This VIVO stand exceeded my expectations. It's heavy, made of solid steel throughout. The design is simple and straightforward - no frills, just does what it's supposed to.
Assembly is pretty easy, but your desk setup may complicate things.
The stand's clamp attaches to the bottom of the vertical pipe by means of three screws. Getting these in and tight is a somewhat fiddly operation, and you'll need to do it before you try to attach the clamp on your desk. This can make the stand awkward to maneuver, if your space is as cramped as mine. (I actually have a low-hanging shelf that forced me to attach the horizontal arm before mounting the clamp.) There's not much Vivo can do about this - just try to have a second set of hands available if your desk sits against a wall and is covered with wiring and delicate electronics.
The clamp itself is massive, and has a huge aperture - almost double what I needed to grip the edge of my two-inch thick desktop (formerly a solid-wood door). The clamp has rubber facing for extra grip - it's rock solid once you hand-tighten it. (I didn't try the alternative attachment, but a heavy metal plate is included that would let you mount the stand through a hole in the middle of a larger surface.)
The horizontal arm for the stand is quite long when extended, which is great - but it can actually present a challenge if your desk surface isn't unusually deep. In my case, I found that if I mounted the clamp directly behind the center of my monitor, the arm would be much too long and I'd end up with my nose touching the screen. The solution was to offset the clamp about a a foot horizontally from the center of the monitor and put a a 45-degree bend in the arm's elbow joint.
Attaching to the VESA mount on my monitor was a bit tricky. The plastic back of the monitor is recessed around the VESA mounting area, and the Vivo attachment plate fit neatly in this depression. Unfortunately, the lip of the depression was just high enough to prevent me from sliding the mounting plate onto the mating track on the end of the Vivo's horizontal arm. The stand does include plastic stand-offs and long screws for use with "curved" monitor backs, but I found these were about twice the height I really needed with my monitor's flat but slightly indented back. Instead I just used a few tiny washers under each of the four VESA screws, which raised the mounting plate just high enough to slide nicely onto the track.
Once set up, the Vivo stand gave me a huge range of adjustment. I positioned my monitor so the bottom edge was about 7 inches above my desktop. This fulfilled my chief aim in purchasing the stand - the monitor now sits about two inches higher than its original factory stand would allow. Even at that height, the Vivo stand still has about another inch of upward travel available on its vertical column.
Despite the height and angled configuration of the horizontal arm, I'm astonished at the Vivo stand's stability. My hefty 24-inch monitor shows absolutely no tendency at all to bounce or wobble. In fact, it seems more rigidly immovable than it was on its original telescoping stand. If you're at all concerned about stability, forget it - this thing is rock-solid.
The Vivo stand includes several clips for organizing your monitor cables. I'm not sure I'll use them. Like most monitors, mine has its cable jacks along the bottom edge, pointing downward. I'd have to bend the cables through 180 degrees in order to run them upward and along the stand's horizontal arm. It feels a bit odd, but I may still do that... once I get around to the major re-wiring I've been putting off.
One other minor caution: the Vivo stand uses three different hex keys - you'll need to use all three to assemble the stand, and at least two to adjust it. So be sure to hang on to the supplied keys (or have your own set handy) in case you ever want to change the monitor's positioning. [EDIT: the plastic clip for securing wiring to the vertical column includes three narrow tubular pockets for storage of your hex keys. Nice.]
Overall, I'm blown away by the robustness of the Vivo stand. It's really improved the ergonomics of my PC setup, and done a great job of de-cluttering my desk. I wish I'd bought one years ago.
| Brand | VIVO |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | VIVO |
| Place of Business | 1-309-278-5303 |
| Model | STAND-V001 |
| Model Name | FBA_STAND-V001 |
| Part Number | FBA_STAND-V001 |
| Compatible Devices | Monitors |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Standing screen display size | 27 Inches |
| Batteries included | No |
| Batteries Required | No |
| Material Type | Aluminum |
| Mounting type | Tabletop Mount |
| Does it contain liquid? | No |
| Manufacturer | VIVO |
| Item model number | STAND-V001 |
| Product Dimensions | 42 x 11 x 15 cm; 2.85 kg |
| ASIN | B00B21TLQU |
