I needed an on stage monitor and stand. They were too expensive to buy or rent. Taking an old monitor, the tripod that I already owned, I created an adapter to put a standard VESA monitor onto a standard photographic tripod. I saved literally hundreds of dollars. see https://plus.google.com/+KLarsLohn/posts/PHRNroxSfcU for more informationWhile monitors have gotten pretty light recently, I printed this adapter completely solid for maximum strength.