Mounts with glass desks

[Thc_Hemplar]

I'll give you the short version...i ended up getting a glass L shape desk because thats all i could find that would work for my small "Tetrised" room but the monitor i bought was falsely advertized so now i need a new stand for my monitor(one that does everything). i have been looking for about 2 weeks at stands im starting to go brain dead.

so...
~Is a Clamp mount a bad idea for a glass desk?
~I can not use a wall mount, and if i should also not use the clamp, then what would be a good kind of mount to get? (i have a 27" Asus VG278HE monitor)

 

[HillBillyAsian]

what kind of stand, does it need to be higher? you could just build one

 

[Thc_Hemplar]

well my set up will be...
have bed in corner, L shaped desk at foot of bed, one side of it against the bed and the other comes out in the open space creating a "U" shape (with shelf on wall on other side to set up speakers for 5.1)
so i would really like a counterbalanced mount for height adjust and the obvious tilt but i would also like swivel for late night movies in bed and pivot so i can set up movie on bottom half and web browser on top.
my current mount has everything except pivot (which amazon falsely advertized but later fixed)

 

[HillBillyAsian]

clamp stands would be the way to go here, but you have a glass desk, so you could build a small heavy wooden box (or buy one) thats only a few inches high, and palce that on the desk then attach a clamp mount to that

 

[Thc_Hemplar]

clamp stands would be the way to go here, but you have a glass desk, so you could build a small heavy wooden box (or buy one) thats only a few inches high, and palce that on the desk then attach a clamp mount to that

ya I wasn't sure since its a 27" its about 20-25lbs but i also heard maybe sandwich two pieces of wood on either side of the glass for displacement but i still wasn't sure if that would be too much if it has an "arm" extension vs looking for a pedestal or floor stand mount

 

[HillBillyAsian]

you could also look for a swivel base, like they use for displays so you get the movement action, just have to figure out something for height

 

[Thc_Hemplar]

you could also look for a swivel base, like they use for displays so you get the movement action, just have to figure out something for height

i just don't know what specifically to look for or where even. most mounts are multi display mounts it seems

 

[Thc_Hemplar]

this is that I'm currently looking at for range of motion but again i would need something that can hold it or at least make sure i don't shatter my desk
also i looked and my monitor is only 17lbs, but still, weight of mount and constant movement I'm not sure about the strain

http://www.ergotron.com/ProductsDetails/tabid/65/PRDID/523/language/en-US/Default.aspx