For a previous round of testing, we tested the Herman Miller Flo Monitor Arm and found it difficult to set up and adjust. A good mount should be adjustable for a range of desk or table thicknesses and widths, and it should include cable-management options, too. It comes with detachable VESA plates which let's you remove the remove the monitor from the arm by simply releasing the lock.

Supporting monitors between 24 and 42 inches in diameter, and up to 33lbs (15kg) in weight, it's a good choice for heavy gaming monitors.

Monitor arms can mount to different surfaces; some can be attached to your wall, while others will need the support of a desk. A monitor that’s positioned too high or too low—or too close or too far from you—is a recipe for neck and shoulder pain. At Invision Technology we believe in Excellence - everything we do is based around that one concept. There's even a gas spring inside to balance varying monitor weights for super-simple height adjustment. Where the standard Ergotron LX Desk Monitor Arm 'only' offers 20cm of height adjustment, this Tall Pole version ups that range to 30cm.

The Flo has cable-management options superior to those of our pick, but we don’t trust this mount with a valuable monitor. Ergotron makes a TRACE Dual Monitor Mount with a cross-bar design, which can keep two monitors side by side and move them in one motion. It has one of the widest ranges of motion among the arms we tested, it’s sturdy enough to support common monitor sizes and weights, and it’s also the best-looking monitor arm we tested—the sleek arm comes in white, black, and silver. For one, it has an impressive build and the smooth motion ensures that you do not have to flex your muscle to move it.We provide guidance on each variable for TV Brackets and Monitor Arms - we have tested them intensively.

Instead, you should expect a monitor arm to last many years and adapt to changes such as a new desk or display. Smoothness of motion: We preferred monitor arms that were firm enough to stay put while we worked but could reposition easily and didn’t require too much force. Our range of Universal TV Brackets can support most TV’s on the market, everything from larger, bulky LCD’s to modern LED screens. It's a bit trickier to set up than many of the models on this list, but the extra strength and solidity it provides makes that well worth it should you have a weighty monitor. It was the easiest to raise and lower or swivel from left to right, for sharing your screen with someone else in the room.Wide range of motion: Everyone has a different body, a different monitor, and a different desk setup, so the wider range of motion a monitor arm has, the easier it will be for you to get the perfect placement for your display—especially if more than one person uses it.