would expect to see coming out of a monitor then it may well be an 

unsuitable 'data' cable. Such cables are only suitable for very low resolution DOS-

style screens. 

 

  

Where possible use a single cable of the correct length rather than multiple 

extension cables. If you must use an extension cable then make sure that it is a 

cable that is specifically designed to carry video signals. 

 

  

When cascading LINDY CPU Switches use the shortest possible cables between 

units. Structure the installation so that the maximum cable run between computers 

and KVMs is minimised. If possible keep this distance to below 30 metres (100 feet). 

 

  

For longer distances use the LINDY extender.