My advice is to wait and invest in a camera in the $3,000-$3,500 range. I bought a DVX-100B for $3200 and I really love it. The 24P mode looks BEAUTIFUL, it's light, durable, and has some nice features (such as scene files). However, like all cameras, it does have some pitfalls I could do without: 1) you can't change lenses and 2) in some cases the cameras will drop resolution in certain parts of your picture.

The second problem is due to the fact that luminance is read off of the Green CCD chip. So if you have a scene that is bright red or bright blue (or bright purple) you might get some aliasing and blockiness. My friends and I have been trying to figure out how to counter this: Current theories include using a green filter, using flourescent lights (as they have a green color temperature), or just shooting without gels and adjusting color in post (this doesn't always provide alot of flexibilty though).

Now, if you really want to hold out while you save your Benjamins, then go for the HVX-200. You'll be able to do true Slow-motion with that camera (although you'll need a P2 card), and be able to capture images in true 16:0 aspect ratrio, with better color space, and higher resolution.