The best monitor light bar we can recommend for evening work in a dim room.
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| Type | Monitor light bar |
|---|---|
| Colour temperature | 2700-6500 K |
| RGB | No |
| Power | 15 W |
The ScreenBar Halo 2 sits on top of your monitor and lights the desk without reflecting on the screen. Its asymmetric front light reaches over 1,000 lux at the center and keeps 500 lux over an 85 x 50 cm area, with a CRI of 95 or more. A three-zone backlight behind the monitor lowers the contrast between a bright screen and a dark room, and the color temperature runs from 2700 K to 6500 K, including on the backlight.
A rechargeable wireless controller with a numeric touch panel handles brightness and color temperature, and an ultrasonic sensor turns the light on when you sit down and off when you leave. The clip fits screens 0.43 to 6 cm thick, including curved models from 1000R to 1800R.
Where it sits in real desks, and why it earned its place there.
Why it is here
The LG has a glossy screen that reflects lamps, so the desk light comes from a bar on top of the monitor instead of a lamp in front of it. Its backlight also brightens the wall behind the screen, and the presence sensor turns it off when you leave.
Why it is here
On a desk lit mostly by RGB, the light bar gives real white light on the keyboard, tunable from 2700 to 6500 K, without a lamp taking space. Its grey finish is the one non-white part here, and it sits out of the way on top of the monitor.
Why it is here
It lights the pad without a lamp in front of the glossy OLED, which reflects lamps. The presence sensor turns it off between sessions.
Why it is here
It fits curved monitors, so it sits on the ultrawide and lights the keyboard without a lamp on the desk. Its backlight softens the contrast between a bright screen and a dark wall late at night, and the presence sensor turns it off when you leave.
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