I started a thread earlier on on HDV. Someone was dissing me about DV still being the best video format.

I have had a HDR-HC1 for 1 yr 3 month now. Love it to bits. Editing is a breeze on C2D Macbook using iMovie HD. I shot my wedding footage using it.

I couldn't say that I'm impressed with Sony's later HD incarnation. I'm wary about the MPEG4 compression used.