The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Most monitor arms are fairly simple to setup, but make sure you check the instructions that come with them.

With your monitor roughly arm’s distance away, measuring the distance from your eyes to the monitor. Two testers—one 6-foot-2 and the other 6-foot-4—found that regular-height arms weren’t tall enough for them. With EDM-1202D and regular pole, the distance from the center of the monitor to the desktop, at the highest position of the arm, is 22". There are several things we look for when choosing the best monitor arm – all factors that we've considered when making our selection above. In 2021, we tested by assembling each monitor arm, then mounting it to a 1-inch-thick desk with the included clamp.As far as quality materials, beautiful design, and easy set up and use go, the Herman Miller Ollin is hard to beat. In our tests, its desk clamp wasn’t sturdy even when fully tightened, and its mounting plate is made of plastic instead of metal. The Jarvis is also difficult to set up alone, because you have to mount the arm to the desk before attaching the monitor. The Fully Jarvis was slightly more difficult to set up than the Ergotron LX arm, even though Fully has improved the setup process since we tested the previous version.

We all have different sitting and standing heights, as well as monitors of different sizes and weights. It also adds three color options and a much longer warranty (15 years versus other companies’ 10- or even one-year warranties), so it’s an arm you can expect to support your screen for years to come. Before you invest in a monitor arm, it’s a good idea to take a few measurements to figure out exactly what you need.The benefit is you’ll be able to position, angle, or rotate each monitor much more precisely than you can with a dual-monitor arm. For Budget-Conscious Users: The AVM10-series is a solid choice, especially if the monitor height isn’t frequently adjusted.