I have a Panasonic sd600 hd camcorder and i am looking to buy an imac 24" but i have just realised that the imacs dont have a hdmi socket. Can i use the sd card slot or does this not recognise avchd files. And also, would i lose hd quality by doing this. Sorry to sound dumb but i am a complete newbie to apple imacs, i just want to capture footage while keeping the original hd quality. Any help would be most appreciated. Thanks.