Owner's Manual

Troubleshooting
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S-Video—If your TV does not have
a VGA port, but includes an S-Video
port, connect the S-Video cable
from the Media Center computer’s
S-Video Out port to the TV’s S-Video
In port. S-Video display quality is
usually good for TV images. The
display quality for the Media Center
computer functions, however, is not
as good as VGA output. S-Video
display output is not optimized for
computer video display.
Important
Cable connections
must be made
correctly for optimal
video quality. A poor
cable connection can
lower video quality.
■ Quality of video cables—Poor
quality or the incorrect type of
video cables can cause problems
and affect the video quality.
Gateway recommends using
high-quality video cables that can
be purchased from the Gateway
Accessory Store.
Tips & Tricks
For more information
about changing the
screen resolution, see
“Adjusting the screen
resolution” on
page 156.
Help and
Support
For more information
about adjusting
display settings, click
Start, then click Help
and Support. Type the
keyword changing
display settings in
the Search box, then
click the arrow.
■ Screen resolution—By default, if
your display device was purchased
with the Media Center computer,
the computer uses a screen
resolution of 1024 × 768 for
computer monitors and 800 × 600
for the Gateway 42inch Plasma TV.
Many TVs cannot display this high
of a resolution and may shift,
scramble, or scroll the picture. For a
better picture on a TV display, you
may need to lower the Media
Center screen resolution to
800 × 600 or 640 × 480.
■ Size of display device—Small
computer monitors for standard
computer applications are
generally not optimized for motion
video playback. Although they offer
excellent resolutions and refresh
rates, they are designed to make
static white backgrounds with black
text look readable. Some small
display devices do not make
colorful motion video look its best.
Generally, video will look better on
a larger display device.