They can't be any worse than Moultrie which (from my experience) has a 75% failure rate right out of the box for a D40 (your mmv).

I am seriously looking into Cam Trakker. http://www.camtrakker.com/ They're spendy ($425-$650 or so) but they appear to be one of the few out there that encorporates a digital camera (Sony) that can operate independent of the housing. And they apparently come with a replacement warranty and a customer service that you can actually talk to. Not so with Moultrie and I'm not so sure about Cuddeback.

I'm new to trail cams also