Is there a switch I can buy to connect my PC (DVI) and PS3 (HDMI) to my monitor?

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#1 Ice-Cube
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Hey guys i'm trying to find an adapter switch of some sort to keep both my PC and PS3 hooked to, so all I do is press a button or flip switch to have my monitor pick from PS3 or PC. As of now i'm unhooking the PS3 HDMI and hooking back the PCs DVI cable to switch back and forth when i'm not using the other system. It's getting tedious switching back and forth and I know there are adapters and splitters but i'm just not sure what to look for.

Any help will be appreciated.

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Leave both connected and there must be an imput selector on your monitor?
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Leave both connected and there must be an imput selector on your monitor?MonsieurX

Yea, there must be. It would be very odd for a monitor not to have a built-in switch for different inputs.

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[QUOTE="MonsieurX"]Leave both connected and there must be an imput selector on your monitor?BluRayHiDef

Yea, there must be. It would be very odd for a monitor not to have a built-in switch for different inputs.

This and this. My monitor only has VGA and DVI input, but I still have an input selector. OP, have a look through your monitors menu, see what you can find.
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#5 Ice-Cube
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Sorry I think they're both HDMI cables and I only have 1 HDMI input on my monitor.
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#6 C_Rule
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Sorry I think they're both HDMI cables and I only have 1 HDMI input on my monitor.Ice-Cube
You could just use a DVI cable for your monitor and HDMI for PS3.
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#7 Ice-Cube
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I just figured it out, thanks guys. All I need is a DVI splitter and thats it, I know i'm a bit dumb lol.
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I just figured it out, thanks guys. All I need is a DVI splitter and thats it, I know i'm a bit dumb lol.Ice-Cube

DVI splitter won't work. That doesn't join connections. You need a HDMI switch.

http://www.monoprice.com/products/subdepartment.asp?c_id=109&cp_id=10110

This way, you can use an HDMI cable from the PS3 to the switch, and a DVI -> HDMI cable to connect your PC to the switch (if you're using the DVI output on your computer.) Then just get another DVI -> HDMI cable to connect the switch to the monitor. You can find that stuff on the same website as the HDMI switch.

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You'd have to get some kind of KVM switch probably.

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#10 C_Rule
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Easiest, cheapest and best solution would be to just buy a DVI cable for your PC, then use the monitor menu to change between the two.
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[QUOTE="Ice-Cube"]I just figured it out, thanks guys. All I need is a DVI splitter and thats it, I know i'm a bit dumb lol.ChubbyGuy40

DVI splitter won't work. That doesn't join connections. You need a HDMI switch.

http://www.monoprice.com/products/subdepartment.asp?c_id=109&cp_id=10110

This way, you can use an HDMI cable from the PS3 to the switch, and a DVI -> HDMI cable to connect your PC to the switch (if you're using the DVI output on your computer.) Then just get another DVI -> HDMI cable to connect the switch to the monitor. You can find that stuff on the same website as the HDMI switch.

Right now I have HDMI plugged into the PS3 and DVI plugged into monitor (So i'm using a HDMI to DVI cable, one side is HDMI and other is DVI). My PC is just DVI so that's why I thought I would need a DVI splitter because both ends that plug into the monitor are DVI. Now i'm just a bit confused.

Also my monitor only has 1 DVI input and that's all, not HDMI as I first thought.

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[QUOTE="ChubbyGuy40"]

[QUOTE="Ice-Cube"]I just figured it out, thanks guys. All I need is a DVI splitter and thats it, I know i'm a bit dumb lol.Ice-Cube

DVI splitter won't work. That doesn't join connections. You need a HDMI switch.

http://www.monoprice.com/products/subdepartment.asp?c_id=109&cp_id=10110

This way, you can use an HDMI cable from the PS3 to the switch, and a DVI -> HDMI cable to connect your PC to the switch (if you're using the DVI output on your computer.) Then just get another DVI -> HDMI cable to connect the switch to the monitor. You can find that stuff on the same website as the HDMI switch.

Right now I have HDMI plugged into the PS3 and DVI plugged into monitor (So i'm using a HDMI to DVI cable, one side is HDMI and other is DVI). My PC is just DVI so that's why I thought I would need a DVI splitter because both ends that plug into the monitor are DVI. Now i'm just a bit confused.

Also my monitor only has 1 DVI input and that's all, not HDMI as I first thought.

DVI and HDMI are the same thing, minus the audio. What I linked is an HDMI switch. You can plug multiple HDMI/DVI connections into it and then you choose which one to display. The box has 2 inputs, 1 output for HDMI. You'll need an HDMI cable for the PS3 (which you can find on the same website) and then you'll need another DVI to HDMI cable (also on the same website.) For the PS3, you'd use the HDMI cable to connect it to the HDMI input on the HDMI switch. For the PC, you'd use the DVI to HDMI cable to connect it to the HDMI switch. Then for the output, you'll need a 2nd DVI to HDMI cable to connect the box itself to the monitor.

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#13 Ice-Cube
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[QUOTE="Ice-Cube"]

[QUOTE="ChubbyGuy40"]

DVI splitter won't work. That doesn't join connections. You need a HDMI switch.

http://www.monoprice.com/products/subdepartment.asp?c_id=109&cp_id=10110

This way, you can use an HDMI cable from the PS3 to the switch, and a DVI -> HDMI cable to connect your PC to the switch (if you're using the DVI output on your computer.) Then just get another DVI -> HDMI cable to connect the switch to the monitor. You can find that stuff on the same website as the HDMI switch.

ChubbyGuy40

Right now I have HDMI plugged into the PS3 and DVI plugged into monitor (So i'm using a HDMI to DVI cable, one side is HDMI and other is DVI). My PC is just DVI so that's why I thought I would need a DVI splitter because both ends that plug into the monitor are DVI. Now i'm just a bit confused.

Also my monitor only has 1 DVI input and that's all, not HDMI as I first thought.

DVI and HDMI are the same thing, minus the audio. What I linked is an HDMI switch. You can plug multiple HDMI/DVI connections into it and then you choose which one to display. The box has 2 inputs, 1 output for HDMI. You'll need an HDMI cable for the PS3 (which you can find on the same website) and then you'll need another DVI to HDMI cable (also on the same website.) For the PS3, you'd use the HDMI cable to connect it to the HDMI input on the HDMI switch. For the PC, you'd use the DVI to HDMI cable to connect it to the HDMI switch. Then for the output, you'll need a 2nd DVI to HDMI cable to connect the box itself to the monitor.

Alright I see what you mean, would the picture quality suffer? Or will it look the same. I am currently using an HDMI to DVI cable for the PS3 but i'm using a DVI male, female for my PC. Thanks.