External Monitor for Video Editing

[eddiecash77]

i have a macbook pro 2.2 GHz 15" and am using it to edit a film shot on hd (108024A) and am getting tired of the small screen size.

i am considering either selling it and buying a 17" or buying a cinema display external monitor. i am leaning towards the external monitor but am concerned that the macbook pro won't be able to handle both a feature film in final cut and exporting an image.

is the macbook pro processing power up to give me a good resolution on the external monitor (as good as I would get if i hooked up from a desktop). also, would the computer give me the wheel icon to wait more often because it has to do extra processing?

 

[Consultant]

MBP has enough power. Editing in HD is more harddrive and processor intensive than video card intensive (unless you are doing lots of 3d renders).

MacBook Pro can drive a 30" display fine. 17" LCDs typically have lower pixel count than the MBP built in display.

 

[Don2108]

Best Non-Apple external monitor for video editing

So I love the clear picture of my monitor and it works great for video editing. It gets great reviews:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004LXK8LI