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Recording quality and hard disk drive storage space, Copying recorded TV programs to DVD or CD

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n Refer to Media Center Help for more information about recording errors, advanced recording features, and My TV settings. Recording quality and hard disk drive storage space The space available for recording TV programs depends on your hard disk drive size, the percentage of hard disk drive space allocated to recorded TV, and the recording quality setting. Quality of recording Hard disk drive space used To get the maximum recording time, change the recording quality to Fair instead of the default setting of Best. Best Better Good *2.7 GB/hour *2.1 GB/hour *1.4 GB/hour Fair *1.2 GB/hour *This table shows approximate sizes of recorded TV program files. Some files may be smaller or larger. 1 GB = 1 billion bytes when referring to hard disk drive capacity. Actual formatted capacity is less. n TV programs that have been encrypted (protected) by the broadcaster cannot be copied and played back on any player other than the Media Center PC that they were recorded to. Copying recorded TV programs to DVD or CD You can record TV programs to DVD in Media Center to create a backup copy or to save space on your hard disk drive by using the following procedure. These DVDs can be played from a PC and from some set-top DVD players. The Media Center PC includes several other recording software programs for you to create CDs and DVDs. You can use InterVideo WinDVD Creator to record the recorded TV program to a format that can be played from a PC and from some set-top DVD players. See "Getting Started with InterVideo WinDVD Creator" on page 77. For more detailed information about recording CDs and DVDs, refer to information on the HP Support Web site at: http://www.hp.com/support 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control. 2 Select More Programs. 3 Insert a blank DVD+RW, DVD+R, CD-RW, or CD-R disc. 4 Select Create CD/DVD. 5 Select the type of CD or DVD you want (Music or Data). 6 Enter a title for your DVD by using the numeric buttons on the remote control, and then select OK. 7 Select Recorded TV. 8 Select the Recorded TV programs you want to copy to CD or DVD. 9 Select View DVD or View CD. 10 Select Create DVD or Create CD. 11 Select Yes. 12 Follow the onscreen instructions to complete burning your TV show to disc. 24 HP Media Center PC Software Guide

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HP Media Center PC Software Guide
Recording quality and hard disk drive storage space
The space available for recording TV programs
depends on your hard disk drive size, the
percentage of hard disk drive space allocated to
recorded TV, and the recording quality setting.
To get the maximum recording time, change the
recording quality to Fair instead of the default
setting of Best.
1 GB = 1 billion bytes when referring to hard disk
drive capacity. Actual formatted capacity is less.
Copying recorded TV programs to DVD or CD
You can record TV programs to DVD in Media
Center to create a backup copy or to save space on
your hard disk drive by using the following
procedure. These DVDs can be played from a PC
and from some set-top DVD players.
The Media Center PC includes several other
recording software programs for you to create CDs
and DVDs. You can use InterVideo WinDVD Creator
to record the recorded TV program to a format that
can be played from a PC and from some set-top
DVD players. See “Getting Started with InterVideo
WinDVD Creator” on page 77.
For more detailed information about recording CDs
and DVDs, refer to information on the HP Support
Web site at:
1
Press the Media Center Start button
on
the remote control.
2
Select
More Programs
.
3
Insert a blank DVD+RW, DVD+R, CD-RW, or
CD-R disc.
4
Select
Create CD/DVD
.
5
Select the type of CD or DVD you want
(
Music
or
Data
).
6
Enter a title for your DVD by using the numeric
buttons on the remote control, and then
select
OK
.
7
Select
Recorded TV
.
8
Select the Recorded TV programs you want to
copy to CD or DVD.
9
Select
View DVD
or
View CD
.
10
Select
Create DVD
or
Create CD
.
11
Select
Yes
.
12
Follow the onscreen instructions to complete
burning your TV show to disc.
n
Refer to Media
Center Help for
more information
about recording
errors, advanced
recording features,
and My TV settings
.
Quality of
recording
Hard disk drive space
used
Best
*2.7 GB/hour
Better
*2.1 GB/hour
Good
*1.4 GB/hour
Fair
*1.2 GB/hour
*This table shows approximate sizes of recorded TV program
files. Some files may be smaller or larger.
n
TV programs that
have been encrypted
(protected) by the
broadcaster cannot
be copied and played
back on any player
other than the Media
Center PC that they
were recorded to.