StarTech.com 15.6-inch 16:9 Bright Privacy Screen Filter with Touch, Flip-Over, 75% Light Transmittance, Anti-Glare Privacy Filter, +/- 30 Deg. View Angle

Product Overview

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For £38.45 ex‑VAT, this is the kind of privacy filter you buy when you’ve got meeting rooms, hot-desking, or a few “open plan” workstations where people glance too much. The 15.6‑inch 16:9 bright format plus the anti‑glare layer is a sensible combination for office lighting, and the flip‑over “privacy on/off” idea is genuinely useful day to day. It’s also handy for mixed use: quick turnaround for client calls without committing to dimmed screens all day.

That said, I wouldn’t treat it like a “set and forget” premium privacy solution. Bright privacy filters inevitably trade some readability—especially if you’re viewing at angles off-centre or your monitors are already on the dim side. If your team has lots of daylight glare, or you’re picky about color/contrast for spreadsheets and design work, you may find the screen slightly less comfortable than a plain protector. Also, make sure your monitor actually matches the filter’s size/aspect expectations; a mismatch is where these things become more hassle than value.

**Who should buy:** office managers/IT support for shared desks, call centres, and admins who want practical shoulder‑surfer blocking on a budget, and whose monitors are reasonably well aligned to users’ seating. **Who shouldn’t:** graphic design, finance teams doing long, angle-sensitive work, or anyone who needs pixel-perfect image clarity—there are better (more expensive) options if privacy performance is mission-critical.