I have a couple of 24" monitors and I used to just have them on their stands, but then end of 2021 I splashed out on a mid-range desk mount and oh boy, having monitors on a mount are a game changer!
I use two horizontal + vertical 24" monitors with stands, but if I'll buy something bigger I'll need a vertical mount.. otherwise they won't fit on my desktop and in my field of view O_o
have to say, your habit/strategy of daily driving a product for as long as possible until the review is extremely valuable. most of the pros/cons are only visible after some time of heavy usage. often reviewers present the product fresh out of the box, which is unhelpful at best. so, go lmg, go!
Regarding the, “who has a desk this thick?” question, I work in a warehouse and we have a huge butcher block table as our central computer workspace (multiple computer setups at the same table) and we initially had major issues trying to find monitor arms that could open up wide enough to accommodate our table. In the end we bit the bullet and just used the provided stands even though they take up precious table real estate.
Most halfway decent stands have a second base on them that you can swap to. That allows for a drill-through mount. This also allows the table to scoot up right against the wall if you so choose.
My desk at home is 3.5" thick. I made it from 2x4's as a wood working bench, hobby bench, and computer desk while I was in college. I have a cheap 1080p monitor that was just sitting on the desk, and an even cheaper (goodwill) 768p monitor that was using a textbook or two to raise it up. The 1080p monitor is not vesa compatible, but I modified the stand to be when I found a nice double arm stand that would actually fit my desk for $20 at a local thrift store. It's been great to make the space below my monitors actually useful for pushing my keyboard and junk when I'm working on a hobby.
I have an ikea bekant desk that's thin, but has a thick metal support right at the edge that the monitor arm has to go over. So I would make use of extra arm base adjustment.
A few years back, I used my years of TV mounting experience to mount both of my monitors to the wall and install in-wall power kits, to run all cables in the wall, to give my setup a floating monitor look. Once you mount monitors and clear up all that desk space, you never go back.
@@benherrley6698 It’s a lot more work and certainly more complicated, if you’re trying to mount multiple monitors on the wall (not using monitor mounts that clamp to the desk) and have them be perfectly aligned, as virtually no wall mounts offer the range of movement as the monitor desk clamp mounts. You can move them from side to side and rotate but can not move up and down, if you were slightly off on your measurements and the monitors weren’t perfectly aligned. But yeah, the floating monitor look with all cables concealed in the wall is a very very good look. I’m quite proud of my setup 😁
Unless you have a sitting/standing desk, and actually want the height of your screens reflect the position of your desk. It does sound like a pretty cool idea if your desk is fixed, though!
I have bought too many cheap monitor arms in recent times for work. Mostly dual monitor, but a few single; Bracwiser MD81SP Dual Monitor Arm - Around £60, on sale for £32 when I got it Eureka Ergonomic Single Monitor Arm - £15 when I got it, have 3 in the office ErGear Dual Monitor Arm with Pole - £28 when purchased NB H100 Monitor Arm with Pole - £20 when purchased VonHaus Triple Monitor Stand - £40 when purchased All still working very well, with some caviats between the models.
My desk is that thicc because theres a layer of glass above it and it has drawers (I've had it since I was like 6 and I don't really need an upgrade), so it's a good thing that there's this much range.
I mean, mine is made up of 2" thick Butcherblock Countertops bolted to 3/4 inch iron pipe. Same thickness as a shipping clerk's table in a warehouse...where you also have to mount a monitor somewhere. Pretty big difference when you get your furniture from Grainger instead of Ikea.
I am definitely in the category of having a "thick desk". ;). IKEA quality tables are too weak to handle the weight of my triple monitor setup, so I was forced to reinforce the table with additional wood hidden under the surface where the mounting bracket attaches to prevent the desk from being damaged. Let's just say I ran it without additional support for a day and watched my monitors slowly tip forward before I quickly dismantled the whole thing.
I placed a spare bathroom tile between the desk surface and under the monitor stand base to disperse the weight. I spray painted it black so it was less of an eye sore. It did work fine for many years before I changed my desk. Now I use a flimsy IKEA night stand made of metal that cost 9$. I chose to use a lighter chopping board made of wood instead of the tile to disperse the weight and reinforce the thin sheet metal. I chose the nightstand because I wanted the comfort of gaming from a couch on a PC. So I have two of these nightstands on each side of my lounge chair. I have a keypad on my left side and my mouse and mousepad to my right. The third nightstand with my two screens are infront of me. Now I don't have to slouch forward while gaming, I am leaned far back as I can still reach my peripherals as they are basically placed where armrests would normally be.
100% agree. Have the same issue with THICC Ikea desks. When Linus was wondering why it was so thick I was like for people like me who have ridiculously thick desks that cheap monitor arms rarely work with. I ended up taking a scrap board and using a huge C-clamp to attach it to the desk in order to get a mounting point thin enough for cheap microphone arms. Worked fine for that but doing the same with something as heavy as dual or triple monitors is a no go for me. Respect to LG for considering all customers and building a quality mount.
@Cole Soucy Those with a cardboard core can't hold the weight of several monitors as the monitor stand basically becomes a crowbar that digs into the desk. Obviously it can hold when the monitors arms are directly above the point of contact, but when they are swung closer to you the leverage will be too great. Obviously IKEA sells more robust table tops that are solid inside and doesn't cave without extra reinforcement.
@@momatotsosrorudodi You are better off for the money buying some actual wood and making the desk top yourself, than buying from Ikea. I was able to get a 4x8 sheet of oak veneer plywood, heat set trim, sandpaper, and polyurethane finish for under $100, and used thet piece to build a counter and a desk.
I hope bundles like this become more common, it'd take away a lot of the headache of trying to find compatible monitor arms for multiple monitors, finding actual compatible monitors, etc.
Unless you're trying to mount a specialty monitor, or an ultrawide, almost any well reviews Vesa arm will work. Most modern monitors fall well under the weight limit imposed by the popular arms.
I use a Vivo single monitor stand with a clamp style mount. I got it for $35USD and use for my 34’ ultrawide. It was really easy to set up, and I think it does its job well for being so cheap. It is very basic but the build quality is pretty good. Plus, it has no sag in the way I have it set up which is far from ideal.
Of the 3 brands of "cheap" monitor arms I have used, my favorite was VIVO. They are no frills, but they make a solid mount that doesn't bounce like the others and has a nicer clean look to them than some of the cheapest.
@@carrioncrow8191 Yup! I was hiding behind the sofa after that... Linus seems to not have the natural inclination to handle delicate stuff with the care it sometimes deserves.
@@AndrewPRoberts okay serious question, who makes the best smart fridges? I've never owned a smart fridges and I don't plan on owning one unless regular fridges stop existing so ive never researched it.
@@leovang3425 samsung for sure, imo nicest designs + best software (if you get the fridge with the screen). I've had a samsung fridge for 4 years now and it's just very good, you can't go wrong with the quality of their products
Have it now and I looking for the bundle dual monitors. I love the LG 43 but the productivity of dual monitors for my job fiction just works so much better.
Just bought an inland single monitor arm from micro center for $70 and I honestly love it, after i got it put together and figured it out on my own because the directions were not thorough and left you to figure out alot but after 45 min installation ive had it a month and i will never not have my monitor mounted again i love the movement up down forward and back very convenient for different applications
I've switched to Ergotron arms since a couple of bad "premium" arms from Amazon. They're a lot more expensive but the weight limit on the HX models is a game changer for me. Running a "floating" G9 Neo on my gaming rig, and a couple of 32" heavy color accurate panels on a work rig.
I found a single and Dual monitor arm from a company called EVEO. Almost bought it the other day, but if you are doing a monitor arm vid, its perfect timing. They do have two dual monitor arms, which I thought was weird, BUT the one I am interested in holds 17.6lbs (17-32" monitors) instead of the other that only holds 15.5lbs (17-27" monitors)... both are per arm. The Single arm also holds 17.6lbs. I can't wait to watch the video!!!
I have above average tech knowledge. No fancy monitors, no consoles, no cool peripherals. I have an older ROG STRIX, a moto E, and a kindle and I'm happy with that but for some reason, I absolutely love all of your videos regardless of how often I have zero idea what you are talking about or the fact that I will never buy any of these things. Lol... Great stuff. Been subscribed since day 1.
Might be a hit or miss with those ones depending on QA when compared to regular dual monitor mounts. Used similiar style monitor mounts (1 rail with adjustable Vesa mounts) in the office and some had issues with proper balancing even with identical monitors.
