Logic Pro Vrs. Digital Performer, features? scoring capabilties? Options

[chagos]

greetings all,

I am getting ready to do a bit of a drastic change in the studio. I'm bswitching from a Pro Tools based studio to more of a MIDI enviromnet.

I'm looking into either Logic Pro or Digital Performer to be the main workhorse, and I'll keep a Pro Tools LE rig on the side for everything else.

I mainly do sound design and film scoring/music.
I am somewhat new to Logic since the last version I used was 5.5.1 and I have never used DP.

I am semi-pro, working on many indie films, games and animations.

I have been using Pro Tools, Live, and Reason together for the last few years, but the time has come to get a more sturdy midi program. Almost all of my work is done exclusively through MIDI, mostly by softsynths or plug ins(hence the reason I am moving over pro tools)

I'm mainly just wondering what everyones opinions are on the two sequencers I mentioned. Should I go for Logic or DP?

I've read about both and they both seem to get pretty good reviews, and they both would do the job I need them for. So, i guess I would just like some user feedback.

do both have timecode?
does DP support most plug ins( example: native instruments)?
do both bounce to quicktime?
do they both support 5.1 surround routing and mixing?
rewire?

Any information on either of these would be great, as I am really cautious about a change like this.

Thanks so much for the help. Its appreciated.

(oh, i'll be using os x.3.9, G5, etc.)

[JOHjoh]

I forget one thing... DP doesn't need dongle. I have powerbook and G5 2x2.5 ghz. I use powerbook and Logic for sketching... doing beats at home, for recordings in field... Dongle is for me disadvantage. I have apogee Mini-Me, what takes One USB port and logic dongle another. If I want to use mouse, i have to take USB hub with. I'm also worried about, because it's quite thiny, where did I put it, do I have it with me, if I want to do some sketch at home or go to record something with powerbook. Did i remember to took it with when i go back to studio. If I lost it, I cant do anything...does anyone actually know what happends, if you lost it, do I'll have to buy whole new logic? Logic dongle make me nervous...2 years ago I had a dongle jungle, Adobe After effects, Reaktor, waves (2), (these dont have no more), Logic is only.
...but thats maeby only my problem, i'm quite absent...