How do you choose an adjustable monitor?

A monitor can be adjusted in 3 ways. Each type of adjustability has its own advantage. In addition to these 3 ways, there are also 2 extra features.

• Height-adjustable: creates a comfortable sitting posture for every length and raises the screen to eye level.
• Tiltable: prevents glares and reflections.
• Rotatable base: for a 2-screen setup and presentations.
• Pivot function: switches the image to portrait mode for reading long texts or programming.
• VESA mount: to connect a monitor arm.

With a height-adjustable monitor, you can raise or lower the screen without moving the monitor base. That way, you can always position the screen at eye level. This will prevent neck and back complaints, because you're not continuously looking up or down. Are you buying the monitor for at the office? Your colleagues will also benefit from this feature. When they use the monitor, they can adjust the height to their liking. That makes a height-adjustable monitor ideal for shared workspaces.

Do you often sit near the window? You'll probably be distracted by the reflection of the sun on your screen every now and then. A tiltable screen can be tilted up or down, so you correct the image angle and reduce reflections. A tiltable screen is also useful when you're too tall or too short for the monitor. If you can't move it to eye level, you can tilt the screen slightly for good visibility.

A monitor with a rotatable base can be turned left and right without being moved. That's because the base is the part that gets rotated. This is especially useful if you often move around behind your desk or want to show the screen to other people. Do you use 2 screens? Rotate the base at an angle, so you create a curved effect. That way, you have a better and wider viewing angle while you work.

Monitors with a pivot function are useful if you often work with vertical files. For example, for programming, graphic design, or writing texts. Turn the screen 90 degrees to the left or right and the image will automatically rotate as well. That means the image switches to portrait mode. The image is now displayed vertically on your screen, so it looks like a digital A4 document.

Unfortunately, not all monitors can be adjusted. Do you still want to rotate, tilt, or adjust them in height? Choose a VESA monitor arm or wall mount. The monitor will hover over your desk and take up less space. Make sure you check the VESA standard of your monitor. If it's 100x100mm for your monitor, the mount needs to match this.