I'm looking into buying a camcorder. Need help deciding on which one to buy. Maybe BaconCheeseBurgerDeluxe can help me out since he works for an electronics store.

The folks at Best Buy seem to think Sony makes the best camcorder. They're big on the new DVD Recorders....but they are pretty pricey. Seems like on tha tape side, Mini DV is the big thing. And then there's old 8mm Hi 8's.

I'm actually leaning towards the DVD recorder right now. You can play the actual DVD in your DVD player, instead of having to hook up the recorder to the TV to play the specialty tapes. Also, seems like DVD produces better picture quality than tape.

What are your thoughts?