I've been troubled by the extreme noise in photos produced by my F828 lately, just can't take any decent shots without any noticable noise in it.

Have been looking around, I'm considering between a Canon EOS-300D and a Canon EOS-20D. The 300D sure is cheap and good, but the 20D has some cool and good features that are worth the extra money.

Should I go for affordability or performance? Anyone with personal experiences with the cameras or something to share with me?

Or should I stick to my F828 since being able to take videos is not a bad feature for a camera.