Just be a little bit careful I have VHS tapes 20 years old that still play
ok but some of my CDR's less than 5 years old are no longer readable. If you
have important data on optical disk keep backing it up and always keep at
least 2 copies.
Also a damaged tape can be repaired a damaged disk is lost forever.
Having said all that be careful and the newer disk technology will be the
way to go.
John.