the hinge body may be inserted into the stand unit 20 and slide smoothly when rotated the hinge unit 40 essentially is provided with both swivel and pivot mechanisms for adjusting the display angle of the display unit 10 along the vertical and horizontal axes 48 and 54 respectively as shown in fig3 and 4 which are covered entirely by a cover 47 a cable 29 transmits display signals and electrical power from the interface circuit board 23 to the main circuit board 14 within the display unit 10 the main circuit board 14 drives the lcd panel 111 to display images thereon the cable 29 is routed through the center of a vertical hinge shaft 30 about which the hinge unit 40 rotates in the flat panel display apparatus of the present invention the stand unit 20 is far smaller than the display unit 110 lending to an enhanced appearance and saved desk space also the display unit 10 weighs more than 60 of the total weight of the device without the balancing element 24 with the balancing element 24 even though the display angle of the display unit 10 may be varied widely such that as shown in fig3 the relative lateral positioning of the center of gravity 104 of the stand unit 20 with respect to the center of gravity 102 of the display unit 10 would render the display apparatus prone to tip the flat panel display apparatus of the present invention does not topple over the balancing element having a predetermined mass installed in the base of the stand unit 20 makes the stand unit heavier than the display unit 10 referring to fig3 in greater detail the mass.