Monitor lamps - There's too many to choose

Boxfreshchris · 27 Oct 2023 at 10:54

Morning all,

I WFH 2 days a week on my 34" ultrawide and find my overhead Hue light isn't really bright enough on these wintery days, so I've been looking for a monitor light, however, there's far too many! Do I need a £150 light, or will a £30 Amazon jobbie do the trick? The monitor is an Acer Predator X34P, so only slightly curved. I'd also like the light to have adjustable brightness & temperature.

With all that in mind, are there any lamps in particular that people recommend?

joey1211 · 27 Oct 2023 at 11:13

I've been looking for one of these and they do seem to be overpriced for what they are.

ttaskmaster · 27 Oct 2023 at 11:23

Rather than some fancy clip-on or overhead thing, I just got a cheap flexi lamp that clips to the desk.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0B63QZ4KX/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Temp and brightness adjustable, positions behind the monitor to light the area behind and reduce eye strain. Also doubles as a work lamp for when I'm tinkering with hardware or stripping something on the desk.

Boxfreshchris · 27 Oct 2023 at 14:13

I've found a decent looking one for not silly money, the Xiaomi Mi. Brightness/temperature adjustable via a bluetooth control. It's £68 on Amazon, however only £35 from Xiaomi themselves. Can't figure out why some of them are over £150

Brizzles · 27 Oct 2023 at 15:47

Been using this one for 11 months now, no issues and dirt cheap. ( LG 34" curved )

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B09DTV5BXZ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

From memory the really expensive lamps are actually curved and not striaght like mine