My two monitors aren't even matched in size, let alone colour temperature, and it used to drive me mad. Until one day, I sent one portrait, and fully embraced the colour temperature difference, deliberately setting one to warm and one to cool, because trying to match an AOC and Asus monitor from like six years apart is a fool's game. My next monitor, since I'm one of them goofy Mac users, will just be a nice big ultrawide.
I've given up trying to match my AOC with my HP monitor the AOC seem quite cool and the HP quite warm. I also have the HP in portrait its 1200 x 1920 and AOC is 1080 x 1920.
Ultra wide won’t fix your issue though. I went dual 24s with different brands to a 34 ultra wide then 3 years after dual ultra wides with different brands. It’s a vicious cycle.
I have a 38 inch LG ultrawide and it's an amazing monitor. But turns out no matter how large your prmary monitor is, you still want a second screen for some overspill content. My plan was going solo 38 inch but it was just less practical. I game on the 38, for instance, and sometimes enjoy having a video stream or something up on the second, and maybe a web page with some information I need while in-game... I could game windowed and tile them on the main screen I guess, but that would suck.
I run a triple monitor setup on a WALI monitor arm I picked up off Amazon for less than $100 (it was on sale when I bought it) and it works fantastically, haven’t seen any fatiguing in arms, has plenty of adjustability, and the cable management is pretty good. Definitely worth the money.
Have to chime in and say that I now own two (Chinese) VisionMounts dual monitor gas lift arms and they've been great. I stupidly sprayed one of the monitor "ball joints" with wd40 and now it's sticky (don't do that, use oil or silicon, maybe even dry lube powder). I can't think of any design complaints, tho I can imagine better brands MIGHT be easier to position, but I also don't move them much so I honestly don't even care. The cable routing could also be better; depends how invisible you want your cables. Extremely satisfied with the sturdiness of the heavy duty model. If you're interested, I got the VM-GM124XD which you can tell apart from the others like it by the dual desk mounting clamps on the base. It supports 10kg (22lbs). In listings, I've seen them say they support 30, 32 or 34 inch displays, depending on the store (the light duty one typically says 27" max). I paid 139 Aussie dollars, so the same in CAD and maybe 90-100usd. Your mileage may vary with larger screens though, as my 32" has the arm at full reach so you might have an issue lining two 30+ers up seeing the arms mount on a pole at different heights. Confirm with someone else, as my other monitors are all 24". They have drop-in attachment between the arm and monitor plate, so you can affix the plate to the monitor on a desk and then transfer it to the arm. I expect something to this effect is common on all but the most budget of stands; dunno, I've not looked in years. As with most arms, you'll want to mount them to the side if you want them flush to a wall, but there's only about 1cm mandatory overhang (the thickness of the bracket), so no unsightly gaps between your desk and the wall (about as much room you'd need for some cables if you don't have routing holes). There is a through-desk mount available to buy separately, so the bracket should be easily removable for you to rig up something yourself. v-mounts.com
As a part-time Mac user I've run into the MST issue countless times when searching for Type-C docks, Thunderbolt or USB. It's a massive pain, and it's been that way for YEARS. The new M1 Macs are even worse. Apple: "Type-C all the things!" Also Apple: "Except the iPhone..." Also also Apple: "...And only one at a time..."
That's exactly why I finally went for one of the weirder dongles that actually use 2 USB-C ports combined in one plug. Not the nicest solution, but probably the cheapest one that actually works (with only one dongle)
@@123100ozzy8 inch all the way through 12 inch. 8 inch would just be the easiest metric to beat them on since it’s their least impressive in the lineup. I’m no Apple fanboy but I have an iPad Pro and there’s no tablet out there that can match the performance, battery life and screen quality. For editing photos it’s literally my go to now. Completely stopped editing photos on my pc.
For your cheap arm round-up, can you test them up against a flat wall? I remember trying out a few arms a while back and wasn't happy with he majority of them since I wasn't able to position my desk up against a wall and had to leave like 3-6" of clearance for most of them.
To mount something to a desk that's up against a wall, you need to drill through your table. Many mounts come with this optional foot. But... you have to drill through your table.
I have two "Mount-It!" Amazon ones that are made to be mounted directly to the wall. They have a pretty solid range of movement including tilt so no need to be too precise when installing them. Also great for glass desk setups. The downside apart from the obvious one of them being fixed to the wall is that they need to be mounted on a solid wall because they extend a fair bit and the weight-leverage could be considerable on the mounting surface. I have them installed on a brick wall without any major problems, the only issue is that I'm used to changing the tilt of the monitor all the time and I've noticed that a screw on the tilt part comes a little loose from time to time so I just have the Allen key on hand to tight it when it happens.
Especially that Huanuo one! I bought it. The 6.5 inches of open space behind my desk wasn't enough, and the arms would scrape the wall. I've since replaced it with a dual monitor arm similar to this, with less flexibility but made for any monitors (of appropriate size). Includes height adjustment on the mounts, so they don't need to match.
Overall really good review for the unit given.... I happen to have one desk that is 3/4" MDF mounted to a standard 2x4 on edge so the wide jaw reach *can* be very handy in some situations. Even so, I have two 32 inch 4k monitors on a dual adjustable arm rig that I paid a total of around $500 for in early 2020. With this set up I get full individual adjustability for each monitor in height, width, depth, as well as tilt and angle without the constraints of the single beam linking them together. I also have easy placement of ANY 75mm or 100mm VESA mount monitor up to 19.5 pounds each! I applaud LG for offering a complete package at a relatively decent price, but I can find and easily assemble exactly the components I wanted with more versatility (as well as individual monitor mounts) and comparable cable management for a fair amount less. The only true perk I noticed, aside from the all-in-one packaging, was the inclusion of some extension cables for certain configurations. On the other hand, purchasing longer high quality cables would still fall under the baseline price tag here. Even so, thank you for the excellent review, and I will keep it in mind for possible reference in the business IT world as they are often a bit more "sticky" about custom configurations.
And it is not always the tabletop. You also have the estructure of the table in traditional frames. I have a very small table but the tabletop is supported by wooden strips that connect the to the legs as the table is a lot wider in two of it's sides. Without it the tabletop would bend for sure.
“A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.” ― Jean de La Fontaine. 5:28 Now I know that this man's destiny is to drop stuff. Because it is unbelievable how he pushes apart the box to avoid dropping it and...
Looking forward to the monitor arm review - would be great to see some that are "stands" rather than clip-ons. My desk has drawers so clamp stands aren't an option.
@@Tonyx.yt. you should check how much Apple charges for a 6K display with insane brightness and color profiles before embarassing yourself on the internet.
I have that generic monitor arm from Amazon you mentioned and have used it for about a year now my main monitor is an ultrawide which it technically right on the weight limit but it still holds firm even when I move my standing desk up and down considering I already had decent monitors this was definitely the better route to go for me since it means less e waste from replacing working monitors and also it was 1/7th of the price.
I went dual 4K 27in LG USB C monitors on a dual monitor arm.. setup is end game for me, 100% scaling provides so much screen real estate for productivity work
Ive been daily driving a set of Viotek monitors for s few years now. No issues at all. I've been using the HUANUO LED/LCD Monitor arms Model: HNCM4 to support them. Its stood the test of time and might be worth examining in your video.
I hope more companies start making monitor arms and bundling them with monitors. It would take a way a lot of the stress of finding a monitor arm that's compatible
What's challenging about finding a compatible monitor arm? Isn't it as simple as finding one which supports your screen's dimensions/weight? The only real challenge I can picture is if your monitor is not VESA compliant, which is less and less common these days unless you have a super budget screen.
I've owned both the single and dual VIVO monitor arms, both have held up perfectly to a dual 27" setup and a single 32" setup. Also really loving their manual crank standing desk. Everything from that brand I've purchased has held up well.
My setup is all over the place but it works : 1 x 24inch on a mounted arm, 1 x 27inch on its stand and 1 x 24inch in portrait mode. All different monitors from years of changing monitors for stupid reasons lol my 27inch LG monitor is my main one and I love it
2:36 I have a desk like that. It's a desk with two drawers. It is really chonky, but it's also really practical. It even has a built in cable tray at the back.
Were do your legs go if you have drawers below your desk? I have a slim desk but still when I cross my legs the upper leg hits the underside of the table. Can't imagine how uncomfortable it would be having such a thicc table.
@@Jehty_ think of it as two tabletops, one above the other, with drawers in between. There is a flat surface on the bottom, the legs are like on any other desk.
