Desk clutter drives me insane. In theory, I could hide most of the the things ON my desk by putting them UNDER my desk. But for most things on my desk, that’s not practical. I need to see it, fidget with it, put a disk in it, watch the lights on it, etc.
So I came up with the idea of attaching a shelf to my monitor(s) on which I could place stuff. I built a prototype, but the build quality sucks and it’s less than attractive. Nevertheless, it works pretty well. I can put my XBox, my PS2 and a Roku player on top of a 26″ LCD television with no problem.
I think this is actually a marketable idea, but as usual, I don’t have the time or interest in actually trying to build a business out of it. So if you’re so inclined, please steal this idea, bring it to market and make a bunch of money. Just be sure to send me some for free!
Okay, so here’s the thing: Mount a bracket to the VESA mount found on most if not all monitors and televisions. To this bracket, attach a set of telescoping extensions arms; one going up to support the shelf, and one going down to add support. Slap a shelf-like surface on the top of the upward moving extension arm. Profit!
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3 Responses to “STI: LCD Monitor/TV Shelf”
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[...] 6th, 2010Brian Manley As you may know, I hate having clutter on my desk. That was the point of the Monitor/TV Shelf I wrote about in an earlier post. But boxy stuff isn’t the only thing that I want off my desk. I want paper [...]
Hey that’s a REALLY cool idea!
Thanks! Go build me some! In brushed aluminum please.