Best Monitor Light Bar: BenQ ScreenBar Pro vs ScreenBar Halo 2 vs Quntis
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A desk lamp next to your monitor tends to reflect off the screen or throw shadows. A monitor light bar sits on top and angles light down onto the desk, not into your eyes. The differences between models are glare control, automatic switching and whether they fit your monitor. Here’s how three compare.
Quick picks
- Motion-sensing, brightest listed desk coverage: BenQ ScreenBar ProAd (UK)
- Night work with a backlight and wireless dial: BenQ ScreenBar Halo 2Ad (UK)
- Curved monitor, remote control, high CRI (India): Quntis Monitor Light Bar FocusAd
Comparison
| BenQ ScreenBar Pro | BenQ ScreenBar Halo 2 | Quntis Focus | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glare control (as listed) | Asymmetric “ASYM” optics | ASYM front light at 18° | Not described in the same terms |
| Automatic | Ultrasonic sensor: on when you approach (70 cm), off 5 min after you leave; auto-dimming | On/off with monitor; ambient auto-dimming | — |
| Brightness / colour | 1000 lx centre, 500 lx over 85 × 50 cm; 16 levels, 8 colour temps | Stepless; 2700–6500 K | 84 LEDs; Ra95 CRI |
| Backlight | No | Yes, adjustable | No |
| Control | Touch | Wireless dial with display | Remote; one remote controls several bars |
| Monitor fit | 0.5–6.5 cm thick, 1000–1800R curve | 0.43–6 cm thick, 1000–1800R curve | Curved monitors up to 1000R; webcam base |
| Stores | IN + UK | IN + UK | IN |
BenQ ScreenBar Pro
BenQ lists an ultrasonic presence sensor that switches the light on as you approach and off five minutes after you leave, 1000 lux at the centre, 16 brightness levels, 8 colour temperatures and auto-dimming. Pick it for a daytime desk where you come and go. Skip it if you work in a dark room — there’s no backlight.
BenQ ScreenBar Halo 2
The Halo 2 adds a rear backlight to reduce contrast between a bright screen and a dark room, an 18° anti-glare front light, a wireless dial with a value display, stepless 2700–6500 K adjustment, and switching with your monitor. BenQ lists a 50,000-hour LED lifespan. Pick it if you work late. Skip it if you don’t need a backlight.
Quntis Focus
Quntis lists a weighted clip for curved monitors up to 1000R with a base for a webcam, a remote that can control multiple bars, 84 LEDs with Ra95 colour rendering, and compliance with IEC blue-light safety standards. Pick it for curved screens or a multi-monitor desk. Available here on Amazon.in only.
What the listings don’t tell you
- Webcam clash. A light bar and a webcam both want the top of your monitor; Quntis designs for this, check the others.
- Power. These run from USB; make sure your monitor or hub can supply it.
- Glossy screens may still show some reflection.
Bottom line
Come-and-go daytime desk: ScreenBar Pro. Late nights: Halo 2. Curved or multiple monitors: Quntis.