Double Verticle Monitor Stands

[zanthor]

http://www.buy.com/prod/atdec-v-fs-d...208042786.html

$120ish, free shipping.

[Yo-Yo Freak]

dam i don't get why the heck multiple monitor stands are so expensive, i mean they are just a couple hunks of metal. you could get another monitor for that price! >_> lol

Yo-Yo Freak

[zanthor]

A good deal on a 24" monitor is around $200-$250...

$125 to mount $500 worth of hardware seems like a pretty solid investment to me. After all, if they tip over, you will be spending a lot more than the $125...

[elsegundo]

dam i don't get why the heck multiple monitor stands are so expensive, i mean they are just a couple hunks of metal. you could get another monitor for that price! >_> lol

Yo-Yo Freak

i want YOU to go to HomeDespot/Lowes and build one yourself. once you get a nice one out, post it here so we can buy it for cheap from you. thanks! :thumbsup:

[elsegundo]

i recently installed a wallmount for my tv... and yea... the most important part of the mount is actually the part that connects the monitor to the wall/pole. it also has the capabilities to loosen and tighten tension if i want to pivot the monitor a certain way (left/right, up/down). that costed me only $60, but it only has a 30lb weight limit. if you used what i bought and add a pole, some mounting pieces, and something to bolt it to your desk, and you've got yourself an ok stand for one monitor. two of those and its $120 plus various parts... the same price (roughtly) as the one the OP mentioned.

edit: i would actually try to make this and place it behind my desk. then affix monitor mounts to them. http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-...-not-included/

[moosejaw]

The pricing has to do with volume mostly. If they could push more units the price would come down. The longer of a production run you do the lower the unit cost becomes.

[Yo-Yo Freak]

hmm ya i guess you guys are right, i was originally just thinking of like 19"-22" monitors but if you have them holding up like 24" ones it is probably better to spend $100-200 rather then get some cheap thing and have all the monitors fall over and break or something. i was thinking of getting wall mounts instead of this kind; on Ebay it seems like you can get a decent 1 for $30-50. thats not too bad, i would have 3 monitors on my desk then 2-3 more on wall mounts. i wouldn't be able to move my entire seetup w/o having to remount the wall mounts but it is cheaper then buying 2 or 3 of the double monitor stands (~$100-$150 vs ~$300-$400+). personaly i wouldn't trust myself to build a stand for ~$300+ of hardware lol. i could also see how the connectors would be where most of the money is, if those parts arent good then the entire stand might as well be a heap of scrap metal =P lol.

[Tsunami]

prices of these things should come down soon. cost is steal is half what is was 6 months ago.

[Meeo]

I could build everything else cheap, but that part of the whole setup would be tricky....

Im so down with doing this, i have a buddy who is pretty good with hardware/wood/designing things for the company im at. He said it would be easy, and probably cost around 25 to 30, and probably no where near that depending on how good i want it to be, With stuff like Unistrut/powerstrut thats at any local lowes or home depo they have everything for clamping and mounting for almost anything.

I've also been pondering making a swing arm type system to put 2 of my mini keyboards on for my 2 other machines, i've drawn out a design i just gotta find the time to go to home depo and get the draft materials to attempt it.

[Vyndree]

I think what you're paying for with the actual mount that clamps onto the pole and bolts onto the monitor.

I could build everything else cheap, but that part of the whole setup would be tricky....

Fur's right on the money here.

What you don't realize about the stands is that I can swivel, tilt, and rotate any of my monitors on the "cheap little pole" using the monster of a clamp. It also has fittings for 2 different styles of monitor mounting screw configurations.

My 3 vertical monitor mounts were well worth the $200/ea I paid for them.