Cooler Master GA2701S Full HD 100Hz IPS Monitor Review
Peter Donnell / 3 months ago
A Closer Look
First impressions are pretty good, it’s nothing too crazy, with a relatively standard bezel, and a fixed stand, but when the monitor is a smidge under £100, I think that’s perfectly reasonable.
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The screen is well protected when new, with a plastic film protecting the more fragile glossy edges and corners of the panel. The screen also has a decent anti-glare coating too, as you can see, it’s very bright in here, but it’s diffused on the screen surprisingly well.
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With all the plastic removed, the top and side bezels are way slimmer than I first though too, and even the bottom bezel is pretty tiny, meaning that the monitor is only a fraction bigger than the 27″ panel its self.
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The stand is pretty basic, it just clips into the base of the monitor, but it’s small enough and looks relatively tidy.
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There’s a small Cooler Master logo in the middle, again, very understated and simple.
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The monitor can be tilted back a little.
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And forward to a lesser degree.
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Around the back, you can see the stand is fixed, so there’s no height adjustment. However, there’s a VESA mount, so using a monitor arm, custom stand, wall mount, etc, shouldn’t be an issue.
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And you still get a more premium thumbstick control for the UI and power button too, I was expecting separate buttons like you usually see on cheaper models, but this is a welcome addition.
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There’s some cost saving on the I/O though, with just a single HDMI port, and a VGA, I don’t know who the heck is still using VGA, but whatever, the single HDMI will more than suffice for the majority of users.
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And the power supply is built in too, no big external power brick, just a single cable into the back and you’re good to go!
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