Question about my Expressvu PVR

[sparkster]

Before losing my Expressvu service (because of the satellite footprint moving), I'd recorded over 500 hours of programming. I can still watch these pre-recorded programs on my Expressvu PVR receiver - they are stored on a separate portable hard drive.

Will these programs be downloadable on to my PC (and playable once there, as MPEGs or something?) or are they stored in a proprietary Expressvu format that only works with the Expressvu PVR hooked up to my TV? I guess I can try it myself by plugging the hard drive into my PC but I wanted to ask first in case it might be hard to get the PVR working again, since I no longer receive the live Expressvu signal.

 

[Frenchophile]

i am 99% sure they will NOT download to your PC

 

[sparkster]

Even though the PVR uses an external hard drive? (that you could copy any pc file on to)

 

[Frenchophile]

ok, they may download, but they won't play

 

[n0qcu]

They are encrypted and will only play on your DVR as long as your account is active. Once you cancel service you will NEVER be able to view the recordings on the EHD again.

 

[sparkster]

But...

They are encrypted and will only play on your DVR as long as your account is active. Once you cancel service you will NEVER be able to view the recordings on the EHD again.

How does my EHD "know" I have an active account? I can't get any signal from the 91 satellite anymore and my phone is not connected but the PVR part still works. I can play all my old recordings now, even though I can't get any live Expressvu TV. Are you sure I can't just use my EHD as a playback device for the PVR, even after I no longer have an Expressvu account?

 

[Pepper]

If it's getting no signal, eventually the authorization will time out, then you're screwed.

 

[Mr Tony]

If it's getting no signal, eventually the authorization will time out, then you're screwed.

yup. If it can't get authorization from the satellite within say a week the card dies and then you're screwed until it gets reactivated

But in your other thread you are within the footprint of 82W so it would still work if you got a bigger dish

 

[sparkster]

yup. If it can't get authorization from the satellite within say a week the card dies and then you're screwed until it gets reactivated

But in your other thread you are within the footprint of 82W so it would still work if you got a bigger dish

But it sounds like, at best, I can only get the Bell HD channels because I probably can only get the 82W signal. So if there is a channel I like on SD only, I won't get it. So maybe it's time to switch to Shaw and forget all this nonsense! What dish is recommended for Shaw at my latitude?