Monitor Light Bars in this video: ⮕ Baseus Light Bar: geni.us/screenlight ⮕ BenQ ScreenBar: geni.us/benqscrnbar ⮕ BenQ ScreenBar Plus: geni.us/benqplus Monitors featured in this video: ⮕ Dell U2720Q: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gcySnLtor6yvo3k.html ⮕ Dell U3219Q: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gdVmaLGYzsDRkac.html Desk Setups featured in this video: ⮕ My 2022 Minimalist Productivity Desk Setup: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/o7SRadybmNqso3U.html ⮕ Minimal & Affordable Student Desk Setup: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pJiTqct8v56vk6M.html

Definitely agree on the use of bias lighting behind your monitor, as well as the monitor screen light itself. Without the bias back lighting, my eyes were getting extremely tired.

Installed the BenQ light today and it brings all the goodness and joy mentioned in this video. Massive thanks for this quality of life improvement!

I bought Xiaomi Mi Lightbar with wireless controller, really it changed my evening/night work a lot. One of most valuable desk setup upgrade.

I'm at the stage in my desk setup where I can get a massive upgrade just by tidying up the damn place and making it somewhat liveable. This video showed me that more than a light bar, I need to focus on being tidy 😅

I picked one up at Christmas time on a lightening deal. What a great accessory. No glare on the screen and perfectly illuminated desk top.

Damn it I'm so bad at resisting electronics purchases. I watched this for 10s and was like, "Yup, I need a light bar."

Definitely agree on the use of bias lighting behind your monitor, as well as the monitor screen light itself.

Better to put your screen in front of a window and look out from time to time. There are muscles that tension your eyeball to focus short distance, it's better to let them relax for a bit by focusing on "infinite range" every so often.

I have a Momax one, I use it more than my actual desk lamp, so I don’t plug it into my monitor. The lighting is even, and I can change the colour temperature / brightness. And it’s amazing for gaming. The only issue I have is that it does not stay in the same position all the time, but it can be easily rectified.

I use this to light my workshop! On one side there's the stained plastic and on the other side, the LED matrix with no diffusion, completely bare (on some model). If you turn it around, you get way more intensity than anything at this price point and size. It easily replaced a big heavy lamp for my repair desk. I repair anything from laptop, to phones, toasters, roombas, and other small appliances. This is great!! For 20 quids you get the equivalent power of a 100 bucks lamp. Besides you can fix it anywhere you want : on the wall, below your desk, on your monitor (of course), on a wood plank, a piece of metal if it's a magnetic one, etc etc... those light bars are genuinely a brilliant design. I just put mine into a USB power-bar and it doesn't even have an on/off button but I turn my power bar off anyway when I'm done, to avoid potential accidents involving my soldering iron or glue gun overheating. I received mine for free from Amazon (Vine program), but I'll be buying many more! One could realistically, given enough USB ports are available for power, light an entire workshop for small work, repair or restoration with those things. It can also be used for display boxes, or to hide in props for movies! There are tons and tons of uses for those things!

I didn't know I needed this until I saw your video. Huge thanks! 🤗

Great informative video, no specific bias or push for brands. Well done!

I've just added this to my Amazon Wish List, another accessory I didn't know I needed! 😅

Thanks!. Your video makes me decide to buy a light bar. Just ordered the Mi bar.

Don't have a lightbar but I do have some nice LEDs and they do the trick at night. It really does remove the strain in your eyes which is really helpful for longer tasks.

I prefer my light bar from Xiaomi because of the wireless controller and the quality of the light itself is very good at all light temperatures and brightness settings. Getting a bias behind the display sounds like a good idea. Thanks!

I bought a cheap one off amazon it was like 25 bucks on sale. been awesome, even have rbg on the back to hit againt the wall

This is lit

Thanks man. I bought one bcz it looked cool. Now I know all the real benefits 😅

Thank you for this video.

Thank you ! This has proven to be an extraordinarily helpful review. I am now using the benQ plus light bar and it has made working on my computer at night a vastly improved experience.

Wow this will go great with my 2007 dell vga monitor

very useful video, i recently reviewed a couple of these light bars on my youtube

My eyes have been frying lately so this is a great solution. Thanks for the upload!

