BenQ ScreenBar Halo 2 Monitor Light Bar
£149
|The BenQ ScreenBar Halo 2 is a USB-powered LED monitor light bar with adjustable brightness and colour temperature, a wireless controller and a rear backlight. It aims light at the desk rather than donating yet another lamp to the great cluttered-flat crisis.
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At a glance
One-line verdict
This monitor light bar tidies up desktop lighting with a wireless controller and rear glow, provided USB power and a rather specific desk ritual suit your life.
Best for
People building a neater desk setup who want adjustable, glare-free monitor lighting and use a curved or standard monitor.
Skip it if
Skip it if USB-powered desk accessories already make your cable situation resemble a small municipal works project.
The full picture
Desk lamps are one of those objects that begin life as sensible purchases and end up occupying the exact bit of desk needed for a notebook, a coffee, or the increasingly ceremonial placement of one’s phone. The BenQ ScreenBar Halo 2 takes the more sensible route: an LED monitor light bar that uses the monitor as its perch and leaves the desktop to its existing chaos.
Its case rests on a small but unusually civilised bundle of features. Brightness and colour temperature can be adjusted, the controller is wireless, and the bar includes rear backlighting as well as desk-facing light. BenQ also lists it as glare-free, which is rather the minimum standard for a lamp positioned near the thing one is attempting to look at.
The ScreenBar Halo 2 is also listed as fitting curved monitors, making it relevant to the portion of desk civilisation that has committed to a gentle visual arc. USB power keeps the arrangement relatively straightforward, although “straightforward” still means finding yet another port or power source in the cable thicket.
We think it earns a place as the polished option for people who care about a calmer workspace but do not need their lighting accessory to perform a TED Talk about productivity. It is a deliberate piece of desk kit, with the mildly absurd benefit that it makes a monitor do one more job without making the desk do one less.
The Irresistible
- The monitor-mounted format saves desk space, avoiding the usual lamp-base land grab beside the keyboard.
- Adjustable brightness and colour temperature give the lighting a useful degree of control rather than one fixed, bossy setting.
- The supplied listing states that it produces no screen glare, a notably important detail for something living above a display.
The Clever Part
- A wireless controller lets you adjust the light without reaching towards the monitor bar.
- Rear backlighting adds a second lighting element beyond the desk-facing bar.
- It is listed as compatible with curved monitors, so a curved display does not automatically disqualify the idea.
The Fine Print
- It is USB powered, so the supposedly tidier desk setup still needs a spare USB power connection and another cable to manage.
The Reality Check
- This is chiefly a desk-lighting refinement, not a necessity; buyers who are content with ordinary room lighting may find the whole category gloriously unnecessary.
Buyer questions answered
Is the BenQ ScreenBar Halo 2 worth buying?
Yes, if you want a space-saving monitor light bar with adjustable brightness, adjustable colour temperature, a wireless controller and rear backlighting. We think its appeal is strongest when a conventional desk lamp is mainly contributing clutter.
Does the BenQ ScreenBar Halo 2 fit curved monitors?
Yes, the supplied listing states that the BenQ ScreenBar Halo 2 fits curved monitors. That matters because desk lighting should not require a geometry degree before breakfast.
Does the BenQ ScreenBar Halo 2 cause screen glare?
No, the supplied listing describes it as having no screen glare. The intended arrangement is usefully desk-focused rather than a bright reflection competing with your spreadsheet.
Does the BenQ ScreenBar Halo 2 come with a wireless controller?
Yes, the supplied listing includes a wireless controller. That saves reaching up to the monitor whenever the room decides to become unexpectedly gloomy.
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