Ask each proposed supplier to fill the same ledger. Leave a cell blank in your brief when you do not yet know the value, and require the supplier to mark it answered, excluded, or unknown.
Exact manufacturer, model, host count, display count, and chassis style. A 1 rack unit unit and a desktop unit can share a marketing family and still differ in power and cable exit.
Connector on the console and on the host, stated resolution, and refresh. If the supplier cites HDMI or DisplayPort bandwidth, ask which revision and which cable length support that statement. Treat about 18 Gbit/s, 32.4 Gbit/s, and 48 Gbit/s as revision questions for HDMI 2.0, DisplayPort 1.4, and HDMI 2.1, not as results this desk measured. A 3840x2160 at 60 Hz row is separate from a 1920x1080 at 60 Hz row.
HID only, USB 2.0, or USB 3.x, plus analog audio if you need it. A microphone return and a speaker output are separate questions.
Included lengths, connector gender, power cord country, and whether the adapter is external. Missing cords are a second purchase, not a rounding error.
Currency, Incoterms, freight, duties, inspection, and any software or license line. Most local console switches have no network license. If a reply adds one, ask why.
New, refurbished, or surplus, with firmware and warranty route stated by the supplier. Do not collapse those into one unit price.
Insertion loss and return loss are cable questions when the video path is marginal. A buyer might ask whether a mated pair is being held near 0.3 dB or 0.5 dB, and whether return loss is stated at the frequency in use. Impedance, often 100 ohm differential on a high-speed pair or 75 ohm on a coaxial video lead, belongs on that cable row. VSWR belongs on an RF accessory, not on the console chassis. If an optic is bundled, write wavelength, transmit power, receiver sensitivity, dispersion, and optical budget beside it. Connector mating cycle, ingress protection, calibration traceability, and measurement accuracy are extra rows when the environment or a test meter is in the purchase. Frequency range, gain, MIMO, and channel width stay with a radio. Runtime stays with a battery or UPS line. Forwarding rate and switching capacity stay with the Ethernet switch.
A buyer may name a target budget per console or for the whole order, with a currency. High-end, mid-range, budget, or undecided is a preference for the kind of plant to approach. It is not a score this desk has verified, and no live quotation is required before you send the brief.
Hold that reply out of the comparison until the kit is priced or explicitly excluded on every other reply. A chassis-only number will sit below a turnkey number for reasons that have nothing to do with the switch electronics.
Write the US destination, the Incoterm, and whether the supplier or the buyer arranges carriage. A factory-gate figure and a delivered figure are different purchases. Duties stay in their own cell.
Only when the bill also contains a data switch or an IP-based console extender. Then record port speed, switching capacity, uplink type, and management method on that line. Do not copy those words onto a local HDMI console that has no network port.
The inquiry cards are labels for starting this ledger. The contact form is the place the completed ledger is sent.
Paste the ledger into the requirement field. There is no upload control on this form. Quantity, destination, and timing stay in the same box so the range is tied to a shipment, not to a catalog page.
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