At first I was skeptical as to what purpose this thing serve, but as a person who works at night in a no light environment (personal use case), I would have to stare on my PC for 8 hours a day (excluding non work thingy after shift) and it strains my eyes. I use to use anti-radiation glasses but it only creates reflection and I even have to clean it often. After getting one for myself (got the "Baseus i-Wok" one), the eye strain was gone and just forgot about it until I got a 2nd monitor and realize the difference it made. The eye strain was so noticeable that I had to immediately order another one. I'm not sure what your use-case are but if you're like me, you could try one and see the difference yourself or just skip this. 🙂 Note: get one that does the job done, don't point in to the monitor (that's not how that works) as it should not directly hit the monitor.

Florescent ceiling lamps give designers headaches. Oddly enough, the old heat generating quartz floor lamps were fantastic. The light was bounced off the ceiling, and since heat doesn't flicker with the 60Hz input the result was very easy on the eyes. Phones using high speed data were created under these lamps, using HPUX workstations.

im using a quntis one, never thought I needed it until I got it.

My desk is under my bed and I have a led bar mounted on the bottom of my bed to light my desk. It's pretty great.

Huh, nice! I should have some 5V LED strips, I don't seem to find any good models to 3D print but this does not look too hard to model. Thanks for inspiration to improve my desk space.

I just bought a cheap Chinese light bar on amazon that includes adjustable RBG bias lighting for the wall behind your monitor.

I got the Quntis light from Amazon. Honeslty shocked at the quality of it for only $40. 2 years later and it’s on pretty much 12 hours a day and still working like a charm

Your desk setup is the best

Ty!

the explanation convinced me, why monitor lamp could be important

liked it very much

While watching this video, i decided to watch the benQ screenbar plus . Thannk you.

Nice ideas

*Looks at price* *Spits out coffee on desk lamp* Ah crap!

to be honest, you may not even need the monitor screen light. there are ceiling-facing lamps at ikea that will achieve a nice warm room-global lighting similar to this that will cover more then just your desktop. and they are cheaper too, a lot of people will also probably use more then just a desktop for paperwork as well. but the concept is interesting ig

interesting concept

Xiaomi light bar is my favourite, more affordable than the benq and has a wireless controller

Nice 💡

Great Video. Quick question.... do you think this would work on vertically stacked monitors? I have two 27" LG's stacked vertically. The top edge of the top monitor is slightly above my head so I'm wondering if the light will be too bright and dazzling as it's likely to be in my range of vision due to the height. Cheers

some monitor lights have a light that shoots down like this one but also one that shoots back and up, behind the monitor.

For some time I wondered how necessary this type of accessory was to work efficiently in a setup, until I understood its outstanding advantages. Right now, I'm making big improvements to my setup; I just bought a new desk chair, a Protractor desk from Manhattan Home Design and I think the next item is going to be a monitor screen light. Thanks for the review!

Ah yes. A dust speck illuminator.

How do you fit the bar and a webcam in same monitor?

It made my eye hurt less…

had one of these bad boys on my gameboy color.

But what if we have a usb camera on top of the monitor? How does one fit both?

As a photographer who needs more precise color profiles on my monitor for editing, this solution does not seem like a good idea. The top of the screen will be brighter than the bottom of the screen, which could easily cause incorrect adjustments on my editing.

I love how he says desks take up real estate on your desk while there's a fucking floor lamp in the background of the video. If you're doing work at night or whatever, just get a lamp that illuminates the whole room. You're still going to give yourself eye strain if the room is dark but just your desktop is lit up.

Are you going to do a follow up bias lighting feature?

brooo what's your camera ? the image is really clean

i wonder how I lived without a monitor light until now :))

Hi at about 1:16 you show an LG monitor on a desk stand. Can you tell me what desk stand that is, please? Many thanks.

You should've suggested the Xiaomi light bar as a middle-ground option. I don't know how it's on par with the BenQ but it's much better than the Baseus one + also has its dedicated remote. It's good if you want a quality light bar without paying the premium price of the BenQ.

