No offense Gman, but I\'d take Videoholic\'s advice over J6P anyday.
I myself love JVC, I have one of their TVs and MiniDV cams, but the Sony does look like the better buy in this case. A 1.5m CCD and a lesser price = a happy lionken + DV capture - analog connection \\ hassle :: 480i + pscan = alrite.