Logitech G Litra Beam LX overview: dual-sided pleasure

The Logitech G Litra Beam LX is the corporate’s newest mild aimed toward streamers who need to enhance the look of their setup. It’s an improve on the primary, cheaper Logitech Litra Beam as a result of it presents dual-sided illumination moderately than one white mild supply. There’s a impartial, customizable mild bar on the entrance to brighten your face and make you glow, and RGB lighting on the again to make your environment a bit of extra thrilling and add that gamer vibe.

The finest lights for streaming are available in all styles and sizes. However they do have a standard operate; to brighten your setup, make you look good on calls and streams, and to be straightforward to make use of. The Logitech G Litra Beam LX does all these issues for a better worth than many. That stated, it at the moment has little competitors, and offers out an excellent, even mild – plus customization – that just about warrants its worth. And it’s not only for streamers. In case you’re on the lookout for higher illumination on video calls and need to enhance your workplace setup, the Logitech G Litra Beam LX is a great-looking lamp in non-gamer setups.

Specs

The Logitech G Litra Beam LX specs:

Design

The Logitech G Litra Beam LX is available in a modest field that’s straightforward to unpack and meeting is extremely easy. An extendable arm is hooked up to a (sturdy) tabletop mount and the sunshine bar itself has the selection of two ¼-20 threaded inserts to screw it onto the arm. One thread is beneath the bar within the heart subsequent to the facility port, and the opposite is at one finish – supplying you with mounting flexibility.

The mild is slim and may be positioned in myriad orientations and angles, making it straightforward to suit round your present streaming setup – displays and all – and the place of your webcams. Screwing it to the stand at the top means you possibly can set the sunshine at a proper angle round awkward displays, however you additionally discover the facility cable poking out the highest.

As a result of it’s a 90-degree cable it’s not as distinguished as the unique Litra Beam’s straight-up cable, however it’s nonetheless not a design spotlight. I primarily used the central thread for a extra balanced T-bar form, with the stand’s spectacular top permitting me to place it above my monitor. You’re not going to have the Litra Beam LX on always, and crucially when off, it blended into the background of my setup moderately than dominating, because of the impartial black and white design.

The sunshine is powered through a mains outlet, permitting it to be a lot brighter than USB-powered choices (400 whopping lumens). The facility cable is lengthy sufficient to succeed in faraway sockets below a gaming desk, however the cable administration may very well be higher than the few clips on the stand.

Bodily buttons on the highest of the Litra Beam LX management either side of the sunshine. You’ll be able to energy both aspect on and off individually, change the brightness and shade temperature, or toggle the RGB when it’s turned on. The buttons are large and responsive, however fine-tuning is finest left to the Logitech G HUB software program.

The Litra Beam LX bar is essentially constituted of plastic however feels well-built. The stand is strong and didn’t wobble even with the sunshine hanging at an angle or standing upright. The dimensions of the bar feels excellent for my 24-inch iMac, however I can see it getting misplaced with bigger gaming displays. Logitech states that the plastic elements “embrace a minimal of 48% licensed post-consumer recycled plastic”. That’s excellent news for eco-conscious patrons, as is the declare that the Litra Beam LX is licensed Carbon Impartial.

Efficiency

The Litra Beam LX is designed to mild up a room in addition to your face on digital camera, and there’s a spread of changes to be made to the back and front. You’ll get essentially the most from this streaming mild for those who join it to a PC and obtain the Logitech G HUB (which might additionally management different Logitech G merchandise just like the Logitch G Yeti GX microphone). There’s connectivity through USB-C or Bluetooth, and I opted for the latter to keep away from any further cables cluttering my setup.

It took me lower than 5 minutes to arrange G HUB on my Mac, then I used to be prompted to put in a firmware replace to the sunshine (one other jiffy). As soon as that was finished, the G HUB supplied suggestions and methods for getting the sunshine in the perfect place and letting me change the facility and shade of either side with out utilizing the bodily controls on the sunshine – an excellent resolution if it’s excessive up or in an ungainly place.

While you change settings within the G HUB app, you’ll see a real-time stream of your face to test the modifications. The standard of your image will depend upon your digital camera, however I might instantly see how the Litra Beam LX improved my complexion and the evenness of my face on-screen. As you possibly can see above, altering the colour temperature to the acute of cool and heat (2700-6500K) made a noticeable distinction in my pores and skin tones, but it surely’s value stating that the LX does an excellent job of supplying you with a radiant glow in any respect settings.

The sunshine is brilliant, too. It’s arduous to think about what 400-lumen lighting seems to be like till it’s proper in entrance of your eyes. And you may see from the screenshots above that I set the facility to round 25% in a dim room. In case you use the Beam LX through the day for a little bit of fill mild, pumping up the facility balances out any shadows. Nevertheless, on calls at evening, I discovered the complete energy virtually blinding. Nonetheless, I’d moderately have the choice of an excessive amount of illumination than not sufficient, and the Litra Beam LX delivers on that entrance.

Provided that the distinctive function of the Logitech Litra Beam LX is its RGB lighting, I’ve been questioning if it was value shelling out the additional money for it over the unique. At first, I assumed I’d discover it gimmicky, however after testing the sunshine for a couple of weeks, I acquired used to the colourful splashback projected on the partitions behind my monitor. There are hundreds of thousands of shade combos and pulsing results to select from, and having the ability to deviate from a static RGB lamp is an actual mood-setter.

Must you purchase it?

Must you purchase the Logitech G Litra Beam LX?

• Sure, if you’d like a strong desktop mild for streaming and even working. Its impartial design works in lots of interiors, and the sunshine output is extremely brilliant.
• No, for those who’re on a price range and don’t want the additional RGB lighting aspect it presents. You’ll get monetary savings by getting an LED panel with out RGB, or the unique Litra Beam (under).

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