ORIGINAL: BuschBarber
I do not have a DX8 or an AR8000 so I cannot speak to the differences.
You need to work on that, Rich.
The AR9000 differences are as noted. You would probably do better using the AR9010, the updated receiver with DSMX. One of the really nice features of DSMX is that it reconnects super fast on startup.
The answer is really "different tools for different models."
Andy