I had a Baseus, but sent it back. It didn’t stay in place well, clamping pressure is too tight, and when it slipped it dug into my screens. Couldn’t really feel good about using it on my new LG 27in or my new work supplied 27in Dell. Otherwise I really did like it. Considering BenQ but that price tag!

I really want to get the BenQ one, but I have BenQ's own SW271 with its hood on. Is it possible to mount the ScreenBar Plus on top of the hood? Thanks!

One of the things I do to reduce eye strain is I have my desk turned so it's facing the center of the room and not toward the wall. That way the overhead light doesn't cast shadows and I can glance out the door at any second.

Am using Philips Twin glow Ceiling light , where Yellow illuminance is facing towards ceiling. Is this good or should I use a light bar as well. Please recommend. I suffer from eye strain..

Thank you for the Amazon links! :) if possible, I’ll like to purchase and support US companies too. Are there any affordable, good light bar for laptops? :)

Im just wondering how one of these light bars would look on the apple pro xdr display considering it has no usb-a port and would potentially take away from the "apple look", would love to get one for it if maybe it came in silver (same color as display) and was a type-c connection. Great vid!!

I basically already have light bar as an led strip attached to the bottom of some cabinets on top of my monitor works just as well/better.

Great video. Only complaint is the word "firstly" I am a snob that prefers people saying "first." LOL

Where did you get the nice wood organizer / monitor stand please?

Get a Xiaomi Mi light instead. Better in every way 👌

If you're looking for a budget friendly but quality light bar, I highly recommend Xiaomi monitor light bar. So cheap and so good.

The Xiaomi mi Light bar is by far the best and it cost nothing compared to the pricey BenQ. It has a wireless controller and it looks better

Bought the Xiaomi light bar and it doesn't fit on my monitor (Alienware AW2521) due to a large hump on the back of it. Really would like to have one of these since I don't have any space on my desk for a traditional desk lamp.

How do you deal with the Operating System brightness auto-adjustments for your monitor when you have a lightbar above it?

How about after all this time using a screen light monitor? Did you find any flaws in using it? For example, tired eyes, etc

I use a stacked monitor setup and dont think the light bar would fit very well inbetween, Would I be able to put it on the top one and still use it effectively. Would it be best if i just order one to test it.

Do they cancel reflections? Like if i used a glossy display would that light bar cancel the light to be reflected from the wall etc to the screen?

Any suggestion for one that works with side by side dual monitors?

2:53 looks like top most row of the screen gets glare from the light bar which is a bummer imo

So where do you place your camera?

+Created Tech Do they make a curved version of the lightbar? Or, have you tested if the straight one will interfere with a curved screen? I have a Dell S3220DGF.

Hi, What chair is seen in the video? can you send the link please?

suggestions for a lightbar thats good for a monitor with a THIN BEZEL?

What if you also have an external video cam on top of your monitor. How do you place both?

Should the light be reflecting on the top of my screen? I can't read my tabs or web address if it's on.

To be at keyboard if off room light will be nice.

Man I wish I tried as hard in university as this guy trying to sell me a desk light 😂

Work in an office. Very bright light. Do i need this?

So weird was literally looking at these today

I have LG Ultra Gear and it has this bump behind it. Making it hard to attach any lamp any suggestions?

My eyes don't stop watering after a few years ot screen time. I'm praying it stops, while also looking for good practices. Suggestions?

If I have a Webcam sitting on my monitor, would a long led lamp work?

@Created Tech What monitor stand is that? @2:08

I wish they made bigger ones.

Can a lightbar work with a webcam mounted on top?

are this lightbar will make light bleed on ur monitor ? it's causing color shift right ?

Ok, kind of aounds all interesting... What if my keyboard has lights in the keys... So I do see all the keys in the dark also... In this case this Lightbar... Does it still make sense?

I noticed you have almost frameless monitor. Doesn't the light press on screen area? I am not able to identify it easily from video. Thanks.

4:00 I see a Bitwarden icon, I press the "like" button

Aren't you straining your vision to see the screen though the extra light and the reflection on the screen if it's on top? Sounds like under the screen but not flush to the desk would be more effective

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I had no idea these even existed. I want the BenQ but it's kind of pricey. Will probably go with the Baseus.