Which is better Kona 3 or Decklink Extreme?

Currently we are using a Canopus ADVC-700 for analogue
to DV conversion. (Really nice unit).
We want to get a editing card that will give us
hardware acceleration in FCP and also HD capable.
We currently process in DVCPRO but will be upgrading
to DVCPRO HD.
Would like to hear some input from Kona and Decklink users.
Andy
Mac Pro Mac OS X (10.4.9)

Try the FCP forum. There are more users there with a specific answer to you specific question.

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<pre>
Computer ------- Video In + Stereo In -----------> 3WAY SWITCH BOARD
| | ^ ^ ^
| | | | |
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<pre>
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<pre>
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