Thank you! I've heard a lot of good things about BenQ ScreenBar, but still hesitating due to the price tag. How do you like it? Is it worth the money?
I've now bought one of these for each of my monitors. I was initially skeptical, but like @enricoclaudio says, they're brilliant accessories.
I agree with the above. Go with BenQ screenbar halo and you won’t look back. You got a pretty good display, don’t cheap out on the light. Think of it as an investment. You can even go with other screenbar models from benq but the front and back light feature of the Halo is really great in my opinion.
you have 3-4mm clearance on top of the ASD camera, so that's not enough for the BenQ. you can offset the lightbar right or left to avoid covering the camera, or you can go shop one of the cheaper end light bars with twin anterior feet.
Thanks for your sharing! Your setup looks absolutely amazing with the ambient lighting! Yeah, I think I'll go with the ScreenBar Halo, but will take a look into other models as well.![4575CE3D-5922-4571-8E7C-25EF8E75E797.jpeg]( "4575CE3D-5922-4571-8E7C-25EF8E75E797.jpeg")
Xiaomi is cheaper but notice that it may be unstable on the monitor, especially on the curved and thicker back monitor. Also, my webcam cannot sit on it well, now thinking about getting a BenQ screenbar🤔
I actually tried the Xiaomi Mi Light recently but sad to say it does not fit my usage scenario. I got a larger desk and it's just not bright enough to cover the whole desk space, and it still bleeds some light on the monitor which causes a slight reflection, not a huge problem but I definitely see the compromises with its lower price.
Not OP but I have one and yeah - the price tag sucked at first. As soon as I took it out of the box I was nearly sold and then as soon as I hooked it up I completely forgot about the price tag. It really is worth it.
Interesting. I’ve tested the original BenQ light bar and I thought the brigtness were about the same with the Xiaomi one, about 500 lux? I think you could have a bit more brightness with the BenQ, but it was too strenuous in front of the screen. Even with the Xiaomi I almost never turn it in full power.
Actually the Xiaomi light bar could only get up to 270 lux, I agree with you though that the light may put pressure on my eyes if it's too bright. I think it depends on the lighting situation of the room, my screen is facing directly to the window, so sometimes I need brighter illuminance to compensate for the backlighting of the sun. It just feels better to have the option to adjust the brightness in a wider range.
No, you just need to place it slightly off-centre to avoid the webcam & mic.
Thank you so much, your setup looks amazing! This is very helpful, I have a similar desk situation and I think Screenbar Halo would be the perfect solution.
