ErgotronLX Single Monitor Arm, VESA Wall Mount – for Monitors Up to 34 Inches, 7 to 25 lbs – Matte Black

This is a seriously nice product. There are few wall-mount swing arms that offer the versatility of the Ergotron Lx. And there are even fewer that compete at this price, which is substantial but worth it in my opinion.Right out of the box, you can tell that this is a quality product. From the heavy 80mm hardened steel mounting bolts, to the mounting wall anchor with plastic vanity covers for the bolts, to the precision movement in the arm itself, there is no doubt that you are getting what you pay for. The Ergotron Lx both looks nice and feels nice. I am very happy with my purchase, which was hard to do. After all, it's ~$120 just to mount a monitor on a wall. But when you consider the quality of the product with the ergonomic configurations it offers, it's totally worth the cost. And let's be honest, ergonomics are expensive in general, so this is really not such a terrible price.The product installed relatively smoothly. I did not have a drill bit that could completely bore an 80mm hole to accommodate the massive bolts, but after some ratcheting it all worked out. After that, attaching the VESA mount to the Monitor was a cinch with included thumb screws or, if you don't like thumb screws, Phillips-head screws. But who doesn't like thumb screws? Then it was just a matter of sliding the arms on top of their respective mounts. Adjustments for each of the joints could be easily done with an Allen wrench (provided, if you don't have one).Adjusting the Lx was simple enough. You can tighten the spring-arm so that it can support your monitor weight or you can make the joints stiffer or looser per your preference. I found that the joint to swivel the monitor right and left was a bit stiff even at its loosest, but I don't take issue. The adjustment to tighten the spring-arm is hidden so you'll need to read the manual to find that one.The manual was quite detailed in many respects, but could probably benefit from some proof-reading. There are no explanations -- only diagrams. And not all of the items pictured in the diagrams are accurate. Minor stuff though. They'll have a picture of a Phillips-head screw, but be using a hex Allen wrench in the diagram. The manual is also laid out weird so that it's not completely obvious which diagram is relevant. But the product is fairly simple to install so the shoddy manual is forgivable. I found that the suggestion for a 3/16 drill bit to bore the hole for the 80mm bolts was insufficient. I went a little larger myself.Among that which has already been described, the unit also includes a plastic cover underneath the rear "bone" of the arm to manage cables to your monitor. It clips in nicely to neatly hold strong a decent amount of cable. The arm itself has a very impressive range of motion. When you move it up and down, it moves the VESA mount synchronously to maintain the configured angle of the monitor.The reason I purchased this was because my monitor was too far across my desk and I had to lean over to see causing some major issues with my mouse arm being bent and all. Now I have both newly freed desk space as well as much less pain in my mouse arm. Plus I can see the monitor a lot better. I could have purchased a $40 swing arm to get the job done, but the versatility in being able to raise and lower the monitor on-demand is quite worth it. I highly recommend this product.Positives:- Quality Design- Versatility- Ease of use and installation- Ergonomically pleasing- Aesthetic detailNegatives:- Instruction manual needs work- Only supports up to 20 lbs or 22" monitors

I just did a big office upgrade from a cheap standing desk with desk-mounted monitor arms to a fully custom built in desk. In the process, I lost the ability to desk-mount a monitor arm since my desk now sits flush to the wall. I got used to not using a stock monitor mount that sits on the desk which look terrible and use up tons of desk space, so I knew I still wanted a mountable monitor arm and found this wall-mountable one.At first, I was skeptical about weight capacity but also annoying things like the monitor turning or moving due to gravity. Turns out this arm is not only fantastic and without any of those issues, but is much, much nicer than the expensive desk-mount monitor arm I was using before. It's rock solid, doesn't move or vibrate at all while typing, and stays perfectly in place when adjusting the monitor. And my weight capacity concerns were completely unnecessary, this mount can clearly support a lot more weight than my 27" LG ULTRAGEAR+ monitor. And installation was super easy, hardest part is just committing to the height. 10/10 love this arm!

The monitor arm is super easy to install. It feels sturdy and has plenty of adjustment for the spring force in each arm. I mounted an Apple Prod Display XDR on it and it was able to hold that extra weight and allows me to tuck my monitor up against the wall when not in use. It also helped to declutter my desk for better organization.

I bought this to replace an arm that I had been using for over 15 years and finally gave it up. It only died because of a manufacturing defect that took that long to break. This arm is a similar design, but much more sleek and stylish. It has more vertical and extension distances and the friction settings were perfect right out of the box. It looks good and is heavy duty, using aluminum alloy parts. Now for the modification part.My screen is above me when I'm in my easy chair, so it needs to tip down. Several other reviewers have complained that it only tips down a slight amount, and it's true. It's right there in the spec. For some unknown reason they bent a couple small tabs from the steel part of the pivot so they hit against the aluminum casting to limit the tip. It would be easy to grind the tabs off or grind the aluminum down with a dremel tool, but that would scatter metal dust and grinding powder all over and make a mess.Instead, I took a small pair of vise grips and took a deep grip on the tab, but not real tight, and used a bit of squeezing and bending to straighten it up about 2/3 of the way. Then I took a tighter grip with the end of the tool right at the bend point and straightened it almost all the way. Finally I took another deep grip that was tight to smooth out the metal at the bend. Do that for both sides and in about 10 minutes your screen will pivot down, and there's no mess and nothing to paint.They could have eliminated a manufacturing step and produced a better project. What were they thinking?I haven't noticed any side effects. It holds the wires better than my other arm, and was 1/3 the price.