I was in MicroCenter today. They carry Polaroid Li-Ion replacement batteries for a number of camcorder manufacturers. Happened to see the Polaroid 210L marked down from $60 to $19. This is the replacement for the CGR-D16 (2200 mah) battery that comes with the DV953. So, I bought one.

I know there aren't a lot of these stores around, but if one is near you, you might want to check this out.

Thanks, Guy. I never seem to find those kind of deals locally...but then I live in Canada. :-))

Yeah, I usually don't find things like that...but recently...

BTW, I see these batteries advertised at $24US off the Internet. Still a good deal even with postage.