Hardware Recommendations: Display Technologies: Monitor Mounting Systems

There are tremendous benefits to raising your monitor(s) off the desk with a mount. The main benefits are:

better ergonomics/head positioning (most stands included with monitors are much too short to raise the monitor to a proper level)
better ability to finely position and/or reposition monitors
ability to establish precisely aligned "banks" of monitors

If you ever wondered what the fuss is with multiple monitors, just imagine how much more efficient your work becomes when you do not need to constantly switch between open applications (tasks) but rather, can just turn your head ever so slightly to change focus. We consistently recommend triple monitor systems for use cases similar to the following:

general office work
- Monitor 1: e-mail / calendar / task list
- Monitor 2: office application such as word processor or spreadsheet
- Monitor 3: reference materials such as web browser/database
web development or application programming
- Monitor 1: e-mail / calendar / task list
- Monitor 2: development environment
- Monitor 3: web browser or resulting client application
gaming
- Monitor 1, 2 + 3: full immersion wraparound visual gaming environment, or,
- various game panels open on left and right displays while main game runs in center display

Triple Monitor Systems

Please note: when mounting three monitors with a single mount, you can often mount monitors larger than the 24-inch maximum size given by most manufacturers if:

your monitors do not exceed the maximum allowable weight (keep in mind you will be removing each monitor's provided stand) and
your monitors are Â«contemporaryÂ» and have narrow bezels and/or
you mount one or more monitors vertically (this is a great decision for applications which display a lot of text, such as e-mail, text or word-proccessors, etc.)

Loctek Full Motion swivel Desk Mount Monitor Arm
This is a premium, height-adjustable, clamp-on mount with audio jacks and a USB 3.0 port on the base.
SIIG Triple Monitor Desk Stand
This budget-priced but well-made stand is convertible between clamp-on and freestanding. It is what we use at MOST.Guru and easily supports three 27" LCD monitors with slim bezels as long as the weight of each display is no more than 22 lbs.
Mount-it! Height Adjustable Three Monitor Desk Mount Spring Arm (a premium, somewhat complicated mount)
Extension arms are available for this mount to create a variety of configurations.

Dual Monitor Systems

Dual monitor mounts can greatly increase productivity too. They also help save cost, as you need only two monitors and the mounts themselves are a little less expensive.

VIVO Dual Monitor Stand
(clamp-on)
FLEXIMOUNTS Dual Monitor Stand
(freestanding)

Gas Piston Systems

These monitor arms will elevate one or two monitors and make it easy to lift or lower them when changing working position. To our knowledge, there are no triple monitor gas piston systems â€” you would need to use multiple gas piston arms.