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<<non-videohead consumers <g> probably couldn't bring themselves to spend more than $100 for a device like that.>> Maybe cheap and easy to use is the catalyst. The camcorder manufacturers seem to be using the same marketing technique that the computer makers tried. That is, instead of making it cheaper; you hold the price break but make the product faster and more feature-laden. So, perhaps they need to address a broader type of consumer. One tough thing for us video-bigots to swallow is that this huge consumer base may like the idea of video; but they don't want to make movies. I had my boss and his wife over a coupla weeks ago. They brought a few 8mm tapes (I'm always interested in seeing what people tape; so I always ask). They were labeled '1992' '1993' '1994'. They use their camcorder as a chronicle or diary. The weird part? They had never watched these tapes.