FCPX has audio but no video

Videos play fine in QTPro but when loaded into FCPX there is no video. What's going on here?
I just downloaded FCPX on a new MacbookPro ( MAC OS X Lion 10.7.1, quad core I7). FCPX is version 10.0.1 configured with most current updates. Videos have .mov extension and are DV 720 x 480 and were created in FCP 6 in when converting VHS to digital. Vids play just fine in QuickTime Pro on the MacBook. No prior version of FCP was present on the new computer. I'm pulling out what little hair I have left so any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

I'm having exactly the same problem; it happens on every file I import regardless of file size. I've tried it on some quite small files (1 minute of AVCHD footage imported from DSLR, for example). It also happens on imported .mov files. The symptoms are:
1. Thumbnail image is visible in event browser
2. Audio waveform is visible in event browser
3. Skimming plays audio but there's nothing but a gray background in the canvas/viewer
4. Placing the playhead in the middle of the clip and pressing the spacebar to play results in an extended beachball (at least 30 seconds for even a short clip) followed by the appearance of a black video image in the canvas/viewer plus the audio playing normally.
I called AppleCare about this and we walked through some diagnostics; nothing fixed the problem, but creating a new test account on the Mac DOES result in the problem going away. Following this determination, I:
1. Deleted FCPX and all its projects, events, folders, and preferences
2. Booted to safe mode
3. Rebooted to user mode
4. Repaired disk permissions
5. Reinstalled FCPX from the App store.
No effect; the problem is still there. Clearly something about my user account settings, or something about other software installed, is causing the problem. However I cannot figure out what it is.

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