Wednesday, June 26th 2019
Cooler Master to Enter the Monitor Market With 30" GM219-30, 35" GM219-35 21:9, FreeSync 2 Monitors
Cooler Master seems to be sticking its tendrils to into another slice of the PC market with the upcoming release of two new monitor products. The company, best known for their cooling solutions, has already branched out into multiple sectors of the PC component and DIY market, and now it seems to want to make a name for itself in the monitor arena as well. Their first entries, the 30" GM219-30 and 35" GM219-35, are 21:9 ratio affairs based on VA technology. Both offer Adaptive Sync, which means "limited" NVIDIA G-Sync support and full AMD FreeSync 2 support. The FreeSync 2 support, of course, also entails a measure of HDR capabilities, since that particular revision of the AMD standard was worked on mostly for that inclusion.
The 30" GM219-30 has a 2560 x 1080 resolution and offers a 200 Hz refresh rate, while the 35" GM219-35 carries a 3440 x 1440 resolution, but brings refresh rates down to a more common 120 Hz. Cooler Master are quoting a 1 ms refresh rate for these monitors. Release is expected for late 2019, with the 30" model being expected to retail for $399.99, while the 35" model will retail for $999.99 USD.
Source:
TFT Central
The 30" GM219-30 has a 2560 x 1080 resolution and offers a 200 Hz refresh rate, while the 35" GM219-35 carries a 3440 x 1440 resolution, but brings refresh rates down to a more common 120 Hz. Cooler Master are quoting a 1 ms refresh rate for these monitors. Release is expected for late 2019, with the 30" model being expected to retail for $399.99, while the 35" model will retail for $999.99 USD.
11 Comments on Cooler Master to Enter the Monitor Market With 30" GM219-30, 35" GM219-35 21:9, FreeSync 2 Monitors
So right out of the gate it is in my head that it's a half-assed product. Even if it actually isn't...
I mean, they make great coolers. They've made some good cases too. Sometimes after making overhauls to rectify problems users were having. When people weren't happy, they actually decided they wanted to deliver a better product. Thier peripherals aren't all bad, either. I like Cooler Master. They're pretty okay.
But to see that name on a monitor strikes me as off. No real reason... that effect is operating on the level of intuition.
But somehow I have a feeling they may have trouble getting people to accept this. For me there are just so many other companies already entrenched in the business of pushing good displays. Why would I consider someone like Cooler Master before them?
It's just a sub-conscious thing... and that can be powerful. I know many people "in the know" like to think themselves on a level too high to be susceptible, but in my mind there are people who are aware of things having this effect and people who aren't. In all honestly I would still be considering one of their displays if the price and fit were right, but still I'd never shake that feeling.
Companies branch-out all of the time... in every market big enough to allow for that. Companies in the custom PC market seem especially interested in being 'hub' brands, where users buy every part and peripheral from them, ideally. Cooler Master is no different in that regard. I'm sure they'd love to also offer motherboards, RAM, GPUs, what have you. When you broaden your scope, image has to stretch accordingly. They already do the 'CM' thing a lot... sub-branding is a good way to go.
"CM-GM" is something I'd enjoy saying over and over again if I was 5, though :P
And yes, I realize I'm being super-nitpicky here. I do hope it works out for them. Like I said, I like Cooler Master.