My recommendation would be to wait just a bit before making your decision.

The DVC80 is a nice camcorder, however, there are a few new camcorders that will be available by April.

The general rule for the ever-forward marching technology bus, is if you really need a camcorder now, then go ahead and get it. But don't buy a camcorder until you really need it, because if you jump the gun now, something better might become available if you had just been patient.

In April, the DVC30 will be out, and I hear it's quite a nice camcorder for around the same price. Possible a contender for the GL2 even.

This week, the CES show in Las Vegas is going on, and by the end of the week, you're going to hear about all kinds of new camcorder and tech goodies coming out.