Help me set up my work/gaming office!
I need a little help on figuring out the best way to setup my office. This'll be an office for both working and gaming, but I don't know if the setup I want is feasible (or if this is the best place to ask this question).
Here's the situation:
- I currently work on a PC owned by my company. I have to do my work on this computer for a few reasons.
- My work PC is connected to two 27-inch monitors (company-owned) and a 2.1 speaker set (mine).
- I'm planning on getting an ultrawide monitor, connecting it to my work PC, and using all three monitors for work going forward.
- I would also like to bring my gaming PC into my office, connect it to the ultrawide, and game in my office.
If I had a magic button and pushed it when I finished work for the day, it would automatically:
- Switch my bluetooth keyboard and mouse connection to the gaming PC
- Switch the input on the ultrawide to the gaming PC
- Switch the audio output from my work PC to my gaming PC
Obviously I could do all this manually, or use two sets of keyboard and mice, or whatever. I guess I'm basically looking to create whatever setup is most convenient, ideally allows me to use a single keyboard and mouse pair, and allows me to go from work mode to gaming mode with the least amount of effort every time I do it.
Posted Oct 20, 2021, 4:59 AM UTC
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Modern HDTVs get the audio feed directly from the HDMI, so provided the TV has at least 2 HDMI ports, hitting Input to switch to the next HDMI input would handle the video and audio portions.
For the BT mouse and keyboard, just use a USB switchbox. https://www.showmecables.com/usb-manual-button-switch-box-2-way
Maybe not that one specifically. I'm sure you can find one on eBay for $5-$10. Either way, the BT USB adapter would plug into one port, and the other two switching ports would be connected to both PCs using the same cables you'd use for a printer.
Not quote one magic button, but not much more (2).