Two PCs. One projector. A laptop with HDMI and a desktop that still runs VGA. You're swapping cables between meetings and losing five minutes every single time.
The ATEN VC1280 takes both – one HDMI source, one VGA source – and feeds them into a single HDMI display or projector. Push the button on the metal faceplate and you switch. No software, no drivers, no hunting for the right cable.
It handles 4K (3840×2160) at 30Hz, full HDMI 1.4 with 3D and Deep Colour, and HDCP 1.4 so your protected content plays without a handshake error. The VGA input converts natively inside the unit – no extra scaler or adapter in the chain.
Drop it in AUTO mode and it picks up whichever source you plug in first. Walk into a room, clip your laptop in, and the projector's live before you've sat down. That's the whole point
| 0 | 1× HDMI |
| 1 | 1× VGA |
| 0 | HDMI |
| 1 | VGA |
| 2 | AUTO |
| brand | ATEN |
| model | VC1280 |
| type | HDMI/VGA to HDMI converter switch |
| output | 1× HDMI |
| max_resolution | 3840×2160 @ 30Hz |
| hdmi_version | 1.4 |
| hdcp | 1.4 |
| cec_support | Yes |
| rs232 | Yes |
| enclosure | Metal |
| software_required | No |
| power_source | Internal |
