Thank you Roy.
Yes, my DVD player has I-link - I wanted to make the most of it on my transfers.
Thanks also for the archiving tip. My Hi-8 has not died, it is just that when making films in the future it would be nice to get the best quality available at a price I can afford (Mini-DV is nice but I cut my teeth on a hefty late 80's cam so anything smaller than this feels light to me)

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I will make the back-up copies of my Hi-8 to Digital-8 as you recommend (as well as DVD for everyday viewing).
Oh - just to let you know, that Comet Sony Digital-8 camcorder I asked about in a previous post was a very old model with no inputs, manual focus or Hi-8 compatability. No good to me at all - thanks for the pointers on that post as well.
Regards,
Ian