..(another newbie queries from me)..
So, i heard that those 2 types offer different video formats. Tapes to the common DV standard or high-definition HDV in .avi, .mov formats. Whilst the disc(DVD or Hard drive) records in the MPEG2 format.
If so, from all of you experts, which one should i purchase. My main purposes are:
1. To record & transfer/import the content but without having to do any further compression/encoding, because doing so, will affect/reduce any picture quality.
2. I will then upload it to popular broadcast websites (ie. youtube or Google)

Are those Semi-Professional type High Definition camcorders worth getting?? Or would those reg. consumer type camcorders do the same type of job??..

Thanks again for any inputs.