I have tested the H1 Sdi Direct to disk capture compared to capturing the HDV signal recorded on tape and captured through the SDI.

The results were clear:
HDV compared to the Interpolated direct HD signal was blurry, and degraded.

we used the Avid HD suite and the files that were captured were all 8 Bit.
does anyone know if the H1 can output 16 Bit files?
and what card offers 16 bit capture?

Thanks