My team and I are often asked which daylight lamp we recommend. My current answer: The Beurer TL 95. As the successor to the popular Beurer TL 90 it surpasses its predecessor in many areas and is overall the best choice on the European market.

This article is an independent review. To test the Beurer TL 95, I purchased the product and used it daily for several weeks. I am not affiliated with Beurer and there are no affiliate links in this text.

To test the Beurer TL 95, I purchased the product and used it daily for several weeks. I have been using it almost daily since.

Update (11/2025): After independently recommending this product for a year and a half, we have now added an affiliate link to Amazon and earn from qualified sales. However, the content of this review remains unchanged and is based solely on my personal experiences.

The price of the Beurer TL 95 currently stands at just over €150 on various marketplaces, its list price is €249. The lamp delivers 10,000 lux at a distance of 25 cm, with a comparatively wide light area. The corrected color temperature (CCT) of 6500K corresponds to daylight.

TLDR; - Brief Test Report

Why is the TL 95 my current favorite?

• Light area: 37x30cm is among the largest light surfaces (-> reduces glare) for its price class, while not bulky

• Brightness: 10,000 lux at 25cm, brighter than the (larger) predecessor Beurer TL90

• Spectrum: First daylight lamp with market-leading SunLike LEDs (+20% biological effectiveness), CRI>95

• dimmable: suitable for various applications

• Design: sleek and elegant (office suitable)

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What I expect from a daylight lamp

I believe the best daylight lamp is one that...

• ...allows biologically effective light intensities (I would consider this to be ~1000 lux for optimal work performance, >1000 lux for a healthy circadian rhythm, and >2500 lux for improving mood)

• ...you can consistently use, meaning daily around the same time in the morning. That’s why the use should be pleasant, and the lamp should be aesthetic enough that you don’t want to hide it from your housemates or colleagues.

Further general information about daylight lamps and why the specification "10,000 lux" can be misleading can be found on our page "Daylight Lamps".

Why is the Beurer TL 95 a good choice for this?

Light area, brightness, and glare

"You need to get closer to the lamp." - "But it's so bright!"

This is a representative snippet of a conversation I had last week with a coachee when I explained how to correctly use their daylight lamp.

As described in more detail on our page "Daylight Lamps" I find it almost impossible to achieve high illumination levels (2500 lux and more) without unbearable glare from small devices.

Unfortunately, there are not many daylight lamps available in Europe under €200 with a reasonably large light area (to reduce glare). In many online comparisons, the Carex Daylight Classic Plus tops the list in this category, and I consider it a great lamp, but it is not easily available in the EU.

In the past, the Beurer TL 90 was a good choice in my opinion, with an outstanding light area of 51 x 34 cm for just over €100. The featured Beurer TL 95 comes in second with 37 x 30 cm light area. That’s a size I still find acceptable, and it's much more area than most daylight lamps on the market (aside from therapeutic use) have.

Brightness

According to its specification, the Beurer TL 95 delivers

• 14,000 lux from 20 cm away

• 5,000 lux from 30 cm away

• 2,500 lux from 45 cm away

With 10,000 lux at ~25cm it is brighter than most consumer daylight lamps and also brighter than its mentioned older brother Beurer TL 90 (which provides 10,000 lux at 15 cm).

These illumination values are more than adequate to boost alertness at work or shift the circadian rhythm towards being a morning person. Also for improving mood (winter blues or sub-syndromal SAD), 2,500 lux at 45 cm distance is a suitable value.

A note on clinical SAD ("winter depression"): 2,500 lux for 2 hours duration is considered an effective treatment protocol, comparable to the recommended protocol of 10,000 lux for 30 minutes. However, 2 hours is a long time for daily sessions. If SAD is an issue for you, I would recommend the more expensive, but larger and significantly brighter BoxElite OS from Northern Light Technologies to shorten the required session duration. It is the light therapy lamp recommended by the CET - Center for Environmental Therapeutics, a nonprofit organization with world-renowned researchers in the field of light therapy on board.

Nonetheless, my recommendation is not a substitute for consulting a doctor.

Spectrum

Here it gets interesting! The Beurer TL 95 is the first daylight lamp I know of with Sunlike LEDs, a currently industry-leading LED technology.