I have 2x 28" graphics monitors and a gas shock arm for the 2 of them, at around the same cost, but I did it as I needed. I love the look of that single large arm, but it seems to have the same downsides as most of the options on the market. Real test of that arm is how long the monitors stay in the same position with standard use. Even on a desk, monitors move, and I always have to tweak and adjust to get mine lined back up, just with desk movement, vibrations from people waking in the room... ghosts? Who knows. But it is annoying.
5 monitor setup for me with a 6 mount arm. I leave the top center empty. The top ones I don't use all the time, but they're nice to have. Primary is a gaming monitor and the other 4 are IPS. Finding a desk was a challenge, until I realized I don't need a "desk" and ended up buying a workbench
I would actually recommend against the purchase of a gaming monitor, alongside a regular monitor, or two monitors that are of different models, in my experience I found the VESA mounting for my ViewSonic gaming monitor to be at a different height to my ViewSonic professional monitors, I had a custom bracket machined to resolve this, but unless you can independently move each arm to adjust for the height difference, or if you're able to verify that the VESA mounts are in the exact same spot on each monitor, I would recommend against this.
Not sure how the situation is in other countries, but here in Germany you can get old office monitors really cheap. So if you need a secondary display and a good stand, that might be the best solution. Office Monitors usually have really solid stands that have high adjustability. Since Vesa is a standard, you can exchange the good office stand with the one of your primary display and use the cheap stand that comes with most Gaming monitors on your old secondary display. It should be noted, that this needs to be checked beforehand with the specific monitors and the desired setup...
2:35 I have a desk thicker than that. I had to take the doors off my closet to screw to the desk to give myself more workspace and mounting points for my hardware. My room is so small that I can't open the closet doors without moving furniture, so it's a double win for me.
I have two 27” lg ergo monitor with arm mount used next to each other… I wish I had this option .. 1-2 years when I was shopping .. thanks LG…. But I’m still thinking if I would want two monitors linked together like that or have them separate with my current setup… I went with the lg ergo monitors because of the stand and the clean cable management. I was considering other monitors and purchasing a separate humanscale arm setup like I have in my office… but those commercial ones, while super nice and smooth, are super expensive, it would have cost 450-900$ for just the two arms setup depending on the many options they have…. So I went with the two separated lg ergo stands for my wfh setup. The only upgrade options and recourse is to stick with LG monitors that have the rear lg clip system for ease … their lg gaming monitors do easily click onto the ergo stand … soo maybe if I need to go 120hz or higher I can do that …
Not an arm, but a stand. I use a Vivo triple monitor arm (on amazon it shows 1 monitor above and two below) and I love it. I have an ultrawide 36 inch monitor below 2 27 inch monitors and it's my favorite triple display setup.
The main reason I was running dual monitors for awhile was to play 3DS and NDS emulators. But it was a little bit of a pain to setup citra on 2 screen for 3DS, but Melon for NDS was great even had a way alter the border to help center the two screens.
@@Thewaterspirit57 I could but then that's like playing on two small screens might as well just play on the 3ds it's self if I was going to do that. Plus changing screen orientation every time no thanks.
@@yugoprowers then use a 3DS instead of complaining :V But others aren’t gonna have that luxury, and will have to play on emulator vertically. Also it’s not something that’s super tough to do, orientating as screen vertically lmao
LG display makes a lot of displays for other companies which get rebranded. So even if you don't see LG doesn't mean you don't see LG display products.
If u have to trash one thing in order to justify the other, that means a lot about how confident you are. That looks very cool, i have my similar setup with dell monitors and i love it. It can “stand on its own” (pun intended) without bashing other products.
I was running a cheap triple head eBay arm for years with the final setup for it being a single 27" monitor in the middle, a pair of homemade laptop holders to hang off the VESA mounts (for my work and home machines) on either side and a HDMI KVM. I've recently changed to a pair of used Adtec posts with 2 arms each (from a PC recycler) and a couple of genuine laptop trays (one external screen each per laptop). The modular accessories for these posts and arms makes life so much easier for mounting and repositioning. The quality difference is quite noticeable but I wouldn't want to be buying the entire setup new as they are way too expensive.
Or Apple could support MST, I guess the title is accurate XD Honestly I haven't heard about it untill now but by Linus' reaction it seems to be standard for a while
Would love to see a deep dive into monitor configuration. I've been thinking about trying a stacked setup but a bit concerned about the potential neck pain that it might invite.
Back about a year ago I was looking for a new monitor and was looking on the second hand market and honestly it was the best thing I have ever done. I went from a single 24" monitor that was cheap by asus to dual 27" HP 27f monitors that came with a stand for only $250 granted they are only 1080p and I don't know how good the color grade is however but, I do understand that the market has changed and things are more expensive now but if you don't want to gouge out $800 on a brand new set of monitors, then I would recommend the second hand market.
I have 2 cheap monitor arms from Invision but they are exactly the same as the Huano ones, just a tad cheaper (on UK Amazon at least) They are fantastic and I would NEVER spend more for an arm unless I really needed vertical stacked configs
Invision monitor arms over here too! I got the MX450 for my main monitor & was so impressed I bought two MX200 arms for my two side monitors. I thoroughly recommend both those arms for the price I paid.
2:32 For someone who wonders, some Desks (I had one from Ikea) had "build-in Cablemanagement". So the Deskplate itself wasnt that thick, but there was some dedicated space for hiding cables which made it so thick or maybe even thicker. Unfortunatly you couldnt "remove" it without breaking, had some Monitor Mounts which didnt work with that desk but this one maybe would have
A few things for the upcoming monitor stand review. Please don't forget 3 monitor stands. As someone currently looking to switch from a 2 to a 3 I can say there is a lack of information on 3s. Also a key bit about monitor stands is how high up is the center of the vesa mount at full height that's a big thing that is left out of a lot of specs
DisplayPort daisy chaining is a requirement of the standard for versions 1.4 and above. I have a triple monitor 1440p set up from dell that has the input/output ports on the monitors. The only complaint is that since this is targeted for enterprise, I was stuck getting 60hz. I really hope more display manufactures give us display port output ports because the ability to power 3 displays off a single dp cable has allowed for a super clean setup on my desk and allows me to get away with only 1 dp port on my laptop.
While the technology is nice, for 3 monitors and higher refresh rates, bandwidth and I guess, even latency quickly become an issue. 3 * 1440p means 11 megapixels, more than standard 4K resolution. For display port 2.0 I guess that triple 1440p at 120 Hz should be doable, but I wouldn't be surprised if there are issues.
Interesting you mention the Huanao arms as I bought those last year, and it held a fairly weighty 27in ASUS monitor on both arms. The only reason I've stopped using it is down to the desk I have now, where I can't comfortably seat the support mechanism at the back due to a wooden overhang. Nice idea packaging these products together, but it just seems so tremendously expensive for something that's not entirely versatile.
I've been running a 49 inch for a few weeks now (AOC Agon), which is effectively 2 27 inch screens (at 5120x1440) with a 1800R curve, and it's been excellent. You can buy this for about 850 euro here, which translated in about as many freedom currency. Now don't get me wrong, some people prefer separate screens, and I obviously can't put 1 (or both) in portrait, but it is a 120hz 1ms screen, with all the same functionality as these dual monitors. So while it's not the absolute better deal, I do feel that this set up is costing too much for what you are getting.
Having only spent maybe an hour playing around with an ultrawide, I may not be able to make an informed opinion. For my workflow, an ultrawide is only better than a single monitor. I'm usually working with 4 or 5 programs at a time and switching between them constantly. Being able to just grab a window and drag it into my main field of view with a quick flick of the wrist or quickly maximise some reference material into my side monitors is a must and multimonitors are the only solution that works for me. Personally I would happily take this setup over any ultrawide but horse's for courses and your mileage may vary
I've been using a couple Vivo monitor arms for a couple of years now. One for my main 32" gaming display and another one for my 24" work laptop. So far I don't have any complaints, they were relatively cheap and the pneumatic system has held up very well over time.
I have the Huanuo HNDS8 on my work setup, they hold 19lbs an arm and the and the entire setup was $270 with tax including 2 sceptre monitors. The stand took some fiddling to get everything lined up but I have had 0 issues and the setup was simple. Im going to buy another one when I can upgrade my gaming setup to 1440p
lol exactly. Why would anyone say apple is stupid for having overpriced products when they manage to sell them, that's kinda brilliant. On the other hand, people who buy those overpriced products are i***ts
@@m_xx989 The stand, intel macs, and airpods max are the only overpriced things they sell nowdays. Everything else looks expensive until you actually calculate the performance, design, efficiency of what it is, and compare it to a true equivalent. By equivalent I don't mean a plastic gaming laptop with an i9, I mean a quality professional grade laptop with the same performance, the prices are going to be extremely similar.
