Hello all! Let me start by introducing myself. My name is Matt, I live in Phoenix, AZ, and have loved making movies my entire life. It was never anything serious, but I always loved taking whatever video camera I could and just making... something. I started with the age-old Tyco videocam. Now I am much matured, have a beautiful baby daughter, and amazing wife. I figure now is the time to realize my dream and begin making all the films I have been storing in my head. I know a less than fair amount when it comes to the technical aspects of higher quality video cameras - but I am ready and able to learn. I am about to take some filmmaking college classes, and want a quality tool while doing so. As opposed to a previous thread I saw here, I am looking to spend whatever is necessary for quality. I know I will probably want a 3-chip camera, but thats about as far as I know... I want something that can delivery the result of something seen on TV at least. However, I know not to buy ANYTHING without advice from fellows such as yourselves. Obviously, I want to spend as little as possible for that quality, but whatever that costs I am aware can be high. I was looking at the SONY HDR-FX1 HDV 1080i - it seems to get pretty good reviews and people say it is amazing for the price... is this true? Is it a good camera? Is there something better that is close in price? I need advice! Thank you all!