Thanks everyone for all the info in this thread. I read everything yesterday, and discovered the AB battery promotion was extended.

I was very close to buying a demo HD-100 from B&H, but after I learned the promotion applies only to new cameras, I reconsidered. Then I learned B&H has no more new HD-100's.

In the end I ended up reserving one of the last new HD-100's from TapeworksTexas. They were very helpful. I was expecting them to say no to reserving one. I don't have all the $ for a new one yet, and I was afraid I would miss the promotion again, while trying to save up. But they agreed to reserve me one, and the price was better than I was expecting too! Huge props for Tapeworks!!

You guys saved me the pain of having to pay full price for an Anton Bauer battery kit! (Tapeworks, and everyone else who contributed to this thread)

I really considered waiting for a 110, but Mr hicks detailed the changes, and I decided the free battery is a higher priority over some features I will be able to work without.

Is anyone selling the HD110 yet? Or is there an accurate ETA?

Carl- Since you are lurking in this thread, can I get you to address an issue I'm having with my HD100? I'm getting a flash of red on tape, that lasts about 9 frames. It fills the screen with solid red, and fades back to the image over a few frames. It has happened at least twice on the one tape I've shot.

HD100 vs. HD110
 

I'm posting this message because I have read so many worried posts about this upgrade.

I think people need to just relax and take a deep breath.

When I bought my car, the next year they came out with a new model with a better engine. I honestly don’t care because I bought the best product that was available at that time. Every year manufacturers upgrade their products with new model numbers and added tweaks. Why should video equipment be any different.

I think the fact that they are building on the HD-100 platform is much more reassuring than if they simply left the HD-100 alone to die out. The HD250/200/110 models prove JVC’s commitment to this product which means our HD100’s won’t become obsolete any time soon.

Had they not improved on the HD100, this camera might have been written off as a failed experiment.