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| Arseen:
If I bough: - USB Keyboard - USB Mouse - 1 -> 2 USB hub - 1 -> 7 USB hub - USB-A male -> USB-A male cable *7 - USB-A female -> USB-A female connection piece Would this set-up work for connecting mouse and keyboard to 7 consoles. Mind you that only one console is on at anytime (and the 1 -> 7 hub has on/off switches). The red line are the hub ends that normally connect to PC connected together with the USB-A female -> USB-A female connection piece. |
| Megatron:
So while I cannot speak to this exact scenario, I do have a similar set up with optical audio cables to my surround sound system. Essentially it's the same idea, only in reverse. Each console has an optical audio cable run to a splitter, which connects to another splitter, and into my system. So long as only one is selected at a time, it works fine. Like I said, apples and oranges, but I don't see why this wouldn't work, so long as each console supports the USB mouse and keyboard. |
| Dr.Agon:
I don't see why it wouldn't, I could do a 4 console test (wii u/PS3/xbox 360/wii), shouldn't be too hard to set up... |
| Arseen:
--- Quote from: Dr.Agon on May 13, 2015, 11:35:47 AM ---I don't see why it wouldn't, I could do a 4 console test (wii u/PS3/xbox 360/wii), shouldn't be too hard to set up... --- End quote --- Thank you that would be nice just to make sure before I order the missing stuff. The red connection is what makes me suspicious. |
| TDIRunner:
I'm kind of curious to see how this works since you are sort of using the 7 way splitter to do the opposite of what a USB hub normally does. But since UBS lines run information in both directions, I don't see why it woudln't work. But yeah, I would want to know before droping money on that much stuff. :o |
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