Normally, "full spectrum white" in daylight lamps may not mean much. Manufacturers use the term quite liberally and often deploy conventional LEDs or fluorescent tubes. This is not really a problem, as the blue spectral range that is important for the biological effects of light (around 480 nm wavelength) is well covered by conventional LEDs.

The SunLike technology, developed by Seoul Semiconductors, stands out here. A study from Basel has shown that SunLike LEDs have a 21% higher biological effectiveness (represented by melanopic strength) at the same lux level while providing more visual comfort than conventional LEDs. You effectively get more benefit per lux. In a world where glare is a problem for the proper and regular use of daylight lamps, this is a significant advantage.

In addition, a color rendering index (CRI) of 97 (the maximum value would be 100) is also among the best currently available.

SunLike LEDs are significantly more expensive than regular LEDs (more than twice the cost - I once spoke with the manufacturer when we built our own lamp), so I am impressed that Beurer uses them.

This LED technology is a main difference between the Beurer TL 95 and the similarly constructed Beurer TL 85. The latter is cheaper but does not have the SunLike technology. Furthermore, it is not dimmable, which we will address in the following section.

Functionality

Touch-based user interface with dimmer and timer.

Dimming

The Beurer TL 95 is dimmable. Through a pretty "flower" symbol with a touchscreen, you can select the desired brightness in 6 possible levels (image from the official datasheet).

I wouldn’t have considered dimmability to be important if I hadn’t experienced its benefits during use:

• While normally the illumination intensity (e.g., 1000 lux at the workplace) is only regulated by the distance to the lamp, you can flexibly place the TL 95 and simply dim it to the desired strength.

• At the beginning of the session, your eyes are particularly sensitive to glare. It is helpful to gradually work up to the desired level and give your eyes time to adjust.

• On certain days, for whatever reason, I find glare from daylight lamps disproportionately bothersome. While I am tempted to simply turn off other lamps, I can just turn down the brightness of the TL 95 by one level and keep it on. As mentioned above, the best lamp is the one you use every day! Since the Beurer TL 95 is dimmable, it makes daily use somewhat easier.

Timer

You can set the light to turn off automatically after 30, 60, 90, or 120 minutes. I have come to appreciate this feature at work as I break my work into chunks of about 30 minutes (this is called the "Pomodoro Technique"). If you do that too, you can use the light in the morning to indicate when your concentration phase is over.

Design

Last but not least - I find the Beurer TL 95 to look very elegant.

With a professional background in Data Science, I'm more of a technical data person and usually rank design as secondary. But after testing various lamps in my personal environment, I must admit that design does indeed play a role. Whether employees comment on your lamp with "aha... light" or "wow, cool!" (real comments!) affects how much you enjoy using it daily.

I am proud of my Beurer TL 95, at home and in the office. I think Beurer has really done a great job here. The device is sleek, the light area is quite uniform, and the user interface is intuitive.

The light area can also be tilted so that the light can beam upward, horizontally, or downward. This allows for good illumination even when the lamp is placed above or below eye level.

Its elegance has played a major role in making the Beurer TL 95 my office lamp. When looking at alternatives, you can get a similarly elegant look from the cheaper, but less functional Beurer TL 85, but not from any other large surface daylight lamps I have come to know so far.

Conclusion

For its current price of €150, the Beurer TL 95 seems to me to be an elegant all-rounder that can be used for both morning light sessions and work. It is bright enough for all lifestyle purposes and has a sufficiently large light area to not be overly glaring. As the first daylight lamp with Sunlike LED technology, it offers a compelling technological difference from the competition, in addition to its design.

I can recommend the TL 95 to anyone looking to improve their performance at work, sleep better, or become more of a morning person. Additionally, it can help your mood if you suffer from winter blues.

For whom might another option be better suited?

• If you suffer from seasonal affective disorder (SAD / winter depression) and are seeking therapy, you might want to trade elegance and versatility for a larger light area and more brightness. In this case, it might be advisable to invest a little more (€299) and get the "Brazil" model from Lumie: Lumie Brazil.

• If you like the design but are looking for a cheaper alternative, the Beurer TL 85 might be worth considering. It looks very similar and is similarly bright but does not have dimming or timer functions and lacks SunLike technology. It currently costs around €125.

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