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$25 vs. $300 Monitor Arm - What Stands Do I Recommend? - YouTube
Channel: David Zhang
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modern arms are one of my must-have
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accessories for the Home Office whether
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you want to spend twenty five dollars
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for a basic one or $300 for a premium
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high-end model I find it's a great
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investment to my computer setup to help
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save space on the desk can help with
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ergonomic Stu set the monitor at the
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right height and angle for my comfort
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and just add some style and aesthetics
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to the overall desk set up hi I'm David
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and these are my favorite go-to Monat
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arms for configuring my desk setup
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starting with a $25 option this is the
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cheapest of the bunch but I think for
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most people this is pretty much all
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you're going to need at this price ban
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you can honestly go with any reputable
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brand arm here but I'm just most
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familiar with the vivo brand and is one
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of the more popular ones on Amazon a
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simple clamp structure to your table set
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the arm bracket to the height you need
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and lock it in place
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and then mount it to the vessel holes on
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your display and you're good to go
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at this price point you're not going to
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get a spring adjustable arm for dynamic
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height adjustment and full range of
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motion but in my experience I think for
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most people will tend to just set it up
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once and never touch it again anyways
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these arms usually support up to 22
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pounds of weight which is enough to hold
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something as big as my 34 inch ultra
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wide without any issue next up if you
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really want more freedom of motion with
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your display or need something with a
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little more weight capacity for a larger
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screen the Amazon basic monitor arm is a
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solid choice it's a pretty big jump in
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price at around $100 but I feel it's
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worth the investment over cheaper spring
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arms I tend to have lower weight
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capacities in the previous $25 option or
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other known issues with reliability with
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this arm you can raise lower swivel and
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tilt your monitor as you need with ease
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has built in space for cable management
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and with support for up to 25 pounds
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it's again good enough for most 34 inch
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ultra wide and I've even pushed it to
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its limits with my heavier 49 inch
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display but let's take a moment to talk
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about those weight limits and that
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common question I get will this monitor
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arms support my display and it's not
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always going to be clear-cut for example
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someone who
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else their monitor in the middle and
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rarely moves it puts a lot less stress
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on the arm than someone who wants to
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fully extend it out all the time and
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constantly move it around some monitors
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offset their ves amounts or aren't well
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balanced so it can put a lot more stress
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on the tilt mechanism making it droop
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down over time and your desk is also an
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important factor to wear solid woodwinds
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are highly recommended but sometimes you
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can get away with particle board and
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even hollow ones from Ikea
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if you reinforce them a little or stick
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with simple display setups so it can be
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a little trial error but finding someone
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with a similar setup will usually start
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you down the right path for my setup
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lately with the 49 inch monitor well
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I've never really had any concerns with
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reliability using the Amazon basic arm
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you can definitely tell it's working
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hard and does twist on the desk since I
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leave it fully extended out all the time
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which brings me to the last and most
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expensive suggestion at about $300 this
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is the Ergotron HX modern arm and when
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you see it in person you can immediately
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tell it's built like a tank for heavier
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displays starting with the display clamp
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it's much bigger and also has a flat
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rubber pad to better distribute the
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weight over a larger surface and on the
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underside you have two screws instead of
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one that really helps minimize the play
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as you move the arm around on the desk
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the arms are much thicker they joints
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lock together nicely
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everything from build to movement it
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feels very premium as you expect with
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such an expensive arm one neat feature
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is the optional rotation stop that you
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can use to prevent the bottom arm from
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rotating back and hitting your wall
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other than that you aren't getting
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anything new with movements as it's
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similar to the Amazon basic arm but
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doesn't go down quite as low the cable
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management is slightly upgraded here
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with built-in straps but it's not a huge
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upgrade the real reason you consider
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this is the weight capacity be aware
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lighter monitors may not work with us
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for example my Dell 34 inch just works
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at the lowest setting so I wouldn't go
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any lighter but for my 49 inch or
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anything bigger or heavier in the future
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there's a world of difference in how
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solid and well-built
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ore gachaaan HX is designed for that and
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with ten years warranty this will
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probably be the last modern term I ever
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need to buy but as I mentioned for most
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people I probably just stick to the $25
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one to get most of the benefits of
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having an arm or consider the Amazon
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basic one if you want a bit more
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flexibility but if you want the best of
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the best for your super ultra wide
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display the Ergotron HX is hard to be as
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long as you have the cash but hope you
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guys enjoy this one you know what to do
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and I'll see you in the next video
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