Sony DSR DU1 VDU import glitches

Has anyone experience of working with one of these Sony units? I am experiencing glitches on the video and audio when I import clips.
The problem goes away - or at least happens less often - if I use FCP with only the DU1 attached and no other firewire devices. The other firewire device that's usually connected is a Sony DSR11 deck - which really I want to have hooked up all the time.
The two devices are on different firewire ports (not a hub) - the DSR11 on the rear port and the DU1 on the front. The problem also occured on our G5; we were hoping the MacPro would eliminate it.
Any ideas?
thanks!

Another solution for the G5 is to buy a firewire card, thus creating a second buss. You can probably find one at Fry's for less than 30 dollars and install it yourself in less than 10 minutes. That way you can continue to feed your monitor through the deck while capturing on the other buss.
A card for a laptop port will run you a bit more but accomplish the same thing.

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