Quote Originally Posted by cool9mm
We have a video camera and a 1 year old Olympus point and shoot already with video capabilities. I would say that is not important. We rarely shoot video.
In that case I'd definitely go back one generation with the camera. The D3100 is more about the video, although I'm sure the image quality has also been improved. However, I think the D3000 or the T1i would both serve you well. The T1i is a step about the D3100 and D3000 in terms of functionality but I either Nikon will supply you with all the basics. I would recommend skipping the packages and buying either the Nikon or Canon 18-200mm image stabilized zoom lens. I think it's a much better lens than even that combo kit you listed and it's only one lens to cover the whole range, which is really nice.