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I'd like make a home server closet and then be able to use any of the computers in the closet in any room in the house with whatever screens/peripherals I had in the room, basically a terminal setup I guess. I know I could do this with a bunch of cables/extenders/splitters or whatever, but it seems like this should be a solved problem with better solution than that. I know I could also remote into them, but I'd rather not need separate computers to do the remoting. Seems like something that should exist, but I feel like I'm missing the right keyword here.
 
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Control said:
I'd like make a home server closet and then be able to use any of the computers in the closet in any room in the house with whatever screens/peripherals I had in the room, basically a terminal setup I guess. I know I could do this with a bunch of cables/extenders/splitters or whatever, but it seems like this should be a solved problem with better solution than that. I know I could also remote into them, but I'd rather not need separate computers to do the remoting. Seems like something that should exist, but I feel like I'm missing the right keyword here.
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I don't know what else would work beyond fiber HDMI and a long-distance powered USB repeater. The latter can be a couple hundred bucks or more if you want USB 3.0 over >25 ft. There's cheaper stuff, but it tends not to work reliably.

I have a server closet, but it just houses my networking gear and a headless server that I remote into.
 
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Pretty sure Linus did a whole video series on trying to set this up for his house and eventually abandoned the idea. That was a while ago so memory is fuzzy. May be worth seeing if they’re out there or he has a wrap up/summary of his experience with the attempt.
 
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Thanks, maybe it really is a strange ask. It doesn't seem like it should be crazytalk to want to compute at your desk in your office and then also compute on your couch without multiple computers and/or remoting, but maybe it is. I was hoping there was some sort of everything-hub that I just couldn't find the name of.
 
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Thanks, maybe it really is a strange ask. It doesn't seem like it should be crazytalk to want to compute at your desk in your office and then also compute on your couch without multiple computers and/or remoting, but maybe it is. I was hoping there was some sort of everything-hub that I just couldn't find the name of.
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Looks like he managed to get it to work. I didn't watch closely enough to see what his budget was.

 
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Captain Suave said:
Looks like he managed to get it to work. I didn't watch closely enough to see what his budget was.

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Thanks! I watched that one last night after linus's channel was mentioned, but it looks like he's mostly just going from one point to another instead of switching between computers/locations. The forum thread in the comments links his gear and some alternatives, which look like they might be good for spanning long distances though. It did help me run across this though, which might help: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09JSYF8J3 basically a kvm with multiple inputs and outputs that will let you switch between multiple screens and computers at once. A little spendy though since I would need more than one, and still god knows how much cabling.
 
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Captain Suave said:
Looks like he managed to get it to work. I didn't watch closely enough to see what his budget was.

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he's had to redo the rack like 3x, everything becomes an issue and is more exacerbated that he wants each "gaming" sytem to fit in the rack
 
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Tesmart makes good stuff, but I’ve personally given up on kvm’s for my home setup. I’ll do a usb switcher for peripherals and run the video straight to the monitor.

Although, for my living room setup, I bought an onkyo tx-rz30 and I love it. After getting it setup, I’ve yet to have any issues going from tv to, ps5 to Xbox sX in 4k/60. I’ve only had it a month, so heard hoping it lasts.
 
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Control said:
it looks like he's mostly just going from one point to another instead of switching between computers/locations.
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He had his media/movie room set up as a secondary display. Looked like he was using windows display settings to choose which screen he wanted rather than fully switching the signal.

Can't speak to the troubles Lanx referenced, but I totally believe that setup is finicky.
 
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Oh nice, I must not have made it that far into the videos or seen the update. Interesting concept. Maybe in our next home / home build we'll try to plan something like this. I definitely want a better Ethernet / Cable management system to each room or down from the attic / up from crawl space built into the plans.
 
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Oh nice, I must not have made it that far into the videos or seen the update. Interesting concept. Maybe in our next home / home build we'll try to plan something like this. I definitely want a better Ethernet / Cable management system to each room or down from the attic / up from crawl space built into the plans.
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from the series, it should be the house playlist (i don't think it's complete)
 
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