| Maybe you just bought your first computer and | | | | down, left or right, and tilt the monitor |
| you're wondering what kind of cool stuff you | | | | forward or backward with the touch of a |
| can get to go along with it. One of the many | | | | finger. This allows you to minimize glare |
| accessories available is a monitor arm. Here | | | | (even if there are windows in front or behind |
| are the basics of computer monitor arms and | | | | you) and also allows you to move your chair |
| why you might - or might not - need one. | | | | from side to side and still see the monitor |
| | | | (for example-if you help your child with |
| Basically, your computer has three parts: | | | | homework, you can pull up an extra chair and |
| the monitor (that screen you look at), the | | | | slide the monitor over so one person can see |
| keyboard (the thing you type on), and the CPU | | | | it more clearly than the other. If there are |
| (if it's a PC, then it's the heavy box that | | | | multiple family members using the same |
| sits on the floor - the new Apples don't have | | | | computer, it also allows each person to |
| separate CPUs). | | | | adjust the monitor according to their comfort |
| | | | level with a quick touch. |
| The monitor is what sits on your desktop. | | | | |
| Depending on the style and size of your | | | | There are different types of monitor arms. |
| computer desk or table, the monitor could be | | | | Besides the way they mount, the arms also do |
| placed in several different places. It's | | | | different things. Some arms hold two |
| important that you put it in the correct | | | | monitors, some only support one. Some arms |
| place. A correctly placed monitor should be | | | | rotate 180 degrees, some do not rotate at |
| about 18 - 21 inches away from you and the | | | | all. Some are longer, some are shorter. We |
| center of the monitor should be at eye-level. | | | | found an impressive variety of monitor arms |
| You should never have to tilt your head up | | | | at Versa Products, Inc. |
| or down to look at the screen. | | | | |
| | | | One of the most valuable features of a |
| Okay, so if you have a computer desk that | | | | monitor arm, aside from comfort and |
| allows you to correctly place the monitor, | | | | ergonomics, is that by attaching your monitor |
| you might not need a monitor arm, but I | | | | to a monitor arm, you won't have a large, |
| suggest you read on anyway. If you can't put | | | | bulky monitor taking up space on your |
| your monitor in the correct place, you should | | | | computer table or desk. When you aren't |
| consider getting a monitor arm. A monitor | | | | using the computer, you simply push the |
| arm mounts to the back of your flat screen | | | | monitor aside and have 100% of your desktop |
| monitor and also mounts someplace on your | | | | for useable writing or organizing space. |
| desk, or the wall next to your desk. The | | | | This helps protect the monitor and prevents |
| "arm" allows you to move the monitor up or | | | | clutter from building up on the desktop. |