@@sgeggbub1008 I didn't say all of their products are overpriced. But sometimes it's just to much bro like the monitor stand for $1000, mac pc wheels for $700, a cloth for $20, small as shit battery pack with wireless charging and magnets for $100 etc. They're obviously a good and successful company but they had a bunch of overpriced products.
another option from my experience; 2x ViewSonic VX2758-2KP-MHDs which are 1440p 144hz flat IPS displays and a £60 dual arm monitor stand does just fine at a total of £700 max with minimums of £670~
"If you like to have your monitors low and kinda look down at them it might not be the best for that" - I don't think it's really fair to complain that a product makes it harder for people to cause themselves long term injury xD
I do have a really thick desk - but not because of the desk it's self. I have a custom made desk that stands on kallax units with hard wood desk. The kallax unit is 37mm thick - the desk is 30mm - so the sum is 67mm at the edges of the table. So anything that uses this kind of mounting system can not be mounted to the sides where the kallax units are positioned :D
I got myself a Bontec dual monitor stand on Amazon, which supports 13 to 27" displays and 10kg per arm. It has almost 8300 reviews and 4.6 stars. I'm pretty happy with that.
My desk is 6 inches thick because it has drawers. I had to modify my arm mounts to extend the jaws wider. All 3 of them. I use arms whenever I can, they save soooo much desk space and they're just cool.
I'm so anxious watching Linus handle the heavy metal while both monitors lie directly below.... Really thought they would break. Heck, even I would not do that and Linus drops things left and right :D
Please please! When testing the monitor arm, please test how easy it is to pull the monitor forward/backward **without** shifting left or right, up or down! I found a lot of monitor arm can't do simple vertical movement. They always swing to the side a bit when you do that. Also, a lot of monitor arm are very difficult to maintain the a fixed angle and height while you moving it.
I bought a single monitor arm from a local reseller from their own essentials brand, been using it for a stacked setup where the bottom screen uses the included stand and the top using the arm ^^ Been working great! Maybe there is something similar at other local hardware/electronic stores
Have used 2 different cheapish arms over the past few years. We've come to really like the Silverstone ARM12B. Good value, well made, solid and stays where you put it even while supporting at 38" ultrawide.
Rocking a 17” LG 720p from 2006 never had any problem with this one and bought a 24” 1080p75h 1ms AOC some time ago and still using this configuration. Not good but not bad.
I have dual 32" monitors, one 4k 60 for productivity and one 1440p 144hz for gaming. I'd love a good monitor arm that would clear my desk space, but most dual are only rated for 27"
I have the LG 32 inch ergo and I freaking love it. its not the most responsive and its not an EDR powerhouse like the Pro Display XDR but its good enough for what I do. I'm actually in the market to buy another one for my work from home setup.
I have a couple of 24" monitors and I used to just have them on their stands, but then end of 2021 I splashed out on a mid-range desk mount and oh boy, having monitors on a mount are a game changer!
finally are the same height and the space below can be used and cleaned way better.
I use two horizontal + vertical 24" monitors with stands, but if I'll buy something bigger I'll need a vertical mount.. otherwise they won't fit on my desktop and in my field of view O_o
Any changed of getting a name or link for that one?
Saved then added so much space 😌
I wish I could get the option of buying any monitor without a stand for 50$ less and just keep using my vesa mount.
have to say, your habit/strategy of daily driving a product for as long as possible until the review is extremely valuable. most of the pros/cons are only visible after some time of heavy usage. often reviewers present the product fresh out of the box, which is unhelpful at best. so, go lmg, go!
@Don't read profile picture no
Regarding the, “who has a desk this thick?” question, I work in a warehouse and we have a huge butcher block table as our central computer workspace (multiple computer setups at the same table) and we initially had major issues trying to find monitor arms that could open up wide enough to accommodate our table. In the end we bit the bullet and just used the provided stands even though they take up precious table real estate.
Most halfway decent stands have a second base on them that you can swap to. That allows for a drill-through mount. This also allows the table to scoot up right against the wall if you so choose.
My desk at home is 3.5" thick. I made it from 2x4's as a wood working bench, hobby bench, and computer desk while I was in college. I have a cheap 1080p monitor that was just sitting on the desk, and an even cheaper (goodwill) 768p monitor that was using a textbook or two to raise it up. The 1080p monitor is not vesa compatible, but I modified the stand to be when I found a nice double arm stand that would actually fit my desk for $20 at a local thrift store. It's been great to make the space below my monitors actually useful for pushing my keyboard and junk when I'm working on a hobby.
I have an ikea bekant desk that's thin, but has a thick metal support right at the edge that the monitor arm has to go over. So I would make use of extra arm base adjustment.
Useless call out
could’ve just routed them
A few years back, I used my years of TV mounting experience to mount both of my monitors to the wall and install in-wall power kits, to run all cables in the wall, to give my setup a floating monitor look. Once you mount monitors and clear up all that desk space, you never go back.
Agreed.
Ya know I don't know why but I have never thought of using an in wall power supply for some reason
@@benherrley6698 It’s a lot more work and certainly more complicated, if you’re trying to mount multiple monitors on the wall (not using monitor mounts that clamp to the desk) and have them be perfectly aligned, as virtually no wall mounts offer the range of movement as the monitor desk clamp mounts. You can move them from side to side and rotate but can not move up and down, if you were slightly off on your measurements and the monitors weren’t perfectly aligned. But yeah, the floating monitor look with all cables concealed in the wall is a very very good look. I’m quite proud of my setup 😁
@@krismate2895 dude that amazing but I can't imagine the precision in trying to mount 2 monitors. If you have some pictures I'd love to see it
Unless you have a sitting/standing desk, and actually want the height of your screens reflect the position of your desk. It does sound like a pretty cool idea if your desk is fixed, though!
I have bought too many cheap monitor arms in recent times for work. Mostly dual monitor, but a few single;
Bracwiser MD81SP Dual Monitor Arm - Around £60, on sale for £32 when I got it
Eureka Ergonomic Single Monitor Arm - £15 when I got it, have 3 in the office
ErGear Dual Monitor Arm with Pole - £28 when purchased
NB H100 Monitor Arm with Pole - £20 when purchased
VonHaus Triple Monitor Stand - £40 when purchased
All still working very well, with some caviats between the models.
Linus: "Who has a desk this thick?"
Also Linus: has a PC desk even thicker in his office
True af
I read PC desk even thicker than his office.. and I refused to read again.
Have you seen the desks Putin has been holding his meeting at?
My desk is that thicc because theres a layer of glass above it and it has drawers (I've had it since I was like 6 and I don't really need an upgrade), so it's a good thing that there's this much range.
I mean, mine is made up of 2" thick Butcherblock Countertops bolted to 3/4 inch iron pipe. Same thickness as a shipping clerk's table in a warehouse...where you also have to mount a monitor somewhere.
Pretty big difference when you get your furniture from Grainger instead of Ikea.
I am definitely in the category of having a "thick desk". ;). IKEA quality tables are too weak to handle the weight of my triple monitor setup, so I was forced to reinforce the table with additional wood hidden under the surface where the mounting bracket attaches to prevent the desk from being damaged. Let's just say I ran it without additional support for a day and watched my monitors slowly tip forward before I quickly dismantled the whole thing.
I placed a spare bathroom tile between the desk surface and under the monitor stand base to disperse the weight. I spray painted it black so it was less of an eye sore. It did work fine for many years before I changed my desk.
Now I use a flimsy IKEA night stand made of metal that cost 9$. I chose to use a lighter chopping board made of wood instead of the tile to disperse the weight and reinforce the thin sheet metal.
I chose the nightstand because I wanted the comfort of gaming from a couch on a PC. So I have two of these nightstands on each side of my lounge chair. I have a keypad on my left side and my mouse and mousepad to my right. The third nightstand with my two screens are infront of me. Now I don't have to slouch forward while gaming, I am leaned far back as I can still reach my peripherals as they are basically placed where armrests would normally be.
Hahaha I did the same thing as I saw the ikea table slowly denting.
