Owner's Manual

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• Quality of video cables—Poor quality video
cables can cause problems. Gateway
recommends using high-quality video cables.
• Screen resolution—Many TVs cannot display the
high resolution that your computer’s video signal
uses, and may shift, scramble, or scroll the
picture. For a better picture on a TV display, you
may need to lower the computer’s screen
resolution to 800 × 600 or 640 × 480.
• Age of the TV—Newer TVs usually have more
advanced features, produce a better quality
picture, and support higher screen resolutions.
• Type of TV
• CRT TVs may have a slight flicker.
• Plasma TVs may experience image burn-in
after extended use.
• LCD TVs use the same technology as your
computer’s flat panel display.
You want to change monitor settings to get better TV
or DVD image quality
• Adjust the display device brightness, contrast,
hue, and saturation. For more information, see
the display’s user guide.
You need to burn programs that were recorded with
your computer to a DVD using Media Center
• Media Center saves recorded programs in the
DVR-MS format. You can burn a DVR-MS file to
a DVD with DVD recording (burning) software
and with Media Center itself. For more
information, see the Media Center online help.
You want to play recorded programs on other
computers
• A DVR-MS file recorded to DVD can be replayed
on another computer running Media Center or
on any computer that has a DVD player and DVD
decoder software (such as WinDVD). The
non-Media Center computer must also have at
least Windows XP with Service Pack (SP) 1 or 2,
Windows Media Player 9 or later, and the
Windows patch Q810243 Update.