On Wed, 11 Jul 2001 10:59:35 GMT, "Larry Johnson" wrote:

>Apparently this camcorder has some sort of problem in the audio system which
>requires it to be sent back to Sony for upgrade/repair. According to some
>friends of mine this is the reason for the sudden price drops.

It is best to avoid propagating myths...
Speak from direct, or possibly second-hand,
experience, not from "I've heard that"...
This myth has hurt the really excellent VX-2000
unnecessarily (I get questions about it all the
time, though there is no evidence at all that
this "problem" has existed for quite a while,
if it existed at all - if one understands the
quirks of the VX-2000 audio system and the
basics of audio when using it). The "price drop"
is also a myth - some shops claim low prices
to suck in the uninformed, then hit them with
high accessory prices they can't buy the camera
without, very high shipping charges, and other
scams that drive the actual price at least as
high as what one would pay at a reputable
dealer...
Your post was not helpful, though you may
have intended it to be.