Randy:
There's no way for me to say this without sounding snobby, but I really don't know jack about amateur video issues. Because of that, I've been staying out of the thread.

But I would strongly recommend going Firewire instead of USB. Firewire and DV video have a bit of a relationship... they at least wave to each other when they see each other. USB and DV think that the other "looks familiar", but only enough to nod when they walk by....

::::::: No disrespect to Axiom, but my favorite woofer is my yellow lab :::::::