General Information

Serial #

RDXCHM00610F

Part Number

1

Total Parts

11

AKA

Receiver, television

Patents

N/A

General Description

Metal casing with synthetic front/ Synthetic and metal controls and working parts/ Rubber? feet

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

40.7 cm

Width

33.0 cm

Height

6.9 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Television

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Echostar

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

2001+

Canada

The Bell ExpressVu 6000 was one of the first high definition decoders in Canada. At the time it was introduced, HDTV signals were only available in Canada via satellite or cable. A piece of home entertainment equipment used by a Canadian. The donor, Dr. Paul Attallah (1954-2009), was Associate Director, Mass Communications in the School of Journalism and Communications at Carleton University, Ottawa. His use of home theatre equipment for personal entertainment also contributed to his understanding of the technical and perceptual attributes of new media technologies.

Function

A device which accepts and decodes satellite HDTV signals captures by a satellite dish. It is part of an audio/video equipment unit for a home entertainment system that must be used in conjunction with an HD compatible TV display or monitor.

Technical

Offering several times the picture resolution of standard cable, High Definition TV (HDTV) coupled an ultra-high resolution widescreen picture with Dolby Digital surround sound. The Model 6000 complied with all ATSC (Advanced Television Systems Committee) standards and supported both 1080i and 720p vertical resolution. The 720 pattern used 720 scan lines per frame, the same as computer monitors. The 1080i format used more lines but interlaced them, displaying only every second line (or 540 lines) at one time. By contrast, a standard definition (480i) consisted of 480 interlaced lines, displaying just 240 lines at once. What also contributed to the enhancement of TV viewing was the wider aspect ratio (wide-screen) that HDTV delivered. It increased the screen's aspect ratio from the 4.3 standard (regular TV) to 16.9, and it was adjustable to allow zooming capabilities.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Silver and black lettering on front reads 'Bell/ ExpressVu [logo]', '6000', 'TÉLÉVISION HAUTE DÉFINITION/ HDTV/ HIGH DEFINITION TELEVISION [logo]' and 'DOLBY/DIGITAL [logo['/ White lettering on front for control functions/ Label on back reads in part 'MDL: 6000 EXPR VU REG. ID:005/ RDXCHM00610F/ CAIDR0031782113/ MAIN BOARD/ 4442AABM02856E/ MADE IN USA WITH/ US AND IMPORTED PARTS'/ Black lettering on back reading in part '117V AC 60 Hz/ 45 WATTS' with patent numbers and control functions

Missing

Appears complete

Finish

Textured black painted metal and black synthetic casing/ Black and multicoloured controls and parts/ Grey painted casing back/ Black power cord and feet

Decoration

N/A