Entry Level Poster in need of a descent entry level DSLR.

My wife loves to shoot photos...She knows she is limited with our basic compact Sony DC. We are in the market for a entry level DSLR...My research keeps coming up with the same camera...Nikon D40. I did not see a review of this camera in the review section, so I thought it would be best to start a new thread.

1. Is this a descent camer?. She is interested in shooting action (Baseball/Surfing), along with some indoor/outdoor portraits.

2. Electronics can overwhelm her, so she will not probably use all the "bells and whistles", but does expect a descent quality photo...

3. I found this site, with these packages. To good to be true????
http://www.digicombos.com/product_p/...k1855gb2nf.htm

3. Are there better options for what we are looking for. BTW...Large prints are something for down the road.


Thanks in advance,

TBF