[recon]

LOL it will be a long time till we get this in Canada...well maybe the Nimq 5 no show on Bell`s part will get us some better receivers...we can only hope...

After doing some more looking around I found this receiver due out soon by Dish. Now this is the receiver I want from Bell but it has to be as is with all features & 1TB HDD in tacked.http://gizmodo.com/5126046/dish-netw...es-slingloaded

 

[QCK]

well maybe the Nimq 5 no show on Bell`s part will get us some better receivers...we can only hope...

You have the best receivers available in Canada now, be it Cable or Satellite...

If they can ever get all the bugs out of the 922, and offer people an optional normal push button remote it will be an awesome receiver. Will Bell ever offer something like this, who knows. What we do know is they took the 9242 away to avoid service calls, a small step in the wrong direction IMO. Shaw Direct is still working on some the great functions (over a year now) that the 9242, 9241, 6141 & 6131 have.

 

[Blackloz]

You have the best receivers available in Canada now, be it Cable or Satellite...

If they can ever get all the bugs out of the 922, and offer people an optional normal push button remote it will be an awesome receiver. Will Bell ever offer something like this, who knows. What we do know is they took the 9242 away to avoid service calls, a small step in the wrong direction IMO. Shaw Direct is still working on some the great functions (over a year now) that the 9242, 9241, 6141 & 6131 have.

I agree we do have the best receivers in Canada. I have a 9242(Dish VIP 622) that I would not trade for anything. A Dish 922 would be awesome though.

 

[oldave]

Are Existing HD set top boxes about to become "Obsolete"

I have a friend in Calgary that is looking to buy 2 HD STB`s and 2 SD STB`s,
The place where he went to purchase these STB`s told him that within 3 or 4months Bell will have a new type of HD STB using MP4...???
He was told the old "HD" STB`s will be "Obsolete"...!!!
Has anyone heard anything about this...???
He is about to "Wire" his whole house (Upstairs & Downstairs) and now is wondering if he should hold off purchasing right now...???
This sounds like Bullshit to me...???
Has anyone any news on this or is it all Bullshit...???
I have a Bell 6141 HD STB in my home,so I hope this is not true...!!!
Thanks for any help or info...
oldave

 

[recon]

I think that the future is almost here where we will just have a normal Bell HD receiver like the 6141 and have it hooked up to a media center. I think it is in the cards for me in the next 12 months and they I can customize and have multiple feeds and rooms to my hearts content.
I think this reality is soon.....and then we don`t need to cow ow to Bells whims and have 2nd and 3 rd rate hand me downs from echostar.

 

[Pinza]

To the best of my knowledge there are no new receivers on the horizon. The current 6131 HD Receiver is MPEG4 ready but having said that, I doubt Bell TV will go over to MPEG4 for at least a couple of years yet. There are thousands of 6100 & 9200 models out there that will have to be replaced before the introduction of MPEG4.

Just as a side note, the 9200 is still available to new customers for a realistic $249 I believe, at some locations.

As for wiring, go ahead, Bell will still be using Coax from the dish, that will not change. I would run 2 RG6 lines to each room, back to a central point, just in case.

 

[ScaryBob]

Dish hasn't introduced any new receivers for some time. If there was anything new for Bell in the next year or two, Dish would have it first. I expect more of the same from bell for at least a couple of years.

 

[slash]

Spoke to a senior technical advisor (someone who actually knows something) and I asked him if there would be a new dual tuner coming out. He said there is one coming and it is better than the 9242. Just passing along his comments...

 

[peano]

That would be either the 722 or 722k. My bet is the k because the OTA tuner is an option.

 

[ScaryBob]

That makes sense. The 6242 was basically a Dish 622. The 9241 is basically a Dish 612. If Bell comes out with anything, it would be a rebranded Dish 722. It appears that Bell is trying to save costs and steer people away from OTA, so I don't expect to see an OTA option. The Dish 722 doesn't really have a lot the the 622/9242 didn't. The disk drive is larger. It's certainly better than the 9241 but only marginally better than the 9242.

As for new receivers making old ones obsolete, the 6131 and 9241 won't be obsolete anytime soon. A 9242 would be a better option but won't make those obsolete. The 6100 and 9200 will become obsolete for HD when Bell switches to MPEG4 HD but they will still be usable for SD.

 

[david.keller]

Dishnetwork released VIP922, will Bell have it this year?

Dishnetwork finally released much anticipated VIP922 HD DVR receiver with built in Slingbox functionality. You can find more info on Dishnetwork website.

The question is how long we need to wait before it will be available through Bell. I want to upgrade my 9200, but don't mind to wait few more months for this box.

David

 

[peano]

I think you will be waiting awhile. Dish Network disabled TV2 on the 922. The 722k is a far better receiver IMHO anyway.

 

[david.keller]

Don't need TV2, have receiver for each TV in the house. I am more fascinated by MRV option (once additional components released), so I can record content in one place and watch it anywhere in the house in HD

 

[Archangel]

The recording in one place but being able to watch it anywhere in the houxe is a feature I would like to see on a Bell receiver as well. All we can do is hope for it one day.

 

[benyl]

I was speaking to retentions. They told me there is a new PVR coming in July. They were trying to entice me with that.

 

[scrooloose]

I wonder if it might be the VIP922? It's interesting to note that Dish removed the second television output on this unit, shortly before its release, and much to the surprise of Dish Network customers following it in Beta.

-Mike

 

[dynot]

I was speaking to retentions. They told me there is a new PVR coming in July. They were trying to entice me with that.

As one who's looking to switch to Bell I find this worrisome. I was going to buy an HD PVR and a non-PVR (also HD) receivers for $400 after rebates. That will cost me less than what I paid for my SA8300 for my cable hook-up ($599) so it was a no-brainer.

Until I read this post that is. Of course, there had to be a catch and with a new receiver coming in July it makes sense that they are trying to get rid of all their stock.

May have to consider renting or waiting to switch.

 

[Pinza]

Whilst the information in this Forum is normally very accurate, to say you would wait based on a post or two is a little foolish in my opinion. Lets face it, if Bell bring out a new HD PVR right NOW, it will be at least a year or 2 before we all stop bitching and complaining about the bugs in the software and the problems we are experiencing.

Just look at the 9241 thread, lots of problems and that has been around for a long time now and it is still NOT fixed for a large percentage of people who paid good money to be Beta testers for Bell.

As for Renting, well, thats a whole new ball game. If you want a Free Installation, you will have to sign up for a 2 year contract.

Go ahead get your Bell System now, unless you want to wait and hope the odd post in here is correct and that you enjoy being a non-paid Bell TV Beta tester and spending hours on the phone with them.

I would love to see the ViP 922 come over the border but with the mess Bell have made with the 9242/9241's I am not sure I will be taing the plunge until I read an awful lot of positive reviews.

 

[coxwain]

Any updates? Is the 722vip going to be offered on the BEV?

Or can we just hook it up?

 

[xpablo]

Don't hold oyur breath for a new HD receiver, even the 722k seems Bell is behind dish technology by quite a few years, possible a decade. It's been a year or less since they acknowledged the fact that DishPro lnb's and switches exist and are compatible with Bell.

I suspect Bell may catch up possible a year or two after Dish releases their XiP receivers, I see Shaw now has something similar to that with their Gateway receivers.