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I actually found imaging with a cooled colour CCD camera easier than with a DSLR.
If you are already tracking etc. using a computer, a CCD isn't much extra work. So for me personally, the advice to go CCD was welcome.
However I agree that pushing people towards a mono camera early adds a lot to the complexity, and probably isn't a good first step for a noobie.
My advice these days to people is not to dive into imaging with a scope, but to get a Polarie or similar, and a f1.4 lens on their DSLR. It is a cheap setup, fast to setup and pack down, portable, lots of fun, gets fast and beautiful results whislt you learn all about alignment, processing images, exposure times, flats, bias etc. etc.
It is a low cost, low risk (i.e. easy to re-sell if you don't like it) way of getting into imaging and getting great photos.
Once you get that stuff sorted, moving onto imaging through a scope and with a CCD is a lot easier.
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