There's nothing of enormous value really. Some camcorder footage from the 80's , some taped musical acts from snl and the like from back then. A few music vids I havn't seen released on dvd, and 20 or so- ahem- "non-family" vids.
The 20 or so tapes are taking up about $200 worth of cabinate space and my tv-dvd collection is swelling.
I am also considering a stand alone dvd recorder, but I would have no use for it once the tapes were gone.
Sounds like I may be better off saving a few of the most sentimental tapes and sucking it up and dumping the rest.