100% agree. Have the same issue with THICC Ikea desks. When Linus was wondering why it was so thick I was like for people like me who have ridiculously thick desks that cheap monitor arms rarely work with. I ended up taking a scrap board and using a huge C-clamp to attach it to the desk in order to get a mounting point thin enough for cheap microphone arms. Worked fine for that but doing the same with something as heavy as dual or triple monitors is a no go for me. Respect to LG for considering all customers and building a quality mount.
@Cole Soucy Those with a cardboard core can't hold the weight of several monitors as the monitor stand basically becomes a crowbar that digs into the desk. Obviously it can hold when the monitors arms are directly above the point of contact, but when they are swung closer to you the leverage will be too great.
Obviously IKEA sells more robust table tops that are solid inside and doesn't cave without extra reinforcement.
@@momatotsosrorudodi You are better off for the money buying some actual wood and making the desk top yourself, than buying from Ikea. I was able to get a 4x8 sheet of oak veneer plywood, heat set trim, sandpaper, and polyurethane finish for under $100, and used thet piece to build a counter and a desk.
I hope bundles like this become more common, it'd take away a lot of the headache of trying to find compatible monitor arms for multiple monitors, finding actual compatible monitors, etc.
Is it really that difficult?? 😮😮😮 I'm checking arms and monitors now and I'm just looking on the VESA details.
@@oliberrr VESA should be enough
Agreed!
Unless you're trying to mount a specialty monitor, or an ultrawide, almost any well reviews Vesa arm will work. Most modern monitors fall well under the weight limit imposed by the popular arms.
> finding monitors that use VESA standard mounting mechanism
If the stand that they come with is also vesa, the better.
I use a Vivo single monitor stand with a clamp style mount. I got it for $35USD and use for my 34’ ultrawide. It was really easy to set up, and I think it does its job well for being so cheap. It is very basic but the build quality is pretty good. Plus, it has no sag in the way I have it set up which is far from ideal.
Of the 3 brands of "cheap" monitor arms I have used, my favorite was VIVO. They are no frills, but they make a solid mount that doesn't bounce like the others and has a nicer clean look to them than some of the cheapest.
When Linus started swinging his monitor arm around all I could think was "if he hits himself in the nuts with that I will become a channel member"
You can join floatplane for just 5 bucks
Just get floatplane
You should do that anyway
@nomasporfavor bro really tried to sneak Ohio in there💀
@Don’t read my profile picture dont worry I wont
Wincing ever so slightly as Linus places an arm component directly on what looks like the screen.
@Türkiyeyi seviyorum very
What about when he pulled the first piece of styrofoam and the top monitor crashed into the bottom on
@@carrioncrow8191 Yup! I was hiding behind the sofa after that... Linus seems to not have the natural inclination to handle delicate stuff with the care it sometimes deserves.
@@carrioncrow8191 Oh my god yes. That caused me to flinch.
At this rate, he's not going to be allowed inside his own LTT Labs
It's easy to forget that, as well as making epic TVs, LG have pretty decent monitors too...
But samsung will always have better fridges
@@leovang3425 Hahahahaha.
No.
@@AndrewPRoberts okay serious question, who makes the best smart fridges? I've never owned a smart fridges and I don't plan on owning one unless regular fridges stop existing so ive never researched it.
@@leovang3425 samsung for sure, imo nicest designs + best software (if you get the fridge with the screen). I've had a samsung fridge for 4 years now and it's just very good, you can't go wrong with the quality of their products
@@sys-administrator Yeah mine started getting ads after an update, it makes me so mad
I like the LG 43" 4k. Reasonably value oriented, equivalently 4x 22" monitors without bezels between them.
好思路 ！
Have it now and I looking for the bundle dual monitors. I love the LG 43 but the productivity of dual monitors for my job fiction just works so much better.
Just bought an inland single monitor arm from micro center for $70 and I honestly love it, after i got it put together and figured it out on my own because the directions were not thorough and left you to figure out alot but after 45 min installation ive had it a month and i will never not have my monitor mounted again i love the movement up down forward and back very convenient for different applications
I've switched to Ergotron arms since a couple of bad "premium" arms from Amazon. They're a lot more expensive but the weight limit on the HX models is a game changer for me. Running a "floating" G9 Neo on my gaming rig, and a couple of 32" heavy color accurate panels on a work rig.
reminder that premium is one of those marketing words that just means nothing.
my ergotron arm has its own problems. it's kinda expensive for the whole thing to fail on one screw.
@@DoctorWhom it means expensive, nothing else
Amazing how many people bash the term "Premium" never having owned an Odyssey G9 or knowing the pile of sagging or broken stands in its wake.
I really hope they come out with a heaver duty model that can handle their bow setup for dual ultrawides (34-38")
Almost had a seizure watching Linus casually mounting everything above both monitors screens facing up.
@Türkiyeyi seviyorum nice spam, bot
I was hoping there were lead weight so he could stack those on top of the panels too
@1:22 - he casually puts a part of the arm ON THE PANEL :O
The clumsy is just an act. Kinda disgusting they purposely wrack tech products for laughs
I wonder what Linux pays in workplace insurance with his stunts being very public I imagine its a lot xD
I'd like to see the cable tester used with EVERY monitor review from here out, so we can know if we should just toss the included cables or not
I found a single and Dual monitor arm from a company called EVEO. Almost bought it the other day, but if you are doing a monitor arm vid, its perfect timing. They do have two dual monitor arms, which I thought was weird, BUT the one I am interested in holds 17.6lbs (17-32" monitors) instead of the other that only holds 15.5lbs (17-27" monitors)... both are per arm. The Single arm also holds 17.6lbs. I can't wait to watch the video!!!
I have above average tech knowledge. No fancy monitors, no consoles, no cool peripherals. I have an older ROG STRIX, a moto E, and a kindle and I'm happy with that but for some reason, I absolutely love all of your videos regardless of how often I have zero idea what you are talking about or the fact that I will never buy any of these things. Lol... Great stuff. Been subscribed since day 1.
I WISH LG sold the stand separately!! I would love to have this for my gaming setup
Might be a hit or miss with those ones depending on QA when compared to regular dual monitor mounts. Used similiar style monitor mounts (1 rail with adjustable Vesa mounts) in the office and some had issues with proper balancing even with identical monitors.
I agree but the irony
Plenty of options on Amazon. Vivo has over 35k reviews and that's what we use throughout our office with 0 complaints
Ergotron for VESA compatible monitors
Highly recommend Vivo monitor arms, I've gotten two and they're super super sturdy
Linus is literally the king of sponsorship transitions change my mind
He really got me this time, i didn't expected it
They make them fun which encourages people to watch them which in turn probably helps them secure more sponsorship deals
You can't change facts.
Linus just is, we can't change the truth 😅
Linus is great, but check out some Rich Rebuilds ad transitions. Next level.
My two monitors aren't even matched in size, let alone colour temperature, and it used to drive me mad. Until one day, I sent one portrait, and fully embraced the colour temperature difference, deliberately setting one to warm and one to cool, because trying to match an AOC and Asus monitor from like six years apart is a fool's game.
My next monitor, since I'm one of them goofy Mac users, will just be a nice big ultrawide.
I've given up trying to match my AOC with my HP monitor the AOC seem quite cool and the HP quite warm. I also have the HP in portrait its 1200 x 1920 and AOC is 1080 x 1920.
You can always get the cheapest Spyder color calibrator and use DisplayCAL. Was worth the investment for me.
haha yeah i havent even bothered. got an LG IPS in landscape and a dell TN in portrait. they definitely dont match, and they never will.
Ultra wide won’t fix your issue though. I went dual 24s with different brands to a 34 ultra wide then 3 years after dual ultra wides with different brands. It’s a vicious cycle.
I have a 38 inch LG ultrawide and it's an amazing monitor. But turns out no matter how large your prmary monitor is, you still want a second screen for some overspill content. My plan was going solo 38 inch but it was just less practical. I game on the 38, for instance, and sometimes enjoy having a video stream or something up on the second, and maybe a web page with some information I need while in-game... I could game windowed and tile them on the main screen I guess, but that would suck.
I run a triple monitor setup on a WALI monitor arm I picked up off Amazon for less than $100 (it was on sale when I bought it) and it works fantastically, haven’t seen any fatiguing in arms, has plenty of adjustability, and the cable management is pretty good. Definitely worth the money.
Have to chime in and say that I now own two (Chinese) VisionMounts dual monitor gas lift arms and they've been great. I stupidly sprayed one of the monitor "ball joints" with wd40 and now it's sticky (don't do that, use oil or silicon, maybe even dry lube powder).
