I have no idea of what the video is truly adding to the bill, and now days with video automatically added in the design, there may be no way to know since it's not an add on. But I totally agree it would cost more to get rid of it, since it is part of the design.
The gitting rid of the OLPS seems to be connected to the higher MPs and for me the larger files might be a problem for me,at this time anyway.
So I'm thinking cost may play a bigger part in my choices than even I realized. With the D610 $200.00-$300.00 more expensive at least for just the camera, and needing to upgrade my computer sooner than I had planned, it could raise the cost well beyond my ability to pay in all at once. Also if I was going for higher MPs I'd likely go with the D800, if I was going to have to buy a new computer anyway since the cost of the D800 should be going down now that the D810 is out.
No I've got to stick to the more reasonable price of the d700 and the getting the computer later. At least that's the way it seems to me and my personal needs and wants. Maybe someday in the future I be able to upgrade to a new model. But for now the higher MPs models seem to be more than I need right now to enjoy my pursuit of photography, especially since I don't print my photos and just post them here.
Yea, I have absolutely no need for video, never use it. It is there to be competitive and adds little to no cost. It would probably cost more not to have it nowadays (OLPF comes to mind!).