Re: ...Buying a Camcorder...
If you have a HDTV I'd really suggest you dont be turned off by the price of High Def camcorders. Cheap deals can be had if you get a model from last christmas. When I bought the HDRHC3 back in November it was retailing for 1,100. Now with the HDRHC5 out, you can find it BNIB on ebay for as low as $450.
The guy that said SD would look good on a 42 HDTV has not seen how good a HD looks on HDTV. SD is 720, HD is 1080... thats a huge quality difference.
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