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Using MyDVD to Copy Recorded, TV Programs to DVD

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10 Select Replace existing file and then click Next. Click Next again. Click Finish. The Restore Progress window opens. 11 Wait until the process completes, and then click Close in the Restore Progress window. 12 A Backup Utility message window opens. Click Yes to restart the PC. Wait until the restart completes. Open Media Center and complete the setup. You can now play previously recorded TV programs that are broadcaster-encrypted. Using MyDVD to Copy Recorded TV Programs to DVD You can use MyDVD to write your recorded TV shows to DVD for viewing and playing in a home DVD player. Your MyDVD program has an icon called Get Recorded TV Shows. When you click this icon, the Shared Documents folder on the hard disk drive (C drive) opens and lists your recorded TV shows by name. The recording quality determines the size of the file created for the recorded program. Best is the pre-set recording quality setting. A two-hour program recorded at Best quality produces a large file that will not fit on one DVD. The following table lists the recording quality and the estimated number of minutes that fit onto one DVD. Recording quality Best Better Good Fair Minutes on one DVD (est.) 80 95 110 190 The MyDVD program shows you the available DVD space. Updated HP Media Center PC Information 17

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Updated HP Media Center PC Information
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10
Select
Replace existing file
and then click
Next
. Click
Next
again. Click
Finish
. The
Restore Progress window opens.
11
Wait until the process completes, and then click
Close
in the Restore Progress window.
12
A Backup Utility message window opens. Click
Yes
to restart the PC. Wait until the restart
completes.
Open Media Center and complete the setup. You
can now play previously recorded TV programs
that are broadcaster-encrypted.
Using MyDVD to Copy Recorded
TV Programs to DVD
You can use MyDVD to write your recorded TV
shows to DVD for viewing and playing in a home
DVD player.
Your MyDVD program has an icon called
Get Recorded TV Shows.
When you click this icon, the Shared
Documents folder on the hard disk
drive (C drive) opens and lists your
recorded TV shows by name.
The recording quality determines the size of the
file created for the recorded program.
Best
is the
pre-set recording quality setting. A two-hour
program recorded at
Best
quality produces a
large file that will not fit on one DVD. The
following table lists the recording quality and
the estimated number of minutes that fit onto
one DVD.
Recording quality
Minutes on one DVD (est.)
Best
80
Better
95
Good
110
Fair
190
The MyDVD program shows
you the available DVD space.