Darrell George, Internal Account Manager @ Ergotron

I’ve worked here at Ergotron for a lot of years and I am constantly amazed at how customers are positioning our products. They definitely get pretty creative when it comes to putting together a monitor configuration that best fits their needs.

Take Skip Clark (Ibrin), owner and founder of the Widescreen Gaming Forum. He wanted to have 3 LCD screens hovering over his desk but wanted everything mounted to the wall. He started with our Neo-Flex HD Wall Mount Swing Arm and the DS100 Triple-Monitor Desk Stand and then took his creativity from there.

He used our DS100 Triple monitor crossbar and attached it to the Neo-Flex HD Wall Mount swing arm. Although this not something we can suggest doing it sure looks like it is working out pretty good for Skip. Here’s his YouTube review of the installation:

Skip recently contacted us regarding upgrading his 22″ monitors to 24″ monitors. He was checking to see if we had a DS100 Quad with 55″ Crossbar that he could review. The Quad crossbar will hold the three 24″ monitors and Skip thinks he can hang it on the wall with the two Neo-Flex arms that he has. Ergotron does sell the Long Crossbar extender (55”) #97-447-200  and an Outboard Pole Clamps #60-443-200 will probably work for his needs.

I look forward to hearing more from Skip about how all this plays out.

How have you gotten creative with Ergotron?

Michelle Judd, Global Communications Manager @ Ergotron

I have a friend here at Ergotron who always says to me, good, responsible “healthcare” begins with you. I happen to agree, whether you are working eight to twelve hours a day at your desk job, or fighting it out for six to eight hours each night in Halo.

Richard Bernier, Dell Community Security Liaison, just wrote a post about Ergonomics for the Gamer. In the post he likened gamers to the Olympians of old in terms of competitive spirit. Unfortunately, he writes, ”this term (gamer) causes some people to completely disregard the physical demands of one’s body when playing video games.”  

One thing I’ve been discovering about gamers, they like the cool monitors. Many even spring for a pretty good desk or wall mount. Even possibly a comfy chair. These are the serious competitors. What about the new recruits out there? The rookies? Are you keeping comfort or “ergonomics” as a part of your equipment considerations?

But beyond that, beyond having a primo, even ergonomic, setup. Are you taking ownership of your health to the next level? Frequent breaks to relieve your eyes, stretch your shoulders, relax your wrists? Richard mentions wikiHow.com as one resource, or take a look at our ergonomics primer for some other quick, simple exercises.

So much time is spent getting to the next level, defeating the opposing team, crushing the other player, but to what cost? One thing about Olympians, they protect their bodies. Are you?

Investigate your inner geek with an Ergotron’s LX Arm. These guys connected their treadmills to their game world to gauge a virtual Race Across Azeroth. See arm on the far right.

Where will your inner geek take you?