I installed the new firmware yesterday. The 8gb limit never bothered me a bit, but of course now I'm looking for a reasonably priced 16gb or larger card.
Hey bud let me know how it goes for you...... 8gb has been fine for me too... but if I find a decently priced 16gb card, maybe I'll give 24/96 a shot. I've been happy with 24/48, but with the exception of HD storage space on the PC.... why not eh?
I haven't had any firmware issues, so I'm hesitant to change.....
All tests with my 8gb card show the deck handling and responding as it always has. I tried Firewire to PC and had no issues, but typically I just use a card reader anyway as it is much faster. My settings and performance seem exactly the same, so until I find a 16 gb nicely priced card, that is the most update I can give.
I never cared a bit about the 8gb limitation as 24/48 seemed fine to me. I have such a great comfort level with the deck, that I have no desire to change to any other deck. I can set up and break down with my eyes closed. BUT assuming the firmware allows good results with a larger card, I may as well go to 24/96 and see what happens. heck, there once was a time I thought I'd never go to 24 bit, and now, I'd never go back...