Advise on buying an external monitor to use with FCPX

I want to buy a monitor to use with my Macbook Pro
Any advice on what to buy if I also want to use with FCPX?
Is the advice to get the biggest one possible!? DOH!
Anything else?
I don't want to buy Apple: I don't have the budget to afford
Thanks
Omar

I don't think there is much point in going larger than 24" and you can get quite a few around the £120 mark on Amazon.
Make sure it has the right connection for your MBP as there are several different ones on the market.

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hbrandado wrote:
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or guaranty since some of those better brands have some recourse should
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Should a camera memory card fail you still may be able to attempt with margin of
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