I know this article is pretty old, but I just wanted to throw something in there. My mom gave me 8mm film the other day of our childhood (I am 46 now) that she found in a bunch of stuff in storage. We got an old projector and converted them to digital for easy viewing, but how many kids now will be able to find their childhood videos after 40 years that were shot straight to flash? I will only use a tape based for as long as I can.