Back Supports / IT Monitors

[burnside]

All,

We are working more or less exclusively from home now and have been offered help in purchasing IT etc. As well as back supports.

Monitors
https://www.amazon.co.uk/BenQ-GW2480...69&sr=8-1&th=1

https://www.dell.com/en-uk/shop/acce...s/apd/210-aqgq

Any pros and cons for the above monitors and also any suggestions on the back supports please?

Kind regards,

Ben

[Mj2k]

Biggest issue with the monitor is the stand is not height adjustable, which could mean you are looking down too much. Best get an adjustable stand or a riser arm to adapt more to how you want to sit etc.

Cant help on the back support, aside from a proper chair. When I injured my back I was told a towel folded at the rear of the seat base was good to rotate pelvic forward slightly for sitting. Guess it depends what pain you are experiencing. I just purchased a home office following a 2 week stint of working on the dining table & the change was immense!

[Mj2k]

Dell one does height, I'd be going for that based on that alone

[MB2]

Yes all the ones at our office are on a ream of paper as not high enough.

[burnside]

All,

Thanks for the input.

I've put in for the Dell monitor. Seen some back supports with good reviews.

All of these seem to be in huge demand in light of current events.

Best,

Ben

[mactrack]

I started working from home about a week before the rest of my office did and bought this monitor;

https://www.box.co.uk/LG-34WK650-W-3...aign=affiliate

It was £290 then and it has gone up £70 in less than three weeks. It's an ultra wide screen so you get the side by side view with Windows 10 so it's similar to the dual screen setup at work but actually better with no thick bezels in-between. I can only reiterate about getting a height adjustable monitor as I originally purchased the 29" version of this monitor but didn't realise that it wasn't height adjustable and also it seemed surprisingly small and narrow. It had a fault, pulsating backlight, so I sent it back and got the 34" version instead which is way better and was only £50 more at the time.

[Gerald Genta]

Surely easiest option is to buy whatever you use at work? I bought the exact same monitors I use at work to minimise the disruption.

Agreed about demand, I tried buying some more printer paper today. Was old sold out on amazon unless I want 5+ reams.

[Mj2k]

I started working from home about a week before the rest of my office did and bought this monitor;

https://www.box.co.uk/LG-34WK650-W-3...aign=affiliate

It was £290 then and it has gone up £70 in less than three weeks. It's an ultra wide screen so you get the side by side view with Windows 10 so it's similar to the dual screen setup at work but actually better with no thick bezels in-between. I can only reiterate about getting a height adjustable monitor as I originally purchased the 29" version of this monitor but didn't realise that it wasn't height adjustable and also it seemed surprisingly small and narrow. It had a fault, pulsating backlight, so I sent it back and got the 34" version instead which is way better and was only £50 more at the time.

My friend has that & it is laughably huge - I love it!

I ended up with a 28" Samsung 4k as I am only 50cm from the screen on a 140cm desk width & thought it would take up too much space. Looking at yours again, I fear I made a mistake!

[Templogin]

Get a decent chair. I tried a lumbar support recommended by a physio, but within 30 mins my back was still in pain from sitting on the office chair. I have had 30 years of on and off lower back pain. I bought a Herman Miller chair from Back2.co.uk and it has been great. I still get pain some days, but not the agony I used to have with the other chair. I mention back2 as their prices and range were the best I could find.

[Mj2k]

I got a refurbed Aeron chair & it is the most comfortable thing I’ve ever sat in for hours at a time. Well worth it & the savings vs new are huge.

[Captain Morgan]

My wife has a HM Aeron in one office and a humanscale in the other, the humanscale was quite a bit cheaper and seems to remain so on the sh/refurbished market.

Might be a option if the HM are unavailable.

https://www.humanscale.com/products/...k-office-chair

[tomp]

A good chair that allows your legs to sit at the correct angle and has some lumbar adjust-ability.

Screen stands are hugely expensive. I rolled these out across the company and they work really well, https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...AXPSKRV0&psc=1 . Depends if you desk will take the stand or not but you can get ones that stand on the desk. You can also get different length poles.