What is a really good and affordable HD Camcorder?

I am looking for a Christmas present for my mother. She has always wanted a nice camcorder and she wants a HD one. She would love to either be able to record it right to a DVD or be able to put it on her computer and convert it to a DVD. So does anyone have a good suggestion? I don't know much about camcorders.

Well, for camcorders, HD actually has two possible definitions:
Hard Drive, or
High Definition
If you want High Definition, it will be difficult to burn directly to DVD from the camcorder.  You'll need to convert the video (a time consuming task) to be able to burn it to DVD.  However, the AVCHD format used by most high def camcorders can be burned to a Blu-Ray disk merely by renaming some of the files.  You can also burn it to a "mini-BluRay" which is basically a Blu-Ray file structure on DVD media and play it in a Blu-Ray player.
If you want Hard Drive - I strongly recommend rethinking this.  Hard drive based camcorders are far less resistant to shock damage than flash memory based camcorders.
I personally feel that Canon's Vixia HF series are your best bet for flash memory high definition units.  I have an HF100 (older model, 2 generations old) and love it.
*disclaimer* I am not now, nor have I ever been, an employee of Best Buy, Geek Squad, nor of any of their affiliate, parent, or subsidiary companies.

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