Neat Bar

A compact USB / BYOD video bar for small to medium rooms, featuring a 12MP camera with 120-degree field of view, integrated speakers, a five-microphone array, and AI capabilities. Requires a Neat Select subscription.

List Price: US $990
(Not Including Neat Select subscription or Neat Pad)

Room Sizes
Small
Medium
Small
Medium

Operating Modes

Certifications
Zoom
Zoom

Video AI Features
Speaker Tracking
People Framing
Speaker Tracking
People Framing
Neat Bar is a simple, compactly designed yet highly capable USB / BYOD meeting room device. It brings strong audio and video quality to your focus, huddle, small, and medium rooms for up to 10 people.
Neat Bar can be mounted above or below one or two monitors, and can be used with or without Neat Pad (sold separately for $820), Neat’s dynamic touch screen, which you can use to control your meetings or display room availability outside the room.
Neat Bar requires either a one-year ($199) or three-year ($549) Neat Select subscription, which enables the device’s USB / BYOD support and includes centralized management, premium support, and an extended warranty.
Video Features
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# of Displays | 2 |
# of Cameras | 1 |
Camera Specifications | 1 x 12 MP, 120 degree horiz. FOV, 4x digital zoom |
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Ext. Camera - Stand-Alone | N/A |
Ext. Camera - 360 Camera | Neat Center |
Comments: Neat Center is a companion device that works with Neat video bars and helps remote meeting participants see and hear everyone in the room, even when the participants int he room are far away from the front of the room, facing each other, or discussing something among themselves. Neat Center includes three cameras that provides a 360-degree view of the room and a 16-element beamforming mic array. The audio will automatically switch between Neat Center and the main Neat device (Neat video bar or Neat Board) to best capture the voices in the room. |
Audio Features
Audio Features
Audio processing capabilities found on meeting room video bars include:
- Echo Cancellation (AEC) – Removes echoes during video and audio calls.
- Full-Duplex Audio – Allows simultaneous two-way communication between participants
- Auto Mic Mute – Automatically detects and mutes the microphones when nobody is speaking.
- Outgoing Voice Leveling (AGC) – Auto adjusts the volume of participants’ voices to a consistent level.
- Incoming Voice Leveling (AGC) – Auto adjusts the volume of incoming audio from remote sites.
- Stereo Sound – Plays the incoming audio through two separate channels to provide directionality.
- Spatial Audio (3D) – Creates an immersive 3D audio experience by positioning talkers in virtual space.
Noise cancellation and suppression capabilities found on meeting room video bars include:
- Voice Activity Detection (VAD) – Identifies human speech within an audio signal
- Basic Noise Suppression – Reduces unwanted noise such as HVAC noise from audio signals
- AI Noise Suppression – Uses ML/AI to identify and remove specific types of unwanted noise.
- Capture Area Control – Defines the audio pickup area within a space.
- AI Voice Targeting – Uses AI image analysis to prioritize speech audio from people facing the camera.
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# of Microphones | 5 |
Voice Pickup Range | 15 ft |
# of Speakers | 1 |
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Audio Processing | Echo Cancellation (AEC) Full-Duplex Audio De-Reverberation |
Noise Cancellation | Basic Noise Suppression AI Noise Suppression |
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Ext. Audio System Support | N/A |
Device Controllers
Touch Controllers | Neat Pad (Sold Separately) |
Comments: Neat Pad is a simple and elegant touch screen which you can use to control your meetings or display room availability outside the room. With its sleek design, including ideal screen angle for smooth interaction and viewing, Neat Pad beautifully blends in anywhere, whether placed on a table, wall or mullion. Thanks to just one Power over Ethernet cable, Neat Pad never runs out of battery either. It’s always on, ready for you to leap into action. |
Vendor Management Platform
Vendor Mgmt Platform | Neat Pulse |
Comments: Neat Pulse is a full-service offering that gives you a choice of which applications to run on your Neat devices, complete control of your device deployment, premium support care and extended warranty coverage. |
Additional Features
Additional Features
Additional features found on meeting room video bars include:
- SIP / H.323 Video Calling (within video bar) – Place calls with SIP/H.323 directly from the video bar (not a service).
- Supports Touch Display as UI / Controller – Control the video bar / meetings using a touch display.
- Networked Audio (e.g., Dante, AES67) – On-board support for Dante, AES67, AVB, or other IP audio protocol.
- Wireless Presentation – Casting content to the video bar directly (not via a service or other device)
- Wireless Conferencing – Conduct BYOD calls with the video bar wirelessly (no USB connection needed).
- Multi-Stream to Calling Service – Send multiple video streams simultaneously to cloud service.
- People Counting – Onboard sensors that detect and count the # of people in the room.
- Environmental Sensors – Onboard sensors for motion, air quality, temperature, etc.
- Software Upgrade to Enable Internal Compute – Upgrade USB/BYOD bar to appliance via SW license.
- Built on Microsoft Device Ecosystem Platform (MDEP) – Video bar is MDEP ready/capable.
Additional Features | Wireless Presentation Multi-Stream to Calling Service People Counting Environmental Sensors |
Comments: Wireless presentation is supported with Microsoft Teams and Zoom. |
Warranty and Support Options
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Basic Warranty (Years) | 1 |
Comments: Please see the Neat Warranty Statement for details. |
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Neat Bar requires a Neat Select subscription, which enables USB / BYOD support and includes centralized management, premium support, and extended warranty. Neat Select subscriptions are available as follows:
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Additional Information
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