Video Bar Comparison Chart
Every major manufacturer now makes a meeting-room video bar, and the spec sheets don't line up. Filter by room size, budget, Teams or Zoom certification, whether it needs a PC and how you'll manage it, then compare up to four side by side and download the result as a PDF.
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Side-by-side comparison
• Appliance bars have a built-in computer and run the meeting platform themselves: Teams Rooms on Android, Zoom Rooms, Google Meet or Webex. Gold tags show the platforms an appliance bar runs itself, with no PC needed. USB bars plug into a laptop or a certified room compute unit, which runs the meeting app, and many appliance bars can switch to USB mode too. USB certifications for Teams Rooms on Windows and Zoom are listed under the room size. Teams and Zoom tags come straight from Microsoft's and Zoom's certified-device lists, so a bar that's only certified for one shows only that one. Any USB bar works as a standard camera and speakerphone with any app on the connected computer.
• Microsoft Teams room size is the size Microsoft certified the bar for on its Teams Rooms on Android list: Focus 2.4 × 2.4 m, Huddle 3 × 3 m, Small 4.5 × 4.5 m, Medium 4.5 × 6 m, Large 4.5 × 8.5 m. It's often smaller than the manufacturer's own rating. Microsoft publishes no room size for Teams Rooms on Windows USB peripherals, so those show as "Windows cert, no room rating". When filtering by Microsoft's rating, Focus rooms count as Huddle.
• Room size and pickup range are the manufacturer's own ratings. Vendors measure them differently and none of them account for your room's acoustics, so derate for hard surfaces and HVAC noise.
• Field of view: manufacturers quote horizontal (H) or diagonal (D) field of view, and sometimes only one of the two. We show whichever is published, labelled H or D. For the same lens the diagonal figure is always the larger one, so don't compare a D number against an H number.
• Device management is the manufacturer's own platform for firmware updates, monitoring and settings across rooms, such as Logitech Sync, Yealink YMCS or HP Poly Lens. If you already manage one brand's devices, staying with that platform saves time. Bars running Teams Rooms or Zoom Rooms can also be managed in Microsoft's or Zoom's admin portal.
• Wireless sharing built in means a guest can share a laptop or phone screen to the room with no cable, dongle or app, using AirPlay, Miracast or Google Cast on the bar itself. Teams and Zoom also offer their own sharing from their apps, so that isn't counted here. Some brands sell a wireless sharing add-on instead, which shows in each bar's full specs.
• ⚠ marks a value we couldn't confirm from an official manufacturer source. Hover it to see which fields.
Sources: every spec comes from the manufacturer's datasheet or product page, and the links are in each model's full spec view. Prices are approximate US list or street prices (October 2026). They vary by reseller and region, so treat them as ballpark figures, not quotes.
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Frequently asked questions
What's the difference between a USB video bar and an appliance video bar?
A USB video bar is a peripheral: camera, microphones and speakers connect over one USB cable to a PC or a certified Teams Rooms / Zoom Rooms compute, which runs the meeting. An appliance bar has the compute built in and runs Teams Rooms on Android, Zoom Rooms or another platform on the bar itself, so there's no separate PC to manage. Many current bars do both and drop into USB mode for bring-your-own-device meetings.
Teams Rooms on Android or Teams Rooms on Windows?
Android bars are simpler: one device, less to manage and lower cost. Windows (a USB bar plus certified compute) gets new Teams features first, supports more third-party integrations and handles Zoom or Webex guest joins better. Small and medium rooms are well served by Android. Rooms with complex requirements often justify Windows. Our MTR Compute Checker helps if you're already on Windows.
How do I pick the right video bar for my room size?
Start with room depth, not seat count. Microphone pickup range and camera field of view are what limit a video bar. A bar rated for 4.5 m of pickup will struggle at the back of a 7 m room even if the seat count looks fine. For bigger rooms, look for expansion microphones and second-camera support, or move to a separate camera and ceiling-mic design. That's exactly the call our system design service makes. For the full walkthrough, read how to choose a video bar.
Are these specs and prices accurate?
Specs come from each manufacturer's official datasheets and product pages, with the source links in every model's full spec view. Anything we couldn't confirm from an official source is flagged with ⚠. Prices are approximate US list or street prices and vary by reseller and region, so treat them as ballpark figures, not quotes. Spot something wrong? and we'll fix it.
Does the brand's device management platform matter?
For one room, not much. Across a fleet, it matters a lot. Each manufacturer has its own platform for firmware updates, monitoring and settings, such as Logitech Sync, Yealink YMCS, HP Poly Lens, Cisco Control Hub or Neat Pulse. Mixing brands usually means running two or more of them. If you or your MSP already manage one brand, that's a good reason to stay with it. Use the Device management filter to see which bars each platform supports.