VESA mount questions

[Chalcopterus]

Due to the exact circumstances of my setup, my best option for buying a VESA stand is getting a VESA floor stand to place behind my desk, between monitor speaker stands.

 

The new monitor I have my eyes on is a 27 inch one, whereas the only VESA stand that I could find that would work for my situation only supports screens of up to 26 inches. However, the weight that it supports far exceeds the weight of the monitor.

 

Does going an inch over the recommended size matter a lot? If at all? How do they determine the size of monitor they support? Is it a stability issue?

[Lorant]

No an inch won't matter (26 to 27 inches, it's a very small variance %).  Weight is a much more important measure, coupled with arm extension.

 

 

[Mira Yurizaki]

The size specification may be a concern if the VESA mount allows the monitor to freely move about. I had a VESA arm that had a freely moving arm, but I'm sure if I attached a 32" monitor, I wouldn't be able to do things like rotate the monitor completely or put two monitors side by side.

 

Otherwise, I'd say weight is more of a concern than screen size.

[Chalcopterus]

16 minutes ago, Mira Yurizaki said:

The size specification may be a concern if the VESA mount allows the monitor to freely move about. I had a VESA arm that had a freely moving arm, but I'm sure if I attached a 32" monitor, I wouldn't be able to do things like rotate the monitor completely or put two monitors side by side.

 

Otherwise, I'd say weight is more of a concern than screen size.

 

Right, thank you. This exact floor stand doesn't have an arm. It doesn't really say anything about if I can secure the stand or if I can twist it around freely, but I can't imagine that it wouldn't attach. So I'm assuming I should be good?

[rcmaehl]

@Chalcopterus

 

I think people are overlooking a potential issue. While VESA mounting is a standard, it standardizes more than one size. I believe larger devices may be using VESA 100+ while smaller devices generally use VESA 75. I would ensure that both the stand and monitor use the same VESA sizing. If so, I don't see a problem.

 

EDIT:

[Chalcopterus]

Just now, rcmaehl said:

I think people are overlooking a potential issue. While VESA mounting is a standard, it standardizes more than one size. I believe larger devices may be using VESA 100 while smaller devices generally use VESA 75. I would ensure that both the stand and monitor use the same VESA sizing. If so, I don't see a problem.

Yeah, they're both VESA 100s.

 

I'm starting to think the "26 inch recommendation" is probably just a general cut-off point for most consumers.

[Mira Yurizaki]

48 minutes ago, Chalcopterus said:

Right, thank you. This exact floor stand doesn't have an arm. It doesn't really say anything about if I can secure the stand or if I can twist it around freely, but I can't imagine that it wouldn't attach. So I'm assuming I should be good?

Yeah, and it's a single monitor mount. I had a dual monitor setup. You should be fine.