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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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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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Expressvu (Bell) PVR – Upgrade Your Receiver with an External Hard Drive

Posted on March 1, 2009 by Barry Wheeler

Why buy the Expressvu 9242 PVR Plus Receiver $699 when you can buy the much cheaper Expressvu 6141 HD Receiver for $299 and turn it into a PVR for under $100.  Let me explain. During one of the Boxing Day sales I purchased a 46″ Sony Bravia 1080P HDTV and upgraded my Bell Expressvu Satellite receiver to a Bell Expressvu 6141 HD receiver.  My choices … Continue reading →

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