[Tenenbaum]

I've been looking to buy a good HD camcorder, and I can get the Canon VIXIA HV30 for 499$ refurbished from tiger direct.
CANON VIXIA HV30 HD VIDEO CAMERA (REFURBISHED) RB-2680B001 at TigerDirect.com

I was wondering if anyone had any experience with this camera, or any cameras, as I have no knowledge on them really.

It'd be great to get some feedback on this and maybe a little explanation of sorts?
Also, is it so terrible to buy refurbished items?

Thanks guys!


Edit: There is also
Canon 3536B001 VIXIA HF200 Flash Memory HD Digital Camcorder - 15x Optical Zoom, HDMI at TigerDirect.com
I stumbled across, which is 100$ more, but its not refurbished.