Would a wall mount help with poor vertical viewing angles?

[xiaosong]

I recently bought a Hanns-g 27.5" monitor from Staples and I have both my computer and xbox 360 arcade hooked up to the HDMI port using a switch. When I sit at my desk to use my computer, the vertical viewing angles are fine but when I lean back in my chair to play Halo 3 on the xbox, the screen looks dark and if I am laying in bed watching a movie or something on the monitor, it is hard to pick out details on the top of the monitor when the picture is dark.

Would a wall mount help improve the vertical viewing angles? Also, how would I mount it so I could still use it at eye level for desktop use but raise or angle it downward for watching movies and playing the xbox?

Also, any suggestions for a wall mount for something of this size?

 

[E.T]

Changing stand/mount doesn't exactly improve TN's lack of vertical viewing angle, you can only hide viewing angle problem by slightly tilting monitor toward you so that you're looking it from slightly above center (looking from too high might make black look grey) or change monitor to one with better LCD panel.


If its stand can be removed you could get adjustable stand like these for abiltity to tilt it
http://www.ergotron.com/Products/tabid/65/language/en-US/Default.aspx

 

[xiaosong]

I think I found a better stand for this monitor.

http://www.ergotron.com/Products/tabid/65/ctl/Product/mid/387/PRDID/207/Default.aspx

Just need to wait for it to come on sale. Hopefully, it'll allow me to either raise or lower the monitor and tilt it down enough to get a better viewing angle.

How is the stand on the HG-281PJB from best buy? How much is the vertical adjustment?

 

[E.T]

I think I found a better stand for this monitor.
http://www.ergotron.com/Products/tabid/65/ctl/Product/mid/387/PRDID/207/Default.aspx

Tilts mostly to only wrong direction... unless you put monitor to floor or table is lower than bed. (forward tilt only few degrees but lot to other direction)

Also remember to check that stand can handle weight of that monitor.

 

[xiaosong]

Yeah, the ergotron is designed to handle widescreen monitors from like 20 to 32" but unfortunately it isn't out yet so I can't test it but it should hold the weight of the hanns-g fine. I think part of the reason the top of the screen is dark when I lean back in my chair is that it lowers and tilts up my line of sight, so if I were able to raise the monitor so I can still maintain a perpendicular view to the top of the monitor, it might be better but I'm just speculating.

On the other hand, it doesn't seem like a lot of people make desktop mounts for 28" monitors, at least none that don't cost a few hundred dollars, and for that difference, I could just buy another monitor.

For people with the Hanns-G from Best Buy, can you guys comment on how much you can raise or lower the monitor with the vertical adjust?

Thanks.