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Bell Expressvu – External Hard Drives

Posted on August 3, 2009 by Barry Wheeler

My previous post on upgrading my Bell Expressvu receiver with an external hard drive has become one of my most popular posts.  I’m continually answering questions about which external hard drive would be compatible with the Bell Expressvu receivers. The specifications that are published by Bell about which hard drives are compatible with the Expressvu receivers are as follows: 7200 RPM rotation speed Between 40 … Continue reading →

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Bell Expressvu Receiver Lock Ups

Posted on July 26, 2009 by Barry Wheeler

Back some time ago I purchased a Bell Expressvu 6141 Receiver and turned it into a PVR by adding an external hard drive.  Things have been working great for 5 months and the family loves the functionality that it adds to our viewing options. However, this past weekend the receiver locked when my daughter had paused live TV.  It took me about 20 minutes to … Continue reading →

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Expressvu Receivers with External Hard Drives

Posted on May 30, 2009 by Barry Wheeler

After writing an article Upgrade Your Receiver with and External Hard Drive I have received many comments and emails about which type of hard drives will work with the Expressvu receivers. For those people who have external hard drives hooked to their Bell Expressvu receivers, drop me a note and tell me which hard drive you are using.  I would like to start a list so … Continue reading →

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Bell Expressvu Receiver with External Hard Drive – Record one Channel Watch Another?

Posted on April 17, 2009 by Barry Wheeler

In the blog article Upgrade Your Receiver with an External Hard Drive I talked about adding an external hard drive to your Bell Expressvu 6141 HD Receiver to activated the PVR functionality of the receiver.  This article has attracted a large amount of interest and I’ve been very happy with the PVR functionality that this has added. However, last night I tried to watch one channel … Continue reading →

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Bell PVR External Hard Drive – Can I Copy the Files to a Computer?

Posted on April 16, 2009 by Barry Wheeler

After blogging about the Bell Expressvu 9241 / 9242 HD PVR Plus receivers and the Bell Expressvu 6141 HD Receiver with external hard drive, many people have been emailing me and asking the same question –  ”Can I copy the movies from my PVR to my computer and watch them?” Well, that’s a 2 part question and there are actually 2 answers.  From what I have … Continue reading →

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Expressvu (Bell) 9241 / 9242 HD PVR Plus Receivers – External Hard Drive Options

Posted on April 2, 2009 by Barry Wheeler

In a previous article I blogged about adding an external hard drive to a Bell Expressvu 6141 receiver.  In several emails I have been asked about adding an external hard drive to a Bell Expressvu 9242 HD PVR Plus Receiver.  Several readers have written: Is it possible to add an external hard drive to a Bell Expressvu 9242 HD PVR Plus Receiver using the same … Continue reading →

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