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CHAPTER 9: Troubleshooting You need to configure your Media Center to output to a TV ■ Your Media Center computer detects whether you are using a VGA or an S-Video display device and automatically changes the display settings for the type of display device you are using. For more information, review the FAQ topic at www.gateway.com. You want to change display settings to get better TV or DVD image quality ■ Adjust the display device brightness, contrast, hue, and saturation. For more information review the FAQ topic at www.gateway.com. You want to know whether you can burn videos that were recorded with your Media Center computer to a DVD ■ Yes, you can. The Media Center saves recorded videos in the DVR-MS format. You can burn a DVR-MS file to a DVD with DVD recording (burning) software, such as Power2Go, and with the Media Center itself. You want to know whether you can play recorded videos on other computers ■ Yes, you can. A DVR-MS file recorded to DVD can be replayed on another Media Center computer or on a non-Media Center computer that has a DVD player and DVD decoder software (such as PowerDVD). The non-Media Center computer must also have Windows XP with Service Pack (SP) 1 or 2, Windows Media Player 9 or later, and the Windows patch Q810243 Update. You want to know whether you can play recorded videos on your home DVD player ■ Yes, you can. DVDs recorded with the Media Center can be played on a home DVD player. 98

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CHAPTER 9: Troubleshooting
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You need to configure your Media Center to
output to a TV
■
Your Media Center computer detects
whether you are using a VGA or an S-Video
display device and automatically changes
the display settings for the type of display
device you are using. For more information,
review the FAQ topic at
www.gateway.com
.
You want to change display settings to get
better TV or DVD image quality
■
Adjust the display device brightness,
contrast, hue, and saturation. For more
information review the FAQ topic at
www.gateway.com
.
You want to know whether you can burn
videos that were recorded with your Media
Center computer to a DVD
■
Yes, you can. The Media Center saves
recorded videos in the DVR-MS format. You
can burn a DVR-MS file to a DVD with DVD
recording (burning) software, such as
Power2Go, and with the Media Center
itself.
You want to know whether you can play
recorded videos on other computers
■
Yes, you can. A DVR-MS file recorded to
DVD can be replayed on another Media
Center computer or on a non-Media Center
computer that has a DVD player and DVD
decoder software (such as PowerDVD). The
non-Media Center computer must also
have Windows XP with Service Pack (SP) 1
or 2, Windows Media Player 9 or later, and
the Windows patch Q810243 Update.
You want to know whether you can play
recorded videos on your home DVD player
■
Yes, you can. DVDs recorded with the
Media Center can be played on a home
DVD player.