Just got it and it's tiny. It fits easily on top of the Sony Blu-Ray player. It doesn't make an elegant stack, though.
The EPG is quicker, but start-up time is still a total disgrace. And why does initializing the box wipe all recordings? So stupid!
I will try putting a larger HDD in some time. I only have a spare 750Gb one to try, being a laptop 2.5" drive rather than a desktop 3.5" one.
Thoughts: If I insert a new drive, re-initialize, and then stick the original one back, will that screw up the original drive?