Improve quality from Sony Handycam xr100 AVCHD.

I'm looking for video editing software for my Sony Handycam XR100. I've downloaded PrE 8 trial version and have imported video direct from the camera to PrE 8 and so far it is very poor quality. Is there a way to improve this picture quality?
The playback quality from the Sony PMB software from the same file is great. Is there a way to get the same quality in PrE 8?
I'm looking to see if the Handycam can record in mpeg2.
The purpose of my most videos is to host them on YouTube.

To re-enforce the statements by John T, and Steve, many feel that a fast Quad-core is the minimum for AVCHD. Other feel that a fast i7 is the minimum.
What are the full specs. of your computer? AVCHD takes a lot of power, just to playback, much less edit smoothly.
I'd almost think that Intel was behind AVCHD, as it has probably sold more big i7's, that anything else could have.
Good luck,
Hunt

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