Blocky and blurred playback of avi files in PRE8.0

I am using 64-bit Windows 7, 4GB RAM, an Intel T4300 Dual Core processor (2.10 GHZ) and an ATI Radeon HD4530 graphics card (512Md dedicated). I have the up to date ATI driver and have updated PRE 8 with the 8.0.1 fix from the Adobe site. I am using a Sony Mini DV camcorder attached to the computer by firewire.
I import my video from the camcorder into PRE 8 using capture. When video is imported it plays back very blocky and blurred on the preview screen and it is much worse on the full screen. However, when the project has been completed and burned to DVD it plays fine on TV. I have also tried playing the same video in Windows Media Player and it plays back fine with this. I may be wrong but it seems to me from this that the problem exists with the video playback facility within PRE 8.0. I have not altered any settings from the default ones set by PRE 8.0 other that to select the widescreen option when creating the project pre-sets. The camcorder is set to record the images in widescreen. I have also rendered the work area.
Are there any settngs or updates to resolve this issue? Is there a different codec I should use within PRE 8.0?
I would be grateful for any suggestions to resolve this or at least obtain reassurance that I haven't missed anything and I will, for the moment, put up with this until Adobe, or some one else, comes up with a fix.
Thanks.

A couple of things to look at, regarding playback.
1.) do your Clips have a red bar over them in the Timeline? If so, does that bar turn green, when you hit Enter? Do the Clips playback better?
2.) have you looked at changing the Magnification from Fit to 100%? Does that help? Do not know if PrE 8 has added the additional Quality setting, like PrPro has, but if it does, try both Automatic and Highest, to see if that changes things.
3.) look into Hardware Acceleration. If set to min, try max. If max, try min. If either helps, then increment, until the problem returns and then increment up/down to go back.
4.) check your OpenGL settings (probably in your ATI utility.
5.) do you have FFDShow installed (often included with CODEC packs)? That causes no end to the display problems in Adobe programs.
6.) what is your Playback setting in your Preferences?
That is about all that I can think of for now.
Good luck,
Hunt

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