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The Media Center video display looks bad on, your TV, Display type, Quality of video source

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Troubleshooting The Media Center video display looks bad on your TV ■ Many factors, such as the display type, quality of the video source, type of connection used, quality of video cables, display device screen resolution, size of TV, age of the TV, or the type of TV (interlaced or progressive scan), can affect the video quality significantly: ■ Display type-The Media Center is best viewed on display devices that were offered with the Media Center computer when you purchased it from Gateway. Other types of display devices, including retail TVs, may provide lower quality video. If you did not order a display device when you purchased your Media Center computer, a progressive scan display device with a VGA input is the best choice. ■ Quality of video source-The quality of the video signal coming into the Media Center computer has an affect on the video quality. The video displayed from the Media Center is only as good as the source video signal. Cable, digital cable, and satellite usually provide better quality than an antenna. ■ Type of connection used-You can connect the Media Center computer video output to a TV. However, the connection type has an affect on the video quality. The Media Center has two video outputs: VGA-If your TV includes a VGA port, connect the VGA cable from the Media Center computer's VGA (monitor) port to the TV's VGA In port for the best quality. Many TVs do not have a VGA port. 95

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Troubleshooting
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The Media Center video display looks bad on
your TV
■
Many factors, such as the display type,
quality of the video source, type of
connection used, quality of video cables,
display device screen resolution, size of TV,
age of the TV, or the type of TV (interlaced
or progressive scan), can affect the video
quality significantly:
■
Display type
—The Media Center is
best viewed on display devices that
were offered with the Media Center
computer when you purchased it
from Gateway. Other types of
display devices, including retail TVs,
may provide lower quality video. If
you did not order a display device
when you purchased your Media
Center computer, a progressive
scan display device with a VGA
input is the best choice.
■
Quality of video source
—The
quality of the video signal coming
into the Media Center computer has
an affect on the video quality. The
video displayed from the Media
Center is only as good as the source
video signal. Cable, digital cable,
and satellite usually provide better
quality than an antenna.
■
Type of connection used
—You
can connect the Media Center
computer video output to a TV.
However, the connection type has
an affect on the video quality. The
Media Center has two video
outputs:
VGA
—If your TV includes a VGA
port, connect the VGA cable from
the Media Center computer’s VGA
(monitor) port to the TV’s VGA In
port for the best quality. Many TVs
do not have a VGA port.