I bought a new desk, now I need help determining a new monitor.

[Libertarian01]

I just bought a new absolutely gorgeous roll top desk. Solid oak. Very cool.

The only problem is that my current monitor is too large to fit into the monitor "slot" on the desk. My current monitor is a total of 25.25" wide. I need to bring this down to a total of 20" wide...

When shopping for monitors what is the average addition to an X" monitor? So if I get a 19.5" monitor will its total size go over 20"? I still want as large a monitor as I can fit, but it has to fit. I also need the total height to be right at 15" or just under.

I measured the size of the desk to fit where I want, and it does beautifully, but I couldn't determine the size of the monitor slot.

Here is a picture of the desk so you can see my issue. (EDIT: This is not my desk, but an exact copy.)



Thanks.

Doug

PS - $75 at auction.

 

[indyblue]

You can check the detailed specs online. Remember, displays are sized by diagonal size. It looks like a 20" (19.5" diagonal viewable) would meet your needs. See the physical dimensions below. This one is 18.6" wide.

EDIT: for comparison the dimensions of a 22" display is .1" too wide


i.e. Here is a Viewsonic 20" on newegg.com

 

[Nugget]

I think I'd look at removing that 4-pack of small drawers on the left before I paid money to downsize my monitor.

 

[Libertarian01]

I think I'd look at removing that 4-pack of small drawers on the left before I paid money to downsize my monitor.

I get what you are saying but I just don't want to do that. I love the design of the desk.

Besides the width the height of my current monitor is also a problem. Even IF I wanted to do that my monitor doesn't fit underneath the roll top. Regrettably, I need to reduce the height of the monitor a little more than an inch anyway.

I don't like it, but I do want the desk to function the way it was designed to. Plus, one of the few times I'm putting looks over functionality.

Regards,

Doug

 

[Cameramonkey]

Roll top desks are generally incompatible with large monitors. Odds are you are going to need to decide whether you want a large monitor or you want to close the desk. Period.

There, I said it.

Beware the listed measurements. Its for the monitor itself, not including the stand.

I dealt with the same thing when the wife wanted a rolltop. Luckily she only has a laptop.

Dear Penthouse... I have a king size mattress. How can I fit it into the bed of my pickup truck?

 

[bwframe]

I bet that desk would accommodate a fairly large laptop? Might be the way to go, especially with the electronics shopping season approaching.

 

[Robert Richardson]

Now this is a terrible dilemma.

 

[WanderingSol07]

I'm sitting in front of a 43" 4K monitor and I wonder sometimes if I can go bigger...

 

[Bugzilla]

Little monitor in desk, big monitor on top of desk?!?

 

[Creedmoor]

Now this is a terrible dilemma.

Im at a loss, Its a Real World Problem for Sure.

 

[eldirector]

And my dual 27's are sometimes too small.

I'd go for a large laptop.

We had a rolltop desk (my grandfathers) for many years. It was my wife's bill-paying workstation. She had a small-ish laptop at the time, and it worked great.

 

[snapping turtle]

You my friend need a larger unit. (That’s. what she said).

I think a monitor arm that both extends and drops is needed. Mount it on the wall avnove the desk. When using the roll top as a roll top keep it against the wall. Viewing UTubes streaming while doing other things.
Need email and excell pull it out and drop it down. Overs the drawers you do not want to remove.

If you are an apple dude an iPad Pro 12 used a a second monitor will work well from say a MacBook or other item. As a matter of fact a iPad Pro 12 with all of the great gadgets would be a great setup in such a tight space. I have been iPad only for a few years and it works very well for me it it is not for everyone. I take it the roll top as a electrical input j gold in the back of the top under the roll. Long HDMI cable to a real monitor or tv is the way to go. Think outside the roll top.

 

[Frosty]

This seems like one of those situations that can be solved with a couple power tools, and some bailing wire and duct tape

 

[printcraft]

Beware the listed measurements. Its for the monitor itself, not including the stand.

Two small holes in the back and he could get a light duty wall mount to eliminate the stand.

 

[Libertarian01]

Now this is a terrible dilemma.

Im at a loss, Its a Real World Problem for Sure.

I actually thought about this as I posted the initial question. It is an American problem.

Ukraine is barely getting any food out to market. Their normal markets are going to starve, some to death. Ukrainians themselves have had their homes blown up, families torn apart, no power or electricity or running water or food. Many are in refugee camps around Europe.

People in Mexico and Central America are living in fear of vicious drug gangs.

Europeans are looking at fuel prices becoming insanely high, right before winter.

And here is me, whining about just getting a beautiful desk that won't accommodate my current oversized monitor.

Make America Great Again??? Hell, we've never STOPPED being the greatest nation on earth! This does not mean I won't whine about my problems, but I always do try to humbly keep them in perspective.

Thanks for the great ideas. I'll look into that arm thingy.

Regards,

Doug

 

[bwframe]

...Ukraine is barely getting any food out to market. Their normal markets are going to starve, some to death. Ukrainians themselves have had their homes blown up, families torn apart, no power or electricity or running water or food. Many are in refugee camps around Europe...

What happened to the billions of our tax dollars we sent them? So their "hero" leaders can pose for American magazine covers?

 

[Libertarian01]

What happened to the billions of our tax dollars we sent them? So their "hero" leaders can pose for American magazine covers?

The billions we sent them are getting to them. See dead Russian tanks and Russian soldiers for further details. Their President Zelenskyy is keeping a besieged and occupied nation not only together but massively pushing back.

The starving I was speaking of will be in the Middle East and Africa where much of the Ukrainian food harvest would normally go. Ukraine was the 5th largest exporter of wheat in 2021, and I believe 2020. As Africa and the Middle East are not good at growing food they will suffer terribly from this supply interruption.

As to the cause of the Ukrainian peoples suffering it is irrelevant to the reality that I'm griping about a monitor size issue and they've been attacked by a hostile nation.

Regards,

Doug

 

[snapping turtle]

Heavy Duty Wall Mounted Dual Monitor Arm | Ergotron HX Wall Mount

Choose a monitor arm that’s as adaptable as you. With the HX Wall Dual Monitor Arm, you can easily reposition two 32" monitors while still enhancing your workspace with a sleek design.

www.ergotron.com

not that I am saying this is the one but it has drop angle abilities and raise angle ability so it can be mounted to the wall right at desk top height and lowered when in use. Raised when just streaming.

I have installed the triple desk mount in several installs and a few quads they make or made. Quality is there but they are very proud of them

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Heavy Duty Wall Mounted Dual Monitor Arm | Ergotron HX Wall Mount

Choose a monitor arm that’s as adaptable as you. With the HX Wall Dual Monitor Arm, you can easily reposition two 32" monitors while still enhancing your workspace with a sleek design.

www.ergotron.com

not that I am saying this is the one but it has drop angle abilities and raise angle ability so it can be mounted to the wall right at desk top height and lowered when in use. Raised when just streaming.

I have installed the triple desk mount in several installs and a few quads they make or made. Quality is there but they are very proud of them

Holy cow, you're not kidding about them being proud of them!

 

[snapping turtle]

Holy cow, you're not kidding about them being proud of them!

They are for installs where money is not the greatest concern.
I also had to come back to one of the installs because of the two quads we installed one set of quads was 1/32 of an inch lower than the other quad.
I am sure China makes a copy somewhere on alibaba.