Can any one out there help me decide? It appears that the current MiniDV's (120 and 200) have noticeably better video performance than the MD-70, with comparable low light abilities. In theory, the DVD will have better audio (Which is very important to me). I assume the EIS is the comparable. The manual controls are only slightly important to me. I don't like the cost of DVD RAM, but love the idea that I can edit out the bad from the good, so when I finally burn it onto a permanent DVD, I won't have all the unimportant stuff that gets recorded. Also, I like the thought that when I do play the DVD back, it will be organized in "scenes" much like a DVD movie instead of just having to fast forward on a MiniDV. I do not have editing capabilities on my PC do any MiniDV will have to go to a Pro for conversion to DVD. With my old VHS-C, I found the reliability of the tapes not as good as I would want and I fear the same might be true for the more mechanical MiniDV.

Any one have any guidance? Thanks in advance.