I can't think of any design complaints, tho I can imagine better brands MIGHT be easier to position, but I also don't move them much so I honestly don't even care. The cable routing could also be better; depends how invisible you want your cables. Extremely satisfied with the sturdiness of the heavy duty model.
If you're interested, I got the VM-GM124XD which you can tell apart from the others like it by the dual desk mounting clamps on the base. It supports 10kg (22lbs). In listings, I've seen them say they support 30, 32 or 34 inch displays, depending on the store (the light duty one typically says 27" max). I paid 139 Aussie dollars, so the same in CAD and maybe 90-100usd.
Your mileage may vary with larger screens though, as my 32" has the arm at full reach so you might have an issue lining two 30+ers up seeing the arms mount on a pole at different heights. Confirm with someone else, as my other monitors are all 24".
They have drop-in attachment between the arm and monitor plate, so you can affix the plate to the monitor on a desk and then transfer it to the arm. I expect something to this effect is common on all but the most budget of stands; dunno, I've not looked in years.
As with most arms, you'll want to mount them to the side if you want them flush to a wall, but there's only about 1cm mandatory overhang (the thickness of the bracket), so no unsightly gaps between your desk and the wall (about as much room you'd need for some cables if you don't have routing holes).
There is a through-desk mount available to buy separately, so the bracket should be easily removable for you to rig up something yourself.
v-mounts.com
As a part-time Mac user I've run into the MST issue countless times when searching for Type-C docks, Thunderbolt or USB. It's a massive pain, and it's been that way for YEARS. The new M1 Macs are even worse.
Apple: "Type-C all the things!"
Also Apple: "Except the iPhone..."
Also also Apple: "...And only one at a time..."
Apple is weird. While making it look like their brand is super premium they lack very basic features? I dont get it..
@@suppar8066 Like the ability to instantly close all your open apps? It's really bad when you consider android has had it for YEARS.
That's exactly why I finally went for one of the weirder dongles that actually use 2 USB-C ports combined in one plug. Not the nicest solution, but probably the cheapest one that actually works (with only one dongle)
@@boltinabottle6307 wait then how do you go about closing them?
@@Kenzirs they do it one at a time lol
To be fair, making Apple look stupid it's not that hard.
Still nobody can build a better 8 Inch Tablet than them. That makes there whole competition look very stupid.
Just think of the amount of people you just angered🤬
@@davidlosangeles314 who tf is even trying to compete with an 8 inch tablet lmao 🤣🤣🤣
@@123100ozzy8 inch all the way through 12 inch. 8 inch would just be the easiest metric to beat them on since it’s their least impressive in the lineup.
I’m no Apple fanboy but I have an iPad Pro and there’s no tablet out there that can match the performance, battery life and screen quality. For editing photos it’s literally my go to now. Completely stopped editing photos on my pc.
It’s not stupid if it sells. It’s Apple customers who are stupid.
For your cheap arm round-up, can you test them up against a flat wall? I remember trying out a few arms a while back and wasn't happy with he majority of them since I wasn't able to position my desk up against a wall and had to leave like 3-6" of clearance for most of them.
To mount something to a desk that's up against a wall, you need to drill through your table. Many mounts come with this optional foot. But... you have to drill through your table.
I have two "Mount-It!" Amazon ones that are made to be mounted directly to the wall. They have a pretty solid range of movement including tilt so no need to be too precise when installing them. Also great for glass desk setups. The downside apart from the obvious one of them being fixed to the wall is that they need to be mounted on a solid wall because they extend a fair bit and the weight-leverage could be considerable on the mounting surface. I have them installed on a brick wall without any major problems, the only issue is that I'm used to changing the tilt of the monitor all the time and I've noticed that a screw on the tilt part comes a little loose from time to time so I just have the Allen key on hand to tight it when it happens.
Especially that Huanuo one! I bought it. The 6.5 inches of open space behind my desk wasn't enough, and the arms would scrape the wall. I've since replaced it with a dual monitor arm similar to this, with less flexibility but made for any monitors (of appropriate size). Includes height adjustment on the mounts, so they don't need to match.
@@CarlosParedesDI
That's what I ended up going with but it has that AliExpress vibe so I would like to replace it with something better.
Overall really good review for the unit given.... I happen to have one desk that is 3/4" MDF mounted to a standard 2x4 on edge so the wide jaw reach *can* be very handy in some situations. Even so, I have two 32 inch 4k monitors on a dual adjustable arm rig that I paid a total of around $500 for in early 2020. With this set up I get full individual adjustability for each monitor in height, width, depth, as well as tilt and angle without the constraints of the single beam linking them together. I also have easy placement of ANY 75mm or 100mm VESA mount monitor up to 19.5 pounds each!
I applaud LG for offering a complete package at a relatively decent price, but I can find and easily assemble exactly the components I wanted with more versatility (as well as individual monitor mounts) and comparable cable management for a fair amount less. The only true perk I noticed, aside from the all-in-one packaging, was the inclusion of some extension cables for certain configurations. On the other hand, purchasing longer high quality cables would still fall under the baseline price tag here. Even so, thank you for the excellent review, and I will keep it in mind for possible reference in the business IT world as they are often a bit more "sticky" about custom configurations.
0:52 🙃🙃 even after years of watching LMG,I still get Shockwaves by the way linus handles tech.
Linus: "Who has a desk that thick?!"
Me: Looks over at my old 600lbs huge drafting table that's now my computer desk.
Me:.....
Me: Well.......
You haven't seen a clt desk have you? They can be 4 inches thick
Last office I was in used reclaimed wood from the renovation for the desk. CHONKY.
And it is not always the tabletop. You also have the estructure of the table in traditional frames. I have a very small table but the tabletop is supported by wooden strips that connect the to the legs as the table is a lot wider in two of it's sides. Without it the tabletop would bend for sure.
“A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.” ― Jean de La Fontaine. 5:28
Now I know that this man's destiny is to drop stuff. Because it is unbelievable how he pushes apart the box to avoid dropping it and...
"We got nipple control here" NEEDS to be on a t-shirt.....
Pls
Looking forward to the monitor arm review - would be great to see some that are "stands" rather than clip-ons. My desk has drawers so clamp stands aren't an option.
I use a Kaloc single monitor arm for my 34" 21:9 curved monitor and it works great! Can totally handle the weight.
Would like to see the results on the fancy cable tester you have on the supplied cables on this LG setup, just for science
$1200 for two 4K monitors and a dual display arm isn't a bad price.
apple would charge 3000$ each and 999 for each stand too
4k monitors arnt expensive anymore. Good 4k monitors are so I can agree not thr worst price.
hmm not really, good 4Ks now come in at around 400$ and stands in this quality usually cost 100$
@@Big1nz I'd guesstimate about $450 a piece for the displays and another $300 for the mount, if you broke it down.
@@Tonyx.yt. you should check how much Apple charges for a 6K display with insane brightness and color profiles before embarassing yourself on the internet.
I have that generic monitor arm from Amazon you mentioned and have used it for about a year now my main monitor is an ultrawide which it technically right on the weight limit but it still holds firm even when I move my standing desk up and down considering I already had decent monitors this was definitely the better route to go for me since it means less e waste from replacing working monitors and also it was 1/7th of the price.
34 inch ultrawide?
Man you should have purchased some punctuation along with the monitor arm.
@@InvntdXNEWROMAN yeah that’s right a Samsung 1440p one
Your generic monitor arm makes lg’s look stupid
I went dual 4K 27in LG USB C monitors on a dual monitor arm.. setup is end game for me, 100% scaling provides so much screen real estate for productivity work
Ive been daily driving a set of Viotek monitors for s few years now. No issues at all. I've been using the HUANUO LED/LCD Monitor arms Model: HNCM4 to support them. Its stood the test of time and might be worth examining in your video.
I hope more companies start making monitor arms and bundling them with monitors. It would take a way a lot of the stress of finding a monitor arm that's compatible
I mean move monitors have vesa mounts
What's challenging about finding a compatible monitor arm? Isn't it as simple as finding one which supports your screen's dimensions/weight? The only real challenge I can picture is if your monitor is not VESA compliant, which is less and less common these days unless you have a super budget screen.
Vesa compatible, easy
Stress? Huh
Tf? They’re all compatible. As long as they use vesa, there’s no “finding one that’s compatible”
LMG should test any included cables with your cable tester, as standard procedure for reviews.
@Türkiyeyi seviyorum ah yes, "We will run the bot comment remover" :P
LTT at their finest.
@@IngwiePhoenix_nb They probably did considering there's only 1 bot in each set of replies and not 15 like usual.
