Baby due in a few days. Help! Camcorder & DVD burner recs...

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I've obviously waited until the last minute to do this... I've never owned a camcorder before. Since I just started researching, I've come up with more questions than answers and have very little time to figure everything out.
Which camcorders have you guys had good experiences with? Reliability, optics, and video quality are priorities, features are not. Though, an external mic input would be cool.
Also, got to get the tape on to DVDs, but really don't know where to begin with all that. I guess I'd like a computer-based DVD burner. I can't seem to find a consensus from any online reviews. What's the skinny on these? ALso, What's up with all the differnt formats of DVD media - DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD+-R, RW, etc?
Thanks in advance!

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Topic - Baby due in a few days. Help! Camcorder & DVD burner recs... - utex97 07:20:30 07/06/05 (5)

Great info. Thanks! - utex97 09:57:35 07/07/05 (0)

for starters - Joe Murphy Jr 20:25:46 07/06/05 (0)

Re: Baby due in a few days. Help! Camcorder & DVD burner recs... - bubbahotep 12:00:12 07/06/05 (2)

I took the cheap route .... - phatty 11:47:47 07/11/05 (1)

Easier route - Ben 13:01:27 09/06/05 (0)

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