Room Bar vs MeetingBar A40 Comparison

Compare Room Bar vs MeetingBar A40 side by side: specs, ratings, pros and cons, and which one fits your room best.

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Cisco Room Bar video bar with its single connection cable

At a Glance

The Cisco Room Bar is a compact video bar for huddle and small rooms. It has a 12 MP camera with a 120° horizontal view, 5x digital zoom, auto framing, Frames mode and speaker tracking.

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Best For: Webex rooms
Zoom: 5x digital
View: 120°
Camera: 12 MP, 1/2.3" CMOS, f/2.5, fixed focus; 1080p video
Teams Rooms: Webex (RoomOS) with Teams, Zoom and Google Meet interop; Microsoft Teams Rooms on Android; USB-C BYOD

MeetingBar A40

The Yealink MeetingBar A40 is an Android 13 all-in-one bar with two 48 MP lenses, 4K output at up to 60 fps, a 120° view and 6x digital zoom on an electronic gimbal.

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Best For: Small to medium rooms
Zoom: 6x digital
View: 120°
Camera: Dual 4K lenses (2 x 48 MP), electronic gimbal, 10-bit HDR
Teams Rooms: Microsoft Teams Rooms on Android, Zoom Rooms, SIP/H.323 general mode

Review Scores Compared

Expert Score

Room Bar8.5/10
MeetingBar A409.0/10 Leads

Optics & Room Coverage

Room Bar7.7/10
MeetingBar A408.0/10 Leads

AI Speaker Tracking & Framing

Room Bar8.9/10
MeetingBar A409.4/10 Leads

Room Audio Pickup & Output

Room Bar7.6/10
MeetingBar A409.0/10 Leads

OS Platform & Ecosystem

Room Bar9.8/10
MeetingBar A409.9/10 Leads

Deployment & I/O

Room Bar9.4/10
MeetingBar A4010.0/10 Leads

Why Room Bar Beats MeetingBar A40 (and Vice Versa)

Why Room Bar beats MeetingBar A40

Horizontal FOV: 120° vs 110°
Vertical FOV: 95° vs 54°
Camera Resolution: 1080p, 30 fps vs 4K, up to 60 fps (4K60 / 1080p60 output)
Wi-Fi: Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, 2x2 MIMO vs Wi-Fi 6, 2x2 MIMO, dual band
Line In / Out: 1 x analog mic input vs 3.5 mm line in / line out
Speaker Frequency Range: 100 Hz - 20 kHz vs 80 Hz - 18 kHz

Why MeetingBar A40 beats Room Bar

Better room audio pickup & output: 9.0 vs 7.6 out of 10
Better deployment & i/o: 10.0 vs 9.4 out of 10
Better ai speaker tracking & framing: 9.4 vs 8.9 out of 10
Zoom: 6x digital vs 5x digital
Megapixels: 48 MP vs 12 MP
Multi-Stream / Gallery: Picture-in-picture, multi-focus framing, Smart Gallery (Zoom… vs Frames mode, People Focus (Webex)

Review-score leads of 0.5+ points out of 10 first, then specs where only one comes out ahead.

Full Specifications

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General

	Room Bar	MeetingBar A40
Best For	Webex rooms	Small to medium rooms
Ideal Room Size	Up to 5 people within 3 m (add external mic for larger)	—

Camera

	Room Bar	MeetingBar A40
Sensor	1/2.3" CMOS	—
Zoom	5x digital	6x digital Better
Field of View	120°	120°
Speaker Tracking	Yes	Yes
Camera Presets	—	9
Megapixels	12 MP	48 MP Better
Aperture	f/2.5	—
Horizontal FOV	120° Better	110°
Vertical FOV	95° Better	54°
HDR	—	Yes (10-bit HDR)
Focus	Fixed focus	Depth of field 1-5 m
Multi-Stream / Gallery	Frames mode, People Focus (Webex)	Picture-in-picture, multi-focus framing, Smart Gallery (Zoom) Better
People Counting	Yes	Yes
Camera	12 MP, 1/2.3" CMOS, f/2.5, fixed focus; 1080p video	Dual 4K lenses (2 x 48 MP), electronic gimbal, 10-bit HDR Better
Camera Resolution	1080p, 30 fps Better	4K, up to 60 fps (4K60 / 1080p60 output)
Pan and Tilt	—	Electronic gimbal (digital PTZ), 9 presets
AI Features	Auto framing, Frames mode, People focus (Webex), speaker tracking, AI noise removal	IntelliFocus, auto framing, speaker tracking, people counting, picture-in-picture, multi-focus framing, Smart Gallery (Zoom)
Max Frame Rate	30 fps	60 fps Better
Cameras	—	2
Whiteboard Camera	View whiteboard content from Cisco Board/Desk or Webex app	—