@@IngwiePhoenix_nb do as a say not as I do
How can give you a gold comment award
Wasn't that what they wanted to do anyways? Pretty sure that's what they said when they bought the freaking thing -.-
I've owned both the single and dual VIVO monitor arms, both have held up perfectly to a dual 27" setup and a single 32" setup.
Also really loving their manual crank standing desk. Everything from that brand I've purchased has held up well.
Vivo makes great products. Very sturdy, well built. Only sometimes does the vertical tilt lose its hold and have to be re-adjusted.
I have 2 vivo arms with a big ass ultrawide on one and a small vertical one on the other. They work great!
2:36 linus: who has a desk this thick
Also linus: look at my gaming desk
My setup is all over the place but it works : 1 x 24inch on a mounted arm, 1 x 27inch on its stand and 1 x 24inch in portrait mode. All different monitors from years of changing monitors for stupid reasons lol my 27inch LG monitor is my main one and I love it
2:36 I have a desk like that. It's a desk with two drawers. It is really chonky, but it's also really practical. It even has a built in cable tray at the back.
Yeah, I was shocked at the comment. My desk has a 2" thick top, I thought that was normal.
@@joemarais7683 you know you can get glass top desks which are as thick as a .... pane of glass
Were do your legs go if you have drawers below your desk?
I have a slim desk but still when I cross my legs the upper leg hits the underside of the table. Can't imagine how uncomfortable it would be having such a thicc table.
@@Jehty_ think of it as two tabletops, one above the other, with drawers in between. There is a flat surface on the bottom, the legs are like on any other desk.
@@namenamename390 but do your arms and keyboard rest on the upper or lower tabletop?
I have 2x 28" graphics monitors and a gas shock arm for the 2 of them, at around the same cost, but I did it as I needed. I love the look of that single large arm, but it seems to have the same downsides as most of the options on the market.
Real test of that arm is how long the monitors stay in the same position with standard use. Even on a desk, monitors move, and I always have to tweak and adjust to get mine lined back up, just with desk movement, vibrations from people waking in the room... ghosts? Who knows. But it is annoying.
Mine don't move.. Even ghosts don't want to be friends with me 😢
5 monitor setup for me with a 6 mount arm. I leave the top center empty. The top ones I don't use all the time, but they're nice to have. Primary is a gaming monitor and the other 4 are IPS. Finding a desk was a challenge, until I realized I don't need a "desk" and ended up buying a workbench
Sounds good, ips are as quick as tn now, I've recently switched to nano ips and find it as quick as my old tn panel. So thats worth considering too!
I would actually recommend against the purchase of a gaming monitor, alongside a regular monitor, or two monitors that are of different models, in my experience I found the VESA mounting for my ViewSonic gaming monitor to be at a different height to my ViewSonic professional monitors, I had a custom bracket machined to resolve this, but unless you can independently move each arm to adjust for the height difference, or if you're able to verify that the VESA mounts are in the exact same spot on each monitor, I would recommend against this.
Good point. You could use two stands and adjust them separately.
Cheap "ErGear Dual Monitor Stand Mount" (Amazon) has independent height adjustment screws on the VESA mounts. Not much adjustment otherwise though.
Not sure how the situation is in other countries, but here in Germany you can get old office monitors really cheap. So if you need a secondary display and a good stand, that might be the best solution. Office Monitors usually have really solid stands that have high adjustability. Since Vesa is a standard, you can exchange the good office stand with the one of your primary display and use the cheap stand that comes with most Gaming monitors on your old secondary display. It should be noted, that this needs to be checked beforehand with the specific monitors and the desired setup...
2:35 I have a desk thicker than that. I had to take the doors off my closet to screw to the desk to give myself more workspace and mounting points for my hardware. My room is so small that I can't open the closet doors without moving furniture, so it's a double win for me.
This sounds so chaotic, love it, I'm so curious how it looks now haha
@@danielh12345 I tried linking an Imgur post, but it got automod from YT. It actually came out really well!
@@SaltyNotSweat awh, thanks for the effort though! And good job then 😁
LG makes most companies look stupid when it comes to displays
I have two 27” lg ergo monitor with arm mount used next to each other… I wish I had this option .. 1-2 years when I was shopping .. thanks LG…. But I’m still thinking if I would want two monitors linked together like that or have them separate with my current setup…
I went with the lg ergo monitors because of the stand and the clean cable management. I was considering other monitors and purchasing a separate humanscale arm setup like I have in my office… but those commercial ones, while super nice and smooth, are super expensive, it would have cost 450-900$ for just the two arms setup depending on the many options they have…. So I went with the two separated lg ergo stands for my wfh setup. The only upgrade options and recourse is to stick with LG monitors that have the rear lg clip system for ease … their lg gaming monitors do easily click onto the ergo stand … soo maybe if I need to go 120hz or higher I can do that …
Everyone worried: don’t hurt yourself
Linus *death stare* laughingly: don’t take away my fun
Not an arm, but a stand. I use a Vivo triple monitor arm (on amazon it shows 1 monitor above and two below) and I love it. I have an ultrawide 36 inch monitor below 2 27 inch monitors and it's my favorite triple display setup.
The main reason I was running dual monitors for awhile was to play 3DS and NDS emulators. But it was a little bit of a pain to setup citra on 2 screen for 3DS, but Melon for NDS was great even had a way alter the border to help center the two screens.
Oh, I was thinking of getting a monitor that rotated instead.
ok but *why tho????* you could easily just get a good monitor at 1080p, and have a stand that lets it be vertical, and it would be perfect like that
I'm using ZenBook Pro 15 with a screen in its touchpad, it's great for citra or cemu.
@@Thewaterspirit57 I could but then that's like playing on two small screens might as well just play on the 3ds it's self if I was going to do that. Plus changing screen orientation every time no thanks.
@@yugoprowers then use a 3DS instead of complaining :V
But others aren’t gonna have that luxury, and will have to play on emulator vertically. Also it’s not something that’s super tough to do, orientating as screen vertically lmao
tbh I completely forgot LG even existed, and yet they still have much better prices than overpriced apple products
But Apple products is easy for you to get laid, like Ferrari.
LG display makes a lot of displays for other companies which get rebranded. So even if you don't see LG doesn't mean you don't see LG display products.
@@AndrewNiccol Not at all 😂 If you have an iPhone and are driving a Ford Fiesta you aren't getting any either way lol
as an owner of the alternatively arm showed on this video, I think these from LG looks way better
I agree I also own the alterative arm and the LG one does look better but I suspect it not as cheap either.
If u have to trash one thing in order to justify the other, that means a lot about how confident you are.
That looks very cool, i have my similar setup with dell monitors and i love it.
It can “stand on its own” (pun intended) without bashing other products.
I was running a cheap triple head eBay arm for years with the final setup for it being a single 27" monitor in the middle, a pair of homemade laptop holders to hang off the VESA mounts (for my work and home machines) on either side and a HDMI KVM. I've recently changed to a pair of used Adtec posts with 2 arms each (from a PC recycler) and a couple of genuine laptop trays (one external screen each per laptop). The modular accessories for these posts and arms makes life so much easier for mounting and repositioning. The quality difference is quite noticeable but I wouldn't want to be buying the entire setup new as they are way too expensive.
Linus: look how much this clamp opens up, who even has a desk this thick?
Also Linus: Uses a built-in PC desk
Ran into that issue with a MacBook and two monitors. The solution just ended up being getting two USB C hubs.
Or Apple could support MST, I guess the title is accurate XD
Honestly I haven't heard about it untill now but by Linus' reaction it seems to be standard for a while
That is pretty sad in 2022, tbh.
The worst part is it's just disabled in software. If you Linux on a MacBook, MST works just fine.
@@faeinthebay Thats why they gonna sell it as a feature next time :D ... just for 199€
Would love to see a deep dive into monitor configuration. I've been thinking about trying a stacked setup but a bit concerned about the potential neck pain that it might invite.
Back about a year ago I was looking for a new monitor and was looking on the second hand market and honestly it was the best thing I have ever done. I went from a single 24" monitor that was cheap by asus to dual 27" HP 27f monitors that came with a stand for only $250 granted they are only 1080p and I don't know how good the color grade is however but, I do understand that the market has changed and things are more expensive now but if you don't want to gouge out $800 on a brand new set of monitors, then I would recommend the second hand market.
I got and North Bayou F80 for 850 Philippines peso or about 17 dollar bnew. It's a monitor arm, and you can do a lot of movement using this arm.
