Monitor arms

Overview

Using a monitor arm with your pen display comes down to whether your pen display is VESA mountable.

  • If your pen display is VESA mountable, you can use a VESA compatible monitor arm.

  • If your pen display is not VESA mountable, there are some options

Instead of an arm, you might also explore stands for your tablets.

Handling pen displays without VESA support

Adjustable brackets

For smaller pen displays that are about the size of a laptop, you can try an arm designed to hold a laptop.

Here is an example: https://twitter.com/eyekoodraws/status/1596064399109726209

If your pen there are some larger brackets available also.

One example is VIVO VESA Adapter Bracket Kit (STAND-VAD1)

Some things to watchout for with these brackets before you buy them

  • Will they block access to any ports on your tablet

  • Will the brackets bo beyond the bezel and cover the glass of the tablet

  • How securely will they hold your tablet

  • How much weight can they support

  • How much wobble will they have if you try to draw on the tablet

Other examples

Wacom Flex arm

Wacom has designed an arm for their Cintiq line called the Wacom Flex arm that is specifically designed for their product. Not that this arm only works with specific Cintiq models.

Wacom VESA mount

If you already have a monitor arm you can use the Wacom VESA Mount for Cintiq 24 & 32 with it to mount those specific models.

Huion ST500 Desktop Arm

Huion has a monitor arm which appears to be a rebranded version of a generic monitor arm.

r/Huion - Huion ST500 Desktop Arm Review 2024/05/31

North Bayou

This brand comes up a lot when people mention what arms they use, but I don't have any personal experience with them.

Ergotron

I use this brand a lot. My notes on Ergotron monitor arms

VIVO VESA monitor and touch screen desk stand

I've used this for a while with a 22" pen display and I really like it. My notes on this stand

XP-Pen ACS15 Ergo Stand

See this video

Wobble

All monitor arms have some amount of wobble. Some have more and some have less. But NONE of them feel "rock solid"

One thing that will help reduce the wobble is if the bottom of the pen display rests on something like your desk.

If you want to have ZERO wobble you need to use a stand with your pen display.

Resources

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