What 3 monitors for the Ergotron LX Triple Display Lift Stand?

November 4, 2013 3:46 PM

After reading previous AskMe threads suggesting that three monitors is best to avoid the neck strain from constantly looking left or right with two, I want to get a Ergotron LX Triple Display Stand and three monitors to go with it. The problem is it's hard to find monitors these days that will fit into the LX Triple Display's dimensional specifications. Any suggestions?

The best I've found so far is the P2214H, which seems like it might fit (20.19" W × 1.82" D). It's also got a 1920×1080 resolution which is nice.

I didn't find anything at Samsung or Asus that seemed like it would work at all. Some monitors I found don't have VESA mounts at all.

I intend to use this for a Linux workstation (two monitors) and Windows laptop (one external monitor) I'll have hooked up. If you think that doing this at all is a dumb idea, feel free to say so.

posted by grouse to Computers & Internet (3 answers total)

Yeah, coming to say the same thing as OD: three separate mounts. I use three used Ergotrons from eBay. Also, my middle monitor is 1920x1200 in landscape, and my side monitors are 1920x1080 in portrait. Works out nicely for active work in the middle screen, with reference documents, other programs, mefi etc on the side screens (where a full page display 'looks right' and is still comfortably legible). I built a little platform on top of the rear of my desktop to clamp them to, using a shelf board and a dowel (cut up into pieces to make legs for the platform.)
posted by snuffleupagus at 5:20 AM on November 5, 2013 [1 favorite]

Response by poster: I certainly like the price of the Monoprice mounts but I'm worried they won't actually be tall enough for me. I am 6' 2" and sit pretty high up. I'm also not willing to do even simple woodworking myself.

The P2214H is only 7.17 lb, and apparently the monitors need to have a combined weight of at least 24 lb for this to work. (One document Ergotron has says 18, but I checked with their agent and 24 is correct.) So if I want that to work I need to find some way to add an extra 0.83 lb to each monitor.
posted by grouse at 7:17 AM on November 5, 2013

Response by poster: I decided to go with the DoubleSight DS-322STA Triple Monitor Flex Stand instead, with the P2214H monitors. This stand is a little more flexible on all counts.
posted by grouse at 8:06 AM on November 5, 2013 [1 favorite]