Quality of edited footage in FCE.

Hi all,
I have recently posted a thread about an issue I am having with iMovieHD and edited HD footage from a Canon HV20 camcorder.
After importing the footage into iMovie and then adding simple transitions and titles, the resultant part of the edited footage loses some of the quality of the original footage. This is not noticed when playing back on my computer screen but it is visible when viewed on my 50" plasma TV.
I can find no answer as to why this is the case, but my question for this forum is to ask if FCE creates the same 'feature' with edited HD footage, specifically when paired with a Canon HV20.
Although I will continue to use iMovieHD (sparingly), I need to be sure that an investment in FCE will yield better results.
Many thanks in advance.
eMac Mac OS X (10.4.10) 1GB RAM

1) viewing the graphic on your computer monitor is viewing a low resolution proxy of the final product
2) LiveType graphics are created in the animation codec which is high quality. Once you place it in your FCE timeline you will degrade that LT graphic to the level of quality set by your sequence setting.
3) Use the .ipr file not QT conversion
4) View the project on a broadcast monitor, and not the computer to get an accurate representation
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