JetKVM Mini

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Post by taubek » Sun, Sep 13, 2026, 7:49 AM UTC

JetKVM Mini
jetkvm.com

Re: JetKVM Mini

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Post by teruakohatu » Sun, Sep 13, 2026, 8:12 AM UTC

I am amazed that there is an ESP that can handle this and with just 32MB of RAM:

https://docs.espressif.com/projects/esp-dev-kits/en/latest/e...

Re: JetKVM Mini

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Post by Shank » Sun, Sep 13, 2026, 8:14 AM UTC

I own 3 JetKVMs, of which two of them stopped working, one of which doesn't boot at all and the other that never connects to network. The third I took out of service because the keyboard wouldn't send input when it was connected for more than a couple months. I'm sure the newer hardware is better, but I'm very unhappy with my JetKVMs.

Re: JetKVM Mini

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Post by skerit » Sun, Sep 13, 2026, 8:16 AM UTC

Shank wrote: post #3

I own 3 JetKVMs, of which two of them stopped working, one of which doesn't boot at all and the other that never connects to network. The third I took out of service because the keyboard wouldn't send input when it was connected for more than a couple months. I'm sure the newer hardware is better, but I'm very unhappy with my JetKVMs.

At least you got them. I'm still at the "We will send you an email to do a final shipment confirmation once ready" stage.

Re: JetKVM Mini

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Post by theanonymousone » Sun, Sep 13, 2026, 8:16 AM UTC

It may be worth noting that this is not _that_ KVM, but this one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KVM_switch

I learnt this first myself from HN, a few months ago.

Re: JetKVM Mini

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Post by philjohn » Sun, Sep 13, 2026, 8:20 AM UTC

Shank wrote: post #3

I own 3 JetKVMs, of which two of them stopped working, one of which doesn't boot at all and the other that never connects to network. The third I took out of service because the keyboard wouldn't send input when it was connected for more than a couple months. I'm sure the newer hardware is better, but I'm very unhappy with my JetKVMs.

I have two and one stopped working, but they were great and sent me a replacement motherboard and a toolkit to swap it over. Did you try reaching out to them?

Re: JetKVM Mini

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Post by stingraycharles » Sun, Sep 13, 2026, 8:21 AM UTC

theanonymousone wrote: post #5

It may be worth noting that this is not _that_ KVM, but this one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KVM_switch I learnt this first myself from HN, a few months ago.

What KVM were you thinking of, the virtualization?

Re: JetKVM Mini

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Post by LoganDark » Sun, Sep 13, 2026, 8:26 AM UTC

stingraycharles wrote: post #7

theanonymousone wrote: post #5

It may be worth noting that this is not _that_ KVM, but this one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KVM_switch I learnt this first myself from HN, a few months ago.

What KVM were you thinking of, the virtualization?

Probably Kernel-based Virtual Machine, yeah.

Re: JetKVM Mini

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Post by herrherrmann » Sun, Sep 13, 2026, 8:26 AM UTC

theanonymousone wrote: post #5

It may be worth noting that this is not _that_ KVM, but this one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KVM_switch I learnt this first myself from HN, a few months ago.

My first thought was “ah, this must be a JVM for Kotlin by the creators of Kotlin (Jetbrains)!”

Re: JetKVM Mini

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Post by LoganDark » Sun, Sep 13, 2026, 8:31 AM UTC

Are there any good KVMs for gaming? Right now, I use a capture card for video, connect the mouse directly to the destination, and use a piece of software called Deskflow to transmit my keyboard. But Deskflow occasionally crashes, so it'd be nice to have a hardware solution (also that can be used for BIOS/etc). And Deskflow also won't work if I install SteamOS, once Nvidia works.

I looked at making a solution myself, but for some reason, simulating a USB client device in software is extremely annoying, and requires specialized hardware that is also very expensive. So at that point, why not just get a KVM...

I frequently switch between 1080p and 4K for gaming since I don't like resampling artifacts. Never found a KVM that can handle 4K properly even for productivity. The mistake can be as basic as assuming a 100% scale factor.