Do I really need AJA io in my workflow...

Hi!

I'm working on Final Cut Studio 2, MacPro 4x3GHz, 8GB RAM, ATI X1900, GF7300, actually Matrox MXO (no feell in love). 2x30" ACD and 23"ACD for HD monitoring. I'm doing short fashion films.

I'm just now switching from HDV (Sony FX1:( to XDCAM EX, but also started to use VERY nice Panasonic AG-HSC1U which uses AVC HD format (which is transcoded in FCP6 to ProRes422 during importing).

I'm not satisfied with my Matrox MXO so I was thinking about switching to AJA io.

I've heard it's not possible to use ACD 23" as a HD monitor connected via simple cable HDMI to DVI, can you confirm it? Do I need separate HDMI to DVI converter? Which brand?

I would like to work with ProRes422 timelines (FCP6 converts in almost real time my AVC HD video to ProRes422, not 422HQ) so I'll stay in just standard quality ProRes422.

Is it worth to invest in AJA io in my scenario or just use (again almost in real time) transcoded XDCAM EX videos to ProRes422?

What about latency between canvas window and AJA io output?
I've found Matrox MXO latency just slowing down to much my editing flow if I see my videos delayed by let's say half a second in fast regular scrub-joggle situations (of course during normal playback I get the right sync ("BTW almost in sync because MXO has 1frame delay)).

Any ideas how to improve my workflow would by very appreciated.
I like the fact AJA io is portable unit.

regards
ARTI


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