Okay, I have a NEW question about the Flip

I finally figured out that it has a playback feature because there is a button that says PLAY so obviously you record something, press PLAY and you can view it right?

So here is my next question (because I don' buy stuff unless I UNDERSTAND all of it.)

I was just at the Tiger Direct website and they have an update to the $69.00 one that is an FLIP HD. Looks exactly like the $69.00 one so what is the big difference between them? The color of the video, the sharpness of the video? I mean this update is $50 more so what is the big difference between them?

Also, and here is why I am confused. I read all the opinions that people wrote (on both models).

One person said he had to buy a USB cable. Now if this thing has a USB THINGEE that plugs into a usb port, why did this man have to buy a USB cable to connect it to his PC?

Another question. One person said that he charged the FLIP with his USB connector and it stopped working. Another person said the charging is too slow when connected to the computer.

You charge this device by plugging it into the computer (kind of like my old IPOD?)

I thought it uses AA batteries (one guy said "I stopped using the USB charging and went back to using batteries). Also I thought I read where it offers a re-chargeable battery pack.

So if someone could just clear up these questions for me

1. How is the Flip charged?
2. Do you need a usb cable?

thanks much

I am saving up for one of these only I don't know which one I'll need. I will only be using it to do little recordings and uploading to youtube. Not for anything else. So I don't need big memory or anything like that.

I do want a good quality video however.

Melody