Don't know about those brands you're looking at but basically the primary spec you should be considering is VESA 100. That refers to a screw hole mounting pattern of 100 mm distance per side.
My 2405 came with the screws already installed in the back. Once you remove the stock mount you should see them there, just waiting doing nothing until a VESA arm is installed.
Also, try to get a mounting arm that can support at least 25 lbs. of weight. That's slightly more than you need but a little margin can't hurt.
If your arm mounts the monitor very close to a wall try to get a bit of air flow back there. While the 2405 and other LCD's don't run as warm as most CRT's, they do need some cooling ability. Those vent slots on the back of the monitor are there for a reason.
I bought a generic arm on EBay for cheap, but it was surprisingly well made and has been great with my monitor. A VESA mount frees up a ton of desk space.
20 lb. weight rating - I would guess that's pushing the low side a bit hard. I *think* the 2405 comes in at 18+ lbs. once the stock stand is removed. I'll have to confirm that with my documentation, if I can find it :-).
You might check other arms. Maybe the companies that make the ones you're interested in offer a similar VESA arm with a higher weight rating. That might be the way to go for safety sake.
Side-to-side pivot isn't a big worry, but wouldn't it be a bummer to have the tilt adjustment suddenly give way, thus crashing your monitor down onto something? That's the danger I see.
So if possible, try to get one that will take more weight.
And don't go with a VESA 75 arm, which is the other most common size configuration. The 2405fpw will not accept 75.
I emailed to the both companies and got replies for 2405fpw. They said 2405fpw is not supported. It seems like the lcd is too thick.
Now I'thinking about buying "Innovative Office Products 7500 Flat Panel Radial Arm" sold by dell here. There are three types of the arm, and the one(7500-800) dell sells supports monitors from 10 to 22 lbs.
It is more expensive than neo flex and kensingon but the arm looks better.
I bought Innovative 7500 from DELL, and it works GREAT.
I can save huge space on my desk with it.
The arm seems strong enough for 2405fpw. Only the problem is the plastics to cover cables are easy to broken, but it doesn't matter much.
I really recommend the lcd arm to everyone. ;-)
Thanks Noritsguru - So, is it a little stiff when trying the adjust the tilt angle (as mentioned in my post above) or do you mean that there is not much angle adjustment possible?
Is it fairly easy to manoeuvre the whole arm so the monitor is moved right away from you?
From the sound of things you really looked into the options available for this monitor - I suppose there is nothing else as good as this one?
tunaonwry
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January 25th, 2006 03:00
My 2405 came with the screws already installed in the back. Once you remove the stock mount you should see them there, just waiting doing nothing until a VESA arm is installed.
Also, try to get a mounting arm that can support at least 25 lbs. of weight. That's slightly more than you need but a little margin can't hurt.
If your arm mounts the monitor very close to a wall try to get a bit of air flow back there. While the 2405 and other LCD's don't run as warm as most CRT's, they do need some cooling ability. Those vent slots on the back of the monitor are there for a reason.
I bought a generic arm on EBay for cheap, but it was surprisingly well made and has been great with my monitor. A VESA mount frees up a ton of desk space.
tunaonwry
noritsugu
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January 25th, 2006 04:00
The arms I mentioned are capable for around 20lb. Do you think they are not tough enough for 2405?
These are links for them.
http://www.ergotron.com/3_products/flat_panel/neoFlex/default.asp
http://us.kensington.com/html/1851.html
tunaonwry
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January 28th, 2006 02:00
20 lb. weight rating - I would guess that's pushing the low side a bit hard. I *think* the 2405 comes in at 18+ lbs. once the stock stand is removed. I'll have to confirm that with my documentation, if I can find it :-).
You might check other arms. Maybe the companies that make the ones you're interested in offer a similar VESA arm with a higher weight rating. That might be the way to go for safety sake.
Side-to-side pivot isn't a big worry, but wouldn't it be a bummer to have the tilt adjustment suddenly give way, thus crashing your monitor down onto something? That's the danger I see.
So if possible, try to get one that will take more weight.
And don't go with a VESA 75 arm, which is the other most common size configuration. The 2405fpw will not accept 75.
Hope this helps.
Tunaonwry
chulett
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January 28th, 2006 13:00
From the docs:
Weightnoritsugu
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January 28th, 2006 13:00
Now I'thinking about buying "Innovative Office Products 7500 Flat Panel Radial Arm" sold by dell here. There are three types of the arm, and the one(7500-800) dell sells supports monitors from 10 to 22 lbs.
It is more expensive than neo flex and kensingon but the arm looks better.
noritsugu
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February 17th, 2006 17:00
I can save huge space on my desk with it.
The arm seems strong enough for 2405fpw. Only the problem is the plastics to cover cables are easy to broken, but it doesn't matter much.
I really recommend the lcd arm to everyone. ;-)
Robini
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February 25th, 2006 04:00
Hi
7500 radial arm for 2405FPW LCD flatscreen monitor:
How does it attach to the desk? Is it clamped, say, to the back edge of the desk?
Also, does it 'tilt' ? (in a vertical sense - like the way you tilt a book to get the reading angle right)?
Thanks
R
Message Edited by Robini on 02-25-2006 12:51 AM
noritsugu
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February 25th, 2006 07:00
http://www.lcdarms.com/uploads/instructions/7500_instructions.pdf
There are many ways to attach it to your desk.
It does 'tilt', but not so great. If you want to move often, it could disappoint you.
Robini
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February 25th, 2006 08:00
Thanks Noritsguru - So, is it a little stiff when trying the adjust the tilt angle (as mentioned in my post above) or do you mean that there is not much angle adjustment possible?
Is it fairly easy to manoeuvre the whole arm so the monitor is moved right away from you?
From the sound of things you really looked into the options available for this monitor - I suppose there is nothing else as good as this one?
I appreciate your help. :smileyhappy:
Message Edited by Robini on 02-25-2006 04:23 AM
Message Edited by Robini on 02-25-2006 04:26 AM
Message Edited by Robini on 02-25-2006 04:26 AM