Connectivity

	Room Bar	MeetingBar A40
Power over Ethernet	PoE port for Room Navigator and one Cisco IP mic	—
USB	1 x USB-C input, 1 x USB-A	1 x USB 2.0 Type-A, 1 x USB-C
HDMI	1 x HDMI-in (4K30), 2 x HDMI-out (4K60)	2 x HDMI-out Better
Network	Ethernet 100/1000, Wi-Fi, IPv4/IPv6, 802.1X	Ethernet, TCP/IP (IPv4/IPv6)
Wireless	Bluetooth (radio versions)	Wi-Fi 6 (2x2 MIMO, dual-band), Bluetooth 5.0
Displays Supported	2	2
Ports	Analog mic input, PoE port for IP mic	Ethernet, Yealink VCH port (RJ-45), 3.5 mm line-in/line-out, security lock slot
Content Sharing	HDMI, USB-C, wireless sharing; 4K content	Teams: 1080p in meeting, 4K local; Zoom: 1080p Better
HDMI In	1 x HDMI (4K30)	—
HDMI Out	2 x HDMI (4K60)	2 x HDMI
Ethernet	2 x RJ-45 100/1000 (1 LAN, 1 PoE for Navigator)	—
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, 2x2 MIMO Better	Wi-Fi 6, 2x2 MIMO, dual band
Bluetooth	Bluetooth and BLE (radio versions)	Bluetooth 5.0
USB Host Ports	1 x USB-A 2.0	1 x USB 2.0 Type-A
Line In / Out	1 x analog mic input Better	3.5 mm line in / line out

Platforms

	Room Bar	MeetingBar A40
Remote Management	Cisco Control Hub	Yealink Device Management Platform, Yealink Management Cloud Service, Teams Admin Center/Intune, Zoom Device Management
Teams Rooms	Webex (RoomOS) with Teams, Zoom and Google Meet interop; Microsoft Teams Rooms on Android; USB-C BYOD	Microsoft Teams Rooms on Android, Zoom Rooms, SIP/H.323 general mode
Certifications	Microsoft Teams Rooms	Microsoft Teams, Zoom
Operating System	RoomOS 11 or later / Teams Rooms on Android	Android 13
USB / BYOD Mode	Yes (USB-C passthrough; Room Bar BYOD model)	—
Touch Controller	Cisco Room Navigator (table or wall)	—
Zoom Rooms	Interop (SIP / WebRTC)	Certified
Google Meet	Interop (WebRTC, RoomOS mode)	—
Webex	Native (RoomOS)	—
SIP / H.323	Yes (H.323, SIP; 4-way MultiSite option)	Yes (general mode)
Appliance Mode	Yes	Yes
Firmware Updates	Via Control Hub	—

Design

	Room Bar	MeetingBar A40
Mounting	Consolidated wall/screen mount; above or below display (can be flipped)	Wall mount, TV clip mount or desktop
Weight	1.5 kg	—
Privacy Cover	Privacy cover included	Electric lens cap
Dimensions	534 x 82 x 64 mm	650 x 62 x 80 mm
Power	100-240 VAC, 12 V DC, PSU-12VDC-86W	—
Power Consumption	14.3 W in meeting, 8.2 W idle, 86 W peak	—
Colors	First Light, Carbon	—
Operating Temperature	0 to 35 °C	—

In the Box

	Room Bar	MeetingBar A40
Warranty	1-year limited	—
Optional Accessories	Table Microphone Pro, Ceiling Microphone Pro, Room Navigator, multi-head cables	—
In the Box	Room Bar, Room Navigator (bundle), HDMI 2.0 cable 1.5 m, 86 W power supply, privacy cover, Ethernet cable 8 m, mounting kit	—
Licence Included	Cisco Device Subscription (sold separately)	—

Identifiers

	Room Bar	MeetingBar A40
Model Number	CS-BAR (TTC7-28)	—

Audio

	Room Bar	MeetingBar A40
Built-in Mics	4	8 Better
Mic Pickup Range	3 m	6 m (4 m high-quality) Better
Speakers	Stereo, 2 full-range drivers, 100 Hz-20 kHz, 93 dB max SPL	2 x 10 W, 80 Hz-18 kHz, max 112 dB SPL
Audio Processing	AEC, AGC, AI noise removal, de-reverberation, full duplex, spatial audio, beamforming	—
Expansion Mics	1 analog mic input; 1 Cisco IP microphone via PoE	Supports 2 expansion microphones
Mic Array	4-element beamforming array + front-facing tracking mics	8 MEMS mic array
Speaker Output	—	2 x 10 W
Max SPL	93 dB	112 dB Better
Speaker Frequency Range	100 Hz - 20 kHz Better	80 Hz - 18 kHz
Beamforming	Yes	—
AI Noise Suppression	Yes	—
Audio Out	—	3.5 mm line out

Design & Setup

	Room Bar	MeetingBar A40
Mounts	Mounting kit included	Wall mount, TV clip mount
Security	HTTPS/SSH management, SRTP AES-128/256-GCM, end-to-end encryption (Webex), WPA3	HTTPS web access
Security Slot	—	Yes

Takeaways

It's a tie on our rating (4.5/5) between Room Bar and MeetingBar A40, so choose on the rows that matter most to you.
Choose Room Bar for webex rooms.
Choose MeetingBar A40 for small to medium rooms.

Pros and Cons

Room Bar

PROS

Native Webex plus Teams, Zoom and Meet interop
120° horizontal view
AI noise removal and spatial audio
Two 4K60 HDMI outputs

CONS

Mics optimised for 3 m and up to 5 people
1080p video