Camera advice please? - 1

Alright, I'm looking for a camera, mainly for photography purposes. Video-taping would be nice but it's not a priority. So far I like the brands Nikon and Canon, though my friend [who is a camera nerd, has currently 2 and her dad has one worth around 1-2k]. She suggests I get a Nikon.

I saw this one and liked it.

- http://www.bestbuy.com/...Id=1989073

But I was just wondering what qualities and details I should be looking for and for what price is reasonable with said accessories.

Gee man, where are you from? Video tape went away a long time ago. It's now all digital recording.

I recommend any current model in the Canon Rebel line of dslr cameras if you're looking for both.
You, of course, can use any one of these cameras just for stills… I do that with my t1i all the time.
The t1i is now out of production but there's still several more available that do both.