Yes, that's what I was thinking. After all, most proffessional applications include a tape-based workflow, whether its just miniDV, DV, Beta, or DigiBeta. I shoot video semi-proffessionally and have used nothing but miniDV tapes on cameras such as the Sony Z1s and PD170s and they run years without problems. You will need to run a cleaning cassette through once in a while, though. My opinion stands that tape is still best for consumer applications although feel free to try out P2, SxS, CF, etc with the more expensive, reliable prosumer products.