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Rating: - Awesome
I've been snapping from the hip for around 15 years, I even studied Photography at Salisbury College, England, before I defected to the States.
This is by far one of the best SLR's I have owned, for the price!
I tested it in many different lighting conditions and it excels in all, ISO 1600 is a bit noisy in low light, but that is expected and if you have a steady hand you can get away with ISO 800.

I managed to pick mine up with the 18-55mm lens kit for $565.00, shop around the deals are out there. Especially since the XSi came out.
Ritz Camera have it for $579 but if you get the product sheet and go to Circuit City they will give you there price promise and beat the price. I was cheeky and asked them to throw in a 2GB Scandisk III compact flash card for free, if you don't ask you don't get.

The color is warm and rich, close to film.

Price: Fantastic
Quality: Fantastic

As an entry level DSLR you won't be disapointed.
I would recommend you get a grip for it though as the grip is tiny and my big hands hang over the edge.
I picked up a canon knock off for $70 including 2x batteries. The quality is as good as the Canon original grip.

It can't be beat! Unless you pay the extra for the XSi.

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Rating: - DEFECTIVE FROM THE START
I had nothing but problems with my new camera. First it would just shut off for no reason, the zoom could not find its mark kept adjusting while just sitting on table and finally the flash would rapid misfire & message would say BUSY up to 3 minutes after one shot. I was hoping this camera would be the one for me. I guess I just got a bad one after reading all positive reviews. Reluctantly I had to return it. That also was Canon's support agent suggestion too. I am glad I bought it from Amazon since they are real good about defective returns.

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Rating: - Fantastic!
I love it!

You need to have a nice selection of lenses to really appreciate this camera. I have the extended grip for better support

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Rating: - Starting over again
After many years of taking photographs, and having a darkroom, I decided to move to digital.
After selling my old Nikon and accessories, I chose the Canon XTi as a starting point. This is my best decision ever in photography as the kit is extremly simple to use and the documentation for advanced settings could not be clearer.
Now I have purchased the Canon 580EXii and love it as well.
Great going Canon.

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Rating: - I am amazed
I have only owned the XTi for a few days now, and wow! I love this camera so much. Now, let me give you a little background on myself. I am not a photographer, nor do I aspire to be. I just got tired of bad photos coming from my point-and-shoot camera. My best friend IS a professional photographer, with museum quality photos. He uses a Rebel XT for the moment. (He's waiting for the price to come down on the 1D Mk3) Anyways, the quality of the photos I take now is great. After a few lessons in what an f-stop is and exposure and shutter speeds I have the basics down. I also am pretty good at editing in Adobe CS. (HIGHLY recommended for editing, even for amateurs.) I only shoot in RAW format so as to achieve the best quality.

For anyone out there who is looking for a replacement for their point and shoot, and wants something upgradeable (ie lenses) this is the best buy out there right now. With the introduction of the XSi the price has come down a bit.

Like I said, I'm not a photographer, just someone that wants to take good photos. And I give this a very solid 5 stars!!!