Just ordered a ET8000 following recommendations on WOS site. I have had a duo for a year and love it. Also think the Vix image is great. Couple of questions for any veteran et8k users.

I am yet to order a hard drive. I was going to get a reconditioned 1TB to save cost. Is 3.5" or 2.5" better? Which speed etc is best. The 3.5 I have in the duo is quite noisy so I was hoping someone could advise me on the next one.

I have ordered an extra Terrestrial tuner on top of 2xS to add more recording options as most of our recording is from FTA. Do I just set the t-tuner as preference? Anyone else use this setup?