Canon Gl-1 import pixelated

Greetings,
I have searched these forums, among others, and cannot find a solution to my problem.
I have a canon gl-1 with which i am importing footage. On both 16:9 and 4:3 settings I am encountering pixelated footage after capture.
I have sequence settings set to (what i think) is the appropriate format:
     For editing with IEEE1394 (FireWire/i.LINK) DV equipment.
     Standard NTSC video (4:3 interlaced).
     48kHz (16 bit) audio.
     Drop-Frame Timecode numbering.
     General
    Editing mode: DV NTSC
   Timebase: 29.97fps
   Video Settings
   Frame size: 720h 480v (0.9091)
   Frame rate: 29.97 frames/second
   Pixel Aspect Ratio: D1/DV NTSC (0.9091)
   Fields: Lower Field First
Even in the capture preview, footage appears clean as it does on the LCD screen of the camera, filmed in good lighting. Once I have complete capturing and x-out of the box, both the preview of the clips, as well as once they have been added to the timeline, appear pixelated, destroying the quality of the video.
Is my Indeterminate Media Timebase in Preferences>Media set wrong? (I have tried both 30fps, and 29.97 drop frame, the latter of which is what the camera shoots in.)
What is more annoying is that I have not tampered with settings and have had clean imports just a week ago.
Any advice would be extremely appreciated.
P.S. I would like to shoot in 16:9 for widescreen.

ALSO. I am using CS4 on a Dell XPS with windows vista installed. Computer is a high end gaming computer and has ample video capability/RAM/Hard drive space.

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