Blackmagic Design for HD (HDMI) monitoring from HDV?

Would like to get some input on Blackmagic designs Intensity HDMI HD Editing Card.
I was a little disappointed that my Sony HC3's HDMI output would not work with FCP have HDV (Firewire), but I found a good solution in the Blackmagic Designs Intensity that claims full support for HDMI monitoring in FCP (and I assume in Motion).
Seems like a relatively cheap solution $250. http://www.guygraphics.com/GGPROD-67258.html
The ability to record live HDMI input uncompressed via my Sony HC3 is definitely interesting (not sure how practical given this is a PCIe card for desktop Mac - perhaps in a studio situation).
Thoughts?
Thanks, Rob.

I don't use HDMI for anything, only sdi or hdsdi if I'm in the digital world.
Aja products are bullet proof and their tech support is bar none. I've installed many many many of their products in production facilities and control rooms and their quality is superb. I use many of their broadcast products, like the FS1 on a daily basis and I wish I had excuse to have an FS1 in my house.
At home, I have an LHe in my 2006 design Mac Pro quad. If you can follow directions, maybe do a forum search, the slot choice is a non-existent issue. Sometimes they have an issue with their Kona software but this is mostly due to Apple's constant toxic QT updates and a quick phone call to Aja sorts these things out in an instant. Aja also has a very good forum presence on the Cow, something BM does not.
Regarding HDMI, you'll need to find an hdsdi to hdmi adapter, like the [Hi5|http://www.aja.com/html/productsconvertersHI5.html] and yes, this all does cost more than BM products and the new Matrox MXO2 which seems to be a great product, but quite honestly, Aja products work out of the box, period.
I make no compensation at all from this recommendation but it'd be great of Aja if they'd cut me a break on a Kona 3 this spring......

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