[Hardware] This is how the ergonomics of your monitor work, why is it so important?

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Many times we have talked to you about the importance of correct ergonomics when using the PC, since it is the best way to avoid incorrect postures that later lead to pain and health problems; In this regard, the monitor is one of the most important components since, depending on its position, the ergonomics can be severely modified. In this article we are going to talk about the ergonomics of the monitor, and how it affects the possibility of modifying its height, rotation, rotation and inclination.

Not all monitors on the market (in fact, only a handful of them) have options to completely modify their ergonomics; As a general rule, "cheap" monitors only allow you to modify the tilt of the screen, while more advanced models have a base that allows total ergonomics by allowing us to also modify its height, rotation and rotation. We are going to see all these parameters and what each one of them influences.

Monitor ergonomics explained
Ergonomics monitor positions

As we have mentioned before, there are four monitor ergonomics parameters that we can find in the most advanced models, so we are going to see each of them individually and explain what each one influences. In this regard, even monitors that do not have a base capable of making these ergonomic modifications usually have a VESA anchor that will allow us to install them on an articulated arm or support that will provide them with this extra ergonomics.

Screen tilt
Tilt monitor ergonomics

The tilt of the screen refers to the ability to move at an angle from the vertical to the horizontal (the table, generally), that is, when we modify the tilt of the screen we can make it be placed at an angle or another. Generally, the ergonomics of the monitor will allow modifying up to 15º with respect to the horizontal upwards and 5º downwards nothing more.

Being able to modify the inclination is something that almost all monitors incorporate, and that is extremely useful to be able to make the screen completely straight with respect to us, so that we do not see the image distorted by looking at it at an angle. If you have the monitor positioned exactly at the same height as your face, it would not be necessary to modify the inclination, but this is often not possible, so being able to modify it is essential.

Modify the height of the monitor, essential for good ergonomics
Monitor height

In order to have a comfortable posture in the chair and that it does not cause us pain and discomfort when we spend a lot of time using the PC, having the monitor screen located at a suitable height is essential. Unfortunately, only a handful of monitors have a height adjustment built into their base, and this is usually at most between 10 and 14 centimeters (more than enough in most cases), so many times we will be forced to use stands or stands to raise the height of the monitor.

The height adjustment of the monitor implies, therefore, the ability to be able to raise the screen with respect to the base in such a way that we can, forgive the redundancy, adjust the height to which the display area of the screen is. This ability is extremely important to be able to adapt the position of the screen with respect to that of our head, so that we can sit in the chair in a more comfortable position (you can see it, a bit exaggerated, in the image above) .