[David Tucker]

I just put my chair lower

[David Tucker]

I just put my chair lower

[jdmichal]

Originally Posted by Jason Dunn

I've noticed that hardly anyone's monitors are on monitor stands - one of the biggest strains on one's neck is looking downward at a monitor. Getting a monitor up off your desk by even 4-5 inches can really make a big difference!

Actually, current ergonomics says that the top of the monitor should be about eye level, putting the middle of the monitor about 10-15° downward. Also, the monitor should be tilted back appropriately so that your viewing angle is perpendicular to the screen.

http://www.ergocanada.com/ergo/monit...uidelines.html

Some other people say that it should be even lower:

http://www.office-ergo.com/setting.htm
http://www.office-ergo.com/conventi.htm

[Macguy59]

Originally Posted by Jason Dunn

I've noticed that hardly anyone's monitors are on monitor stands - one of the biggest strains on one's neck is looking downward at a monitor. Getting a monitor up off your desk by even 4-5 inches can really make a big difference!

Being 6'-5" it's a must for me

[Jason Dunn]

Originally Posted by jdmichal

Actually, current ergonomics says that the top of the monitor should be about eye level, putting the middle of the monitor about 10-15° downward. Also, the monitor should be tilted back appropriately so that your viewing angle is perpendicular to the screen.

Hmm. Interesting. I'd always tried to put my monitors in a place such that when I'm looking ahead at a normal angle, the middle of the screen is at my eye level. That gives me the easiest way to sweep up and down - but this is on a 24 inch screen. The first example you posted on was for CRT monitors, which typically had a lot of up and down angle adjustment from the base - most modern LCD monitors are straight up and down, and only some have vertical angle adjustments.

[Jason Dunn]

Originally Posted by jdmichal

http://www.office-ergo.com/conventi.htm

That's a really interesting article! Thanks for sharing.

[Judgeless]

Originally Posted by Jason Dunn

I've noticed that hardly anyone's monitors are on monitor stands - one of the biggest strains on one's neck is looking downward at a monitor. Getting a monitor up off your desk by even 4-5 inches can really make a big difference!

My monitors are all on stands. They are eye level.

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[David Tucker]

I just...put my chair lower. I'm pretty much looking up as it is!

[Perry Reed]

I took a panoramic shot of my home office here:

http://www.grabaclue.com/perry/Office%20Setup.jpg

It's a bit messy, as you can see. I've got my Tablet PC setup, along with my desktop (the left two monitors) and my work laptop (on the right and on the far right monitor). I've also got various other toys and stuff, some of which I've labeled on the photo.

Some of you might notice a Guitar Hero controller hidden behind my real guitars. I found some software, courtesy of MAKE: Magazine, that let's me plug it into my computer and play real music.

[5 MB embedded image changed to link by moderator JD]

[Paladin27]

Here's a Panorama shot of my home office. If you click on it you can view a bunch of notes on Flickr.

[Mexico]

I'm a little late to the party, but here it is: