Is there any strong monitor arm for Dell 49” wide monitor?

Sometimes just using a metal plate, especially if it's painted/powder coated, can skate around. Most nicer monitor arms have a thin, maybe 1/6th (1.5-2mm) thick, hard, grippy rubber on the bottom of the base. Not something so soft that it compresses and causes bounce issues, but just rubbery enough to prevent indentations, while still holding secure. This rubber *can* sometimes leave marks on the top, though, which is a bit of a bummer, but if it's natural wood, that spot is likely going to fade at a much different rate than the rest of the top, so the color wouldn't match anyway. 😅

@@necrojoe yea I just use a few layers of cardboard cut in smaller size than the clamp it offers great protection and makes the clap looking like it's floating off of the surface it's holding. 😁 but gotta screw it on extremely tight

Below or above? Currently trying to mitigate bounce from typing on a standing desk.. I've wedged towels between the back of desk and wall which helped a little, but wondering if adding metal underneath the clamp will reduce it further

@@necrojoe That can be easily remedied by sticking a thin piece of rubber or high density foam underneath the plate so you get the best of both worlds, even force distribution through the stiff layer of metal (like how a washer functions) and the friction and gripping power of the foam/rubber below.

i have ikea desk and it's hollow and soft, would the metal plate idea work ?

It shouldn't - the outer 4-5cm where monitor arms clamp on are solid wood particle board, only the middle is paper honeycomb. But it's probably best to clamp near a reinforcement spar that runs alongside the leg mounts, to make it less inclined to warp the desk over time. However you can't use grommet hole mount, and you should think very carefully if you're using bolt-through in order to be squarely in the structural material of the desk, of which there isn't much at all. Then again it's best to think twice about buying that sort of desk surface to begin with. It can be inevitable under cost pressure, and it's easy to carry home weighing typically under 12kg at the largest size and often under 8kg, but it's somewhat unpleasant, amplifying every keyboard noise and such.

@@SianaGearz nah dude linnmon gets fucked by the monitor arm pretty hard.

I have one of these Ikea desks and had seen reports of heavy monitor and arm combos breaking off, so I went to Home Depot and bought a pair of 16-ga galvanized steel electrical covers for a whopping THREE DOLLARS and used them as pads on the top and bottom of the desk under the dual-monitor arms base and clamp disk. This especially spreads the force of the disk out from a 2" circle to a 35 sq. in. (5x7) rectangle allowing you to really crank it down tight while the plates sandwich the desk and distribute the force. After 3-1/2 years holding two 27" displays, it's rock steady.

What kind of desk should I buy then? I was thinking of going for IKEA for my setup....

@@nyaa104 Well one option is to get a solid kitchen countertop surface instead. Even the IKEA ones are 100% particle board on the inside, solid, no voids. Or just go to a home improvement store and stare at their wood, they'll have all kinds, they'll have desk surfaces, they'll have countertops, they have them as particle board, they have them also as glued laminated timber, which is nice. You can use IKEA legs and stuff but you'll need to mark out and predrill the holes yourself. You can have the home improvement store cut it to length for you and seal the cut edge, or they'll sell you the edge separately and you just iron it on. IKEA desks come as 60cm deep (usually), 70 and occasionally 80cm. IKEA countertops are 63.5cm deep. Home improvement store countertops and desk surfaces can be 60, 63.5 and 70cm, at least here in EU. Also only the cheapest of IKEA desk surfaces are hollow inside, they make solid ones as well. Linnmon and now Lagkapten are hollow, i think the others are not, maybe ask them.

That seems pretty heavy, sure the packaging is not included in that weight? Also you should be able to find out the exact stats with and without stand. For example the AW3423DWF 34" utrawide weights 9.7kg with stand and 6.3 without stand

@@laurenz6760 Newer monitors do provide weight both with and without stand, for sure. Some older ones don't, though, and mine was one of those. Mine was a 1st gen predator ultrawide, and it is something of a chonky boi...

@@MrSpleenboy I see. Was there really no wobbling, like as if it stood on the desk without an arm? I'm contemplating to get an arm, but I'm not sure if the wobble could be noticeable or distracting in games

@@laurenz6760 I mean, if you bang the desk hard enough you'll get some wobble, but at that point the desk itself is moving, so... I guess the answer is that it might bother you, I don't see it as a problem personally. It doesn't wobble when I type or game, so it's a good enough solution for me. Hope that helps?

@@MrSpleenboy it seems like these arms are more rigid than I thought. I'll just get one that is rated heavier than my monitors weight and I should be good

Yes agreed. Those are slick! That is what was supposed to make the B roll, but it was a different system that ended up in that place -GK

got an example you could show me?

Large metal plate on bottom and top is much better. It spreads out the clamps compression over a larger area making it more stable over all and reduces damage to desks..

@@4gbmeans4gb61 I’d suggest a combination of a thin layer of rubber in between the metal plate, so you get the best of both worlds: even weight distribution and no dents or scratches on the tabletop.

@@SundayFoggyNotions yay its gone now

rubber glove

rubber duck, those thingies that u glue under chair so it ain't scratchin that floor, condom (unpacked best safety), towel, book (who reads those anyway) and best of all, another desk under or over your desk, cut it and then glue so it create very small shelf over or under your desk and it will also secure your monitor arm and monitor on that monitor arm from wiggling. I should be ceo of this planet, so smort

Mounts are squares , you can just rotate the screen on the mount (screw the monitor rotated), now if a screen wont fit, thats diferent, mounts has limit sizes

Thanks for watching! -GK

Mind to show which pole you’re using for your vertical monitor? I rock the same monitor configuration and all in a rather small desk similar as per your description

not really an option for those of us who are apartment dwellers.

Yup. Ergotron are expensive, but the go-to for ultrawides. Very solid hardware

Nice timing for you! and us :) -GK

Why be surprised that this popped up, when you were looking for monitor arms? Were you expecting pregnancy related search results?

@@Locutus 😂😂

Yes that is definitely a longer term goal for us. We recently bought 5 highly rated ones on Amazon and will be doing that video soon -GK

That sounds like a janky tip, rather than a pro tip.

@@CM-xr9oq it's only janky if you make it look janky.

Does that mean it is still click bait? -GK

@btodtv for me yes. The content of the video is very professional and to the point. However, the title gives no information about what the content of the video is all about.

I thought the video title was appropriate for what was being discussed, unless they renamed the video?

Bought it on Amazon. There is a link in the description for it -GK

It is more of a dent, than a scratch. The biggest issue with the rubberwood is that it's pretty low quality. Not sure how well you can repair it? -GK

Since the wood grains weren't likely severed, just compressed, you may be able to remove the indentations with a damp cloth and a clothes iron or soldering iron.

Yes, we are working towards that -GK

Humanscale, Ergotron and Chief are some big brands -GK

Both the Ergotron HX and Humanscale M10 can be grommet mounted.

In this case you need to LOOSEN the tension on the screw, not tighten in. Tighter tension will mean the arm will hold a heavy monitor without going up. So if tension is tight and you have a light monitor it will go up. Another thing to check is which direction actually tightens vs loosens. Some arms tighten when you turn left, not right. Hope this helps! - RG

Wall mounts are the best. I got a sit/stand desk, and I managed to find a wall mount with nice enough gas spring, and it's range is just enough for both sitting and standing use.