Can operating system switch display monitor to another cable input in XV271U?

LaFamiliaBonita
LaFamiliaBonita Member Posts: 1 Newbie
edited August 18 in Aspire Laptops

I use two laptops, both are closed up and tucked away. I have both multi-device mouse and multi-device keyboard, so it's a quick switch when changing laptops, just touch the button on each input device. Concerning the display, I use two monitors - the same two monitors for each laptop, pseudo-simultaneously. That is, the inputs are both up and running on both monitors, always. They are a couple Acer XV271U monitors.

Currently, I can only switch inputs to monitors by using the menu switch at the rear of each monitor. Not fun, x2!

Can the monitor(s) get a signal from the operating system to switch over and use another input?

For instance, can I instruct Monitor 1 to now start displaying input from the DP signal input, or from HDMI input cable? Then change Monitor 2 to the other signal input? Without visiting the cumbersome menu from the back of each monitor! That would make the monitors behave as multi-device monitors, too.

If it can be done, how is it done? If it can't why not be the first to make it happen?

Thanks!

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  • Species8472
    Species8472 Member Posts: 39 Enthusiast WiFi Icon

    You can try Auto mode. It should work. Any big large language model can give you the details.

    For it to work, you need a monitor that has the feature, which I think.you have (see the manual). Every modern operating system supports disabling the video signal.

    These features combined are sufficient to make it work.

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