UPDATE: Good commentary on this over at Film Flap.

New York Times writer David Pogue discusses the pros and cons of tape vs. DVD and solid-state for the consumer camcorder market in his Beware the Tapeless Camcorder article. He concludes that while sales of tape-based camcorders are flagging in sales, the format has a lot more to offer than tapeless in both quality and longevity.

(Via Digital Camcorder News)