Re: I say yes.

Michael, thanks for the response!

Are you saying I should go with a Kona LHe and a Blackmagic Intensity Pro? I read what they both do and I don't really know what it means in the real world.

I don't want to go "cheap". I do have the resources to get what I need, but I want to make sure I really need it and whether it makes a big difference to spend the extra $$.

I'm torn between using the Matrox MXO and a second Apple 23" display vs. a dedicated super duper flipper dipper monitor. I was looking at the JVC DT-V24L1DU if I go the monitor route. I've heard great things about the MXO. For my home studio I'm also splurging on a Panasonic TH-50PF10UK 50" plasma so I can see my footage big.

If I just go ahead and get the Kona 3, does that solve all my worries? Does it do everything the Kona LHe and the Blackmagic Intensity Pro does, and then some? Remember, I don't need to worry about various input options from clients. I'm basically just gonna dump SxS card footage into the computer and edit via Final Cut Studio, period. The JVC monitor seems to run in the mid-$3,000 range. A Matrox MXO is about a grand so is it worth an extra $2,500 for the JVC? Plus whatever card I need to run it? Man, at first I thought I could buy a video camera and a computer and run the world from my desk, ha! Now I realize this is a serious investment. But I'm gonna do it, it's my passion to capture the wilderness in high-def video and photos.