Has anyone removed the stand from the monitor?

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Has anyone removed the stand from the monitor?

I love my 30" Cinema Display, but it sits too high on my desk, and find myself tilting my head up to see towards the top of the screen. I hate the thought of modifying the work of art that it is, but if I removed the stand, it would sit perfectly at eye-level. Obviously, I would have to make a stand/support to allow it to be free-standing. Either that or modify the desk itself. Has anyone tried removing the stand from the monitor? Feedback?

Mac Pro 2.26GHz 8-core & iMac Intel 2.4GHz, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Feb 5, 2011 2:36 PM

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Answer 1

Network 23

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Feb 6, 2011 7:01 PM in response to Jean Na

Apple displays can use an industry-standard VESA mount, where you take off the stand and attach the VESA stand or wall mount. I've never done it, but here is the Apple manual that tells you how to remove the stand and put the VESA adapter on.
http://manuals.info.apple.com/enUS/VesaMountAdapterInstallationGuide.pdf

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NullUnit

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Feb 7, 2011 9:36 AM in response to Jean Na

Removing the stand is actually very easy. Just takes a torx screwdriver and 60 seconds.

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Answer 3

Smudge

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Feb 7, 2011 4:23 PM in response to Jean Na

As NullUnit mentioned, it is quite easy to remove the stand but you will need the VESA adapter kit to replace it. This will give you the standard 100mm VESA mounting holes that you would then connect to any mounting arm you wish.

Personally I bought this MX Desk Mount Arm as it was rated to hold the weight of the display (~30#) whereas others were not (~18#). I originally mounted the display in a vertical/portrait orientation but the arm didn't go high enough so I had to mount a 6" block of wood to my desk first. I enjoyed the monitor so much that I have since moved it to become my primary monitor. The arm allowed me to lower the display all the way to my desk so I could just look over it (to watch TV). Couldn't have if it was still on the stand.

Hope this helps.

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