Gateway dx4300 User Guide

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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.