Turns out what looked like play back at double speed was actually half of the frames being dropped. So the signal ran through fine, but our 2 year old Quad-Core MacPro tower is just not up to the task of capturing a 3G signal without dropping frames.
I’m basically compiling all this into a report/guide so its not about finding one that works I have to test the realm of possibilities.
I’ve been able to capture in 720p and 1080i trying to see if I can get 1080p working (note in HD not 3G).
Suggestions for capturing in HD 1080p are welcome or maybe someone can convince me why might try 1080sF
Thanks for input everyone.