2 macs one cinema display

is there a way to connect 2 macs to one display? like a DVI splitter or some sort? if so can anyone tell me where I can pick one up? cause I want to buy a 23" Cinema Display but I have two macs and currently I have a display that allows me to toggle from DVI to Vga. any suggestions would be great

thanks thats great but I just needed a DVI switch that one looks very fancy. I did find one that was just righht so thanks for letting me know that these things exist.

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