A pc and powerbook sharing one 20' display

ok, this should be a piece of cake for somebody out there.
I have a pc laptop and a powerbook. i would like them to share my 20' cinema display.
how do i do it?
I think i need a dvi switch? if so, are there any particular brands i should be looking for?
thanks
allen

ok,
so, i am going to respond to my own question here as far as what i have done.
so, can i share a pc and a powerbook on one 20in aluminum lcd display?
yes.
there are issues though.
most switches are for older crt displays not dvi so it cuts out 95% of the switches out there. (other problems may arise if the pc is older and cannot support dvi or it does do dvi but at a low resolution - ugh!)
naturally, the remaining switches are not inexpensive compared to their crt brethren ($250 + and NOT including cables that is another $100).
another issue is that switches have a port where you plug in a extra keyboard and a mouse. an extra keyboard and mouse MUST be used. you cannot use just a switch and continue to use the keyboard / mouse combo of the powerbook and pc.
expenses now for the switch, cables, keyboard and mouse.
regarding the extra keyboard and mouse. when you get them you know have a new set of problems because of the layout differences between a pc keyboard and a apple keyboard and the switch defaults to the pc settings. it can be worked around but it is a hastle. ugh!
my solution...
I bought a 1gb stick of ram for my powerbook bringing it up to 1.5 (which it needed anyway) and virtual pc. the total was for less than the switch itself and I got a more powerful mac out of it!
so, conclusion. if you want to do what i was thinking about... Don't. Get VPC and some extra ram instead.
yes, not everybody will be able to do the VPC route but it sure was a lot better than the alternative.
peace

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