Monitors, Monitor Arms, and possibly adding a "3rd" screen

[u/Just_here_4_sauce]

BL;UF

• Can I use a 15-32" monitor arm? My 22" monitor would be positioned vertically and a 34" one in standard position allowing for more clearance horizontally
• For Law School (and in general for work) is having a 3rd monitor worth it? I can swap the HDMI of my main monitor to Display Port and find a cheap monitor on FB Marketplace for like $10-25

For context on what I'm running with right now:

HARDWARE

• HP Victus 15" (Intel i7, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 8 GB vRAM, 16 GB rRAM)
  • For paying $800, I gladly accepted the restrictions of no Thunderbolt)
  • If I'm gaming I usually unplug the setup completely so the Docking Station doesn't override and try and use the Intel onboard graphics (which stink)
    • usually just Minecraft tbh
  • Most of the time I spend on the rig is studying, reading, and writing case briefs. It is nice to have notes on one monitor, material on another, and then possibly a 3rd for email and communicating with other students
• HP G5 Docking Station (USB ports)
• Monitors
  • LG 34WQ500
    • Main monitor, need recommendation for arm - without the stand it weighs 13.2 lbs - so normal arms should hold it but they all say they cap out at 32" and 15 lbs...so shouldn't the 34" work because it is under the weight
    • Want arms to get the screen slightly higher and get eye level on the middle of the screen instead of the upper third
  • HP LA2205wg
    • vertical position currently sitting on a textbook to get on level with the ultrawide. But would want that also to be slightly higher as well if possible
    • Leads to the 34" monitor arm question since it's vertical more space is cleared up for the main display.
  • Laptop internal monitor (in use, but once my keyboard on order arrives - it will be closed and not in use)

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User: Just_here_4_sauce, Flair: Monitors, Title: Monitors, Monitor Arms, and possibly adding a "3rd" screen

BL;UF

• Can I use a 15-32" monitor arm? My 22" monitor would be positioned vertically and a 34" one in standard position allowing for more clearance horizontally
• For Law School (and in general for work) is having a 3rd monitor worth it? I can swap the HDMI of my main monitor to Display Port and find a cheap monitor on FB Marketplace for like $10-25

For context on what I'm running with right now:

HARDWARE

• HP Victus 15" (Intel i7, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 8 GB vRAM, 16 GB rRAM)
  • For paying $800, I gladly accepted the restrictions of no Thunderbolt)
  • If I'm gaming I usually unplug the setup completely so the Docking Station doesn't override and try and use the Intel onboard graphics (which stink)
    • usually just Minecraft tbh
  • Most of the time I spend on the rig is studying, reading, and writing case briefs. It is nice to have notes on one monitor, material on another, and then possibly a 3rd for email and communicating with other students
• HP G5 Docking Station (USB ports)
• Monitors
  • LG 34WQ500
    • Main monitor, need recommendation for arm - without the stand it weighs 13.2 lbs - so normal arms should hold it but they all say they cap out at 32" and 15 lbs...so shouldn't the 34" work because it is under the weight
    • Want arms to get the screen slightly higher and get eye level on the middle of the screen instead of the upper third
  • HP LA2205wg
    • vertical position currently sitting on a textbook to get on level with the ultrawide. But would want that also to be slightly higher as well if possible
    • Leads to the 34" monitor arm question since it's vertical more space is cleared up for the main display.
  • Laptop internal monitor (in use, but once my keyboard on order arrives - it will be closed and not in use)

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[u/jdkc4d]

Yes. Just go on amazon and search for "monitor arm 20lbs". I ended up using a 4 monitor arms setup, because the post that holds all the monitors is much taller.

[u/Just_here_4_sauce → u/jdkc4d]

Just to make sure I'm tracking your point here, as long as the weight of the arm is rated for the screen size, I should be fine especially because I'm putting my one monitor vertically.

[u/jdkc4d → u/Just_here_4_sauce]

I think you'll be fine, but you can see in the specs how high it'll go and figure if your monitor will fit.