I am going to try the trial version this weekend. I will be converting a AVCHD file from my sony hdr-500 and see if I can witness quality loss. It is my mission to find that happy balance of smooth workflow and quality-at least until I am ready to build my next supermachine computer that can handle these huge files during editing and special effects.
Adobe Creative Suite 4
PC-Intel Quad Core 2.40 GHZ
OS: Windows 7 64-bit
Ram: 8GB
Video: NVIDIA GeForce 8600GTS
Sound: Mackie Onyx 1620
Cam: Sony HDR-XR500V AVCHD 1080 60i