10:11 Dawg, my nephew plays Roblox with his friends and I swear that's all I hear every 10 seconds lol
I have 2 cheap monitor arms from Invision but they are exactly the same as the Huano ones, just a tad cheaper (on UK Amazon at least)
They are fantastic and I would NEVER spend more for an arm unless I really needed vertical stacked configs
Invision monitor arms over here too! I got the MX450 for my main monitor & was so impressed I bought two MX200 arms for my two side monitors. I thoroughly recommend both those arms for the price I paid.
Linus: “who has a desk like that?“
Linus does. In his office.
2:32 For someone who wonders, some Desks (I had one from Ikea) had "build-in Cablemanagement". So the Deskplate itself wasnt that thick, but there was some dedicated space for hiding cables which made it so thick or maybe even thicker. Unfortunatly you couldnt "remove" it without breaking, had some Monitor Mounts which didnt work with that desk but this one maybe would have
GALANT? No idea why they discontinued one of the best desks.
A few things for the upcoming monitor stand review. Please don't forget 3 monitor stands. As someone currently looking to switch from a 2 to a 3 I can say there is a lack of information on 3s. Also a key bit about monitor stands is how high up is the center of the vesa mount at full height that's a big thing that is left out of a lot of specs
DisplayPort daisy chaining is a requirement of the standard for versions 1.4 and above. I have a triple monitor 1440p set up from dell that has the input/output ports on the monitors. The only complaint is that since this is targeted for enterprise, I was stuck getting 60hz. I really hope more display manufactures give us display port output ports because the ability to power 3 displays off a single dp cable has allowed for a super clean setup on my desk and allows me to get away with only 1 dp port on my laptop.
While the technology is nice, for 3 monitors and higher refresh rates, bandwidth and I guess, even latency quickly become an issue. 3 * 1440p means 11 megapixels, more than standard 4K resolution. For display port 2.0 I guess that triple 1440p at 120 Hz should be doable, but I wouldn't be surprised if there are issues.
Interesting you mention the Huanao arms as I bought those last year, and it held a fairly weighty 27in ASUS monitor on both arms. The only reason I've stopped using it is down to the desk I have now, where I can't comfortably seat the support mechanism at the back due to a wooden overhang.
Nice idea packaging these products together, but it just seems so tremendously expensive for something that's not entirely versatile.
I've been running a 49 inch for a few weeks now (AOC Agon), which is effectively 2 27 inch screens (at 5120x1440) with a 1800R curve, and it's been excellent. You can buy this for about 850 euro here, which translated in about as many freedom currency.
Now don't get me wrong, some people prefer separate screens, and I obviously can't put 1 (or both) in portrait, but it is a 120hz 1ms screen, with all the same functionality as these dual monitors.
So while it's not the absolute better deal, I do feel that this set up is costing too much for what you are getting.
Having only spent maybe an hour playing around with an ultrawide, I may not be able to make an informed opinion.
For my workflow, an ultrawide is only better than a single monitor. I'm usually working with 4 or 5 programs at a time and switching between them constantly. Being able to just grab a window and drag it into my main field of view with a quick flick of the wrist or quickly maximise some reference material into my side monitors is a must and multimonitors are the only solution that works for me.
Personally I would happily take this setup over any ultrawide but horse's for courses and your mileage may vary
@@eoinkenny3188 Fancy zones in Powertoys is the answer to that. Works really well.
I've been using a couple Vivo monitor arms for a couple of years now. One for my main 32" gaming display and another one for my 24" work laptop. So far I don't have any complaints, they were relatively cheap and the pneumatic system has held up very well over time.
I have the Huanuo HNDS8 on my work setup, they hold 19lbs an arm and the and the entire setup was $270 with tax including 2 sceptre monitors. The stand took some fiddling to get everything lined up but I have had 0 issues and the setup was simple. Im going to buy another one when I can upgrade my gaming setup to 1440p
The moment I can afford and support such a clean dual monitor setup, that's when I'm a successful man
Did you just put a metal pole on a brand new monitor screen 😄
No, this makes Apple look like a genius for selling junk at such high prices. However, This makes Apple consumers look stupid
lol exactly. Why would anyone say apple is stupid for having overpriced products when they manage to sell them, that's kinda brilliant. On the other hand, people who buy those overpriced products are i***ts
@@m_xx989 The stand, intel macs, and airpods max are the only overpriced things they sell nowdays. Everything else looks expensive until you actually calculate the performance, design, efficiency of what it is, and compare it to a true equivalent. By equivalent I don't mean a plastic gaming laptop with an i9, I mean a quality professional grade laptop with the same performance, the prices are going to be extremely similar.
@@sgeggbub1008 I didn't say all of their products are overpriced. But sometimes it's just to much bro like the monitor stand for $1000, mac pc wheels for $700, a cloth for $20, small as shit battery pack with wireless charging and magnets for $100 etc. They're obviously a good and successful company but they had a bunch of overpriced products.
@@sgeggbub1008 their entire accessories too
another option from my experience;
2x ViewSonic VX2758-2KP-MHDs which are 1440p 144hz flat IPS displays and a £60 dual arm monitor stand does just fine at a total of £700 max with minimums of £670~
linus handling things like toys, nothing can be more thriller than this.
"If you like to have your monitors low and kinda look down at them it might not be the best for that" - I don't think it's really fair to complain that a product makes it harder for people to cause themselves long term injury xD
Truly, what I was thinking. 'If you like to have your monitors low' your spine hates you.
Considering his history of dropping things, I cringed every time Linus passed those arms over the monitors laying on the desk lol.
Reminder that Linus actually defended the $1000 monitor stand. Quite vocally so. 🤔
I was about to buy a monitor arm, so this is perfect timing with the video coming soon. I'll wait.
I do have a really thick desk - but not because of the desk it's self. I have a custom made desk that stands on kallax units with hard wood desk. The kallax unit is 37mm thick - the desk is 30mm - so the sum is 67mm at the edges of the table. So anything that uses this kind of mounting system can not be mounted to the sides where the kallax units are positioned :D
Jokes on you, Apple makes Apple look stupid enough already 😂
Apple are not stupid. The people who buy apple products, on the other hand...
@@YounesLayachi …are rich and smart business men
@@Stiegelzeine 🤡
@@YounesLayachi no need to show me an android user emoji I already know how they look like
@@Stiegelzeine this is precious 😆 you got anymore ? Keep strengthening the stereotype I love it
I got myself a Bontec dual monitor stand on Amazon, which supports 13 to 27" displays and 10kg per arm. It has almost 8300 reviews and 4.6 stars. I'm pretty happy with that.
My desk is 6 inches thick because it has drawers. I had to modify my arm mounts to extend the jaws wider. All 3 of them. I use arms whenever I can, they save soooo much desk space and they're just cool.
I love how your editor was like "nah, I ain't putting this ad spot at the beginning. That this stays right here"
I'm so anxious watching Linus handle the heavy metal while both monitors lie directly below.... Really thought they would break. Heck, even I would not do that and Linus drops things left and right :D
Please please! When testing the monitor arm, please test how easy it is to pull the monitor forward/backward **without** shifting left or right, up or down! I found a lot of monitor arm can't do simple vertical movement. They always swing to the side a bit when you do that. Also, a lot of monitor arm are very difficult to maintain the a fixed angle and height while you moving it.
I bought a single monitor arm from a local reseller from their own essentials brand, been using it for a stacked setup where the bottom screen uses the included stand and the top using the arm ^^ Been working great! Maybe there is something similar at other local hardware/electronic stores
i loved the short fast forward segment ! nice touch
13:17 Linus: "after all this time?"
Snape: "always"
Have used 2 different cheapish arms over the past few years. We've come to really like the Silverstone ARM12B. Good value, well made, solid and stays where you put it even while supporting at 38" ultrawide.
Rocking a 17” LG 720p from 2006 never had any problem with this one and bought a 24” 1080p75h 1ms AOC some time ago and still using this configuration.
Not good but not bad.
I have dual 32" monitors, one 4k 60 for productivity and one 1440p 144hz for gaming. I'd love a good monitor arm that would clear my desk space, but most dual are only rated for 27"
I have an Ergotron interactive arm HD for my 55" TV, it is absolutely EPIC. So name brands can still kill it.
This would be great for a general use or in-home remote NOC/SOC setups.
I have the LG 32 inch ergo and I freaking love it. its not the most responsive and its not an EDR powerhouse like the Pro Display XDR but its good enough for what I do. I'm actually in the market to buy another one for my work from home setup.