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Ask HN: Can you recommend an “instant-switch” Monitor? Does one exist?

Lunar.fyi Synergy
  1. Control monitor brightness, adapt using the ambient light sensor, adjust volume, switch inputs and turn off displays without fiddling with clunky buttons.
    Pricing:
    In 5 years of getting support emails for Lunar (https://lunar.fyi/), LG monitors were the least mentioned of all. They seem to have the best DDC compatibility of all monitors. I also keep a public monitor database here where you can check if a specific monitor usually works with DDC or not: https://db.lunar.fyi/ The problem with LG is that they report very generic names so they can't be filtered well in the database. You can see what I mean with this query: <pre><code> SELECT DISTINCT ON ("DisplayProductID").

    #Mac #Utilities #Productivity 76 social mentions

  2. Cross-platform software for sharing your mouse and keyboard between multiple computers
    Pricing:
    • Open Source
    It's the same as Synergy which is at https://symless.com/synergy.

    #Mouse Tools #Productivity #Software KVM 281 social mentions

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