Customer Reviews

Fellowes Standard Monitor Riser (91712)

5 star:		(8)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

Simple, stable, sturdy (all plastic). I tested it with a 19" LCD flat-screen TV (11 lbs).

Economical: Among the most inexpensive stands you'll find (unless you improvise) at seventeen-bux. Prices for these things in general are crazy - it's just a plastic board with 4 legs, after all.

I like that the sides are not closed off. There is plenty of room between the front and back legs so that it can easily fit over an object wider than itself (eg 43cm-wide dvd player).

Note: This is the lowest model of 3 versions. The others add a bottom platform as well as a slide-in drawer.

The legs are made up of 2 segments of different heights (Big and Small), either of which can be omitted to lower the height, giving you 3 different options for total height.

MEASUREMENTS

Platform
. Width: 33.4 cm
. Depth: 33.0 - 34.3 cm (not true square as the front bows out, so 34.3 cm through the middle)

Leg segment diameter (round)
. 4.0 cm diameter
. Rubber pad/foot under bottom leg segment: 4.2 cm diameter

Leg segment height
. Big segment: 4.9 cm
. Small segment: 2.9 cm
. Rubber foot: 0.1 cm

Height breakdown (just subtract big or small segment to get intermediate heights)
. Platform thickness: 1.9 cm
. Mount points: + 0.3 cm (the parts of the platform where you attach the legs)
. Big segment: + 4.9 cm
. Small segment: + 2.9 cm
. Rubber foot: + 0.1 cm
. TOTAL/MAX: 10.1 cm

Underneath horizontal clearance (distance between legs and feet) to fit an object
. Width (left-to-right): 25.3 cm apart (10")
. Depth (front-to-back): 24.8 cm apart

Underneath vertical clearance
With both segments used, there is 8.2 cm from the ground to the bottom of the platform, but there are two guides molded into the bottom for sliding in a drawer. These protrude downwards, run front to back, reducing vertical clearance by 1" (2.54 cm), leaving 5.6 cm, for any object that does not fit between them. To fit between them, an object must be less than 23.2 cm wide - which allows it to take advantage of all 8.2 cm of vertical clearance.

All reading, including books, newspaper and computer screens, should ideally be done with the head and neck straight, with eyes looking ahead.

For those who sit and read their screens a lot, this monitor riser promotes good sitting posture. In addition to relieving stress on the neck, the raised monitor prevents "slouching" which so many people do in front of their computers.

The device is simple, but the ergonomic benefits are enormous. I highly recommend it, especially those with neck problems.

I bought both the Targus PA235U stand and this one and decided to keep this Fellows stand. The Targus stand looks nice, but it is more expensive, and the minimum height is too high for my setup. From my experience with computers, I would say the three adjustable heights offered by this stand are more appropriate for most people than the two heights offered by the Targus stand.

The size is about right, for a small monitor or tv, but, the legs just lay in, they don't screw in, so if you have to pick it up to move it, the legs fall out.

The standard monitor risers were just what we needed. We used them for 2 pc monitors and 1 tv.

This item does what it should do, raise the monitor, but it still irritates me that I had to pay for one in the first place... Why don't monitor producers make this a standard option to raise the height integrated into the design of the monitor? Thanks for sending it though.
Very good that you can choose which height you want from 3 options! You would think THAT would be a part of design for ALL monitor risers but it isn't! Check height options BEFORE buying a riser to make sure it will work for you!

I actually purchased this product to use with a 13 inch TV/VCR combo and it works just fine on top of a small trunk

I wanted a low cost monitor stand. This stand is sturdy enough for my monitor and it raised it to the height that I needed. Reasonable price + does the job = 1 for home & 1 for work.

This is a handy stand, I've used them for LCD monitors, laptop docking stations,and even CRT monitors and other heavier stuff. The cord management cutouts at the rear can help manage cables and cords. As others have mentioned, it's not to be moved easily, because the leg sections fall apart... I put a piece of electrical tape where the sections slide together and it's a much better hold now; but I dock a star for having to do this. I have a few of these, and continue to buy them for monitor risers at work, they're the best thing at this economical price point.

I bought this for my small TV in my bedroom. I got new cable service and acquired some sort of box that did not fit on top of the TV as it is not level on top. The monitor riser was just the right fit as its 13 inches wide for the small cabinet it sits on and enough space to fit the TV box underneath. This would work great for a lap top to work on for future or other uses.