HD Upgarde on DISH 501 PVR ?

hey i got a dish 501 with pvr, and im wondering if its possible to just open the box up and stick in a new bigger hd. if thats possible how do i do it and what do i need. thanks !#@

Moving to PVR Forum...
Yes you can, heres a thread that was on AVS (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=18786) and should provide some help.

Steve

You can't put a larger drive in the 501. The 40 gig drive that's in there is married to the receiver - probably with drive id numbers or something. A lot of people have tried, and none have succeeded. The new 508 is supposed to be out soon with a larger drive, but of course Dish is sticking it to us on the price - they've said $499 for basically a 501 with an 80 gig drive.

Whats the difference in price between a 40 gig and 80 gig drive? $20, $30 Bucks?

I guess we should remember that the PVR's (including Tivos) are not meant to be video librarys but instead as a way for us to time shift our programming.

Scott

Well, according to dish, the price difference is $100...oh well...