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

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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. Quality of recording Best to optimal Better Good Fair *This table shows approximate sizes of recorded TV program files. Some files may be smaller or larger. Hard disk drive space used* 2.7 GB/hour 2.1 GB/hour 1.4 GB/hour 1.2 GB/hour 1 GB = 1 billion bytes when referring to hard disk drive capacity. Actual formatted capacity is less. n Refer to Media Center Help for more information about recording errors, advanced recording features, and My TV settings. 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 an HP Media Center PC and from some set-top DVD players. The HP Media Center PC includes several other recording software programs for you to create CDs and DVDs. You can use Sonic MyDVD to record the recorded TV program to a format that can be played from an HP Media Center PC and from some set-top DVD players. See "Sonic MyDVD Video Projects" on page 82. For more detailed information about recording CDs and DVDs, refer to information on the HP Support Web site at: http://www.hp.com/support To copy a recorded TV program to CD or DVD: 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control, or, with your mouse, click Start on the taskbar, and then click Media Center. 2 Select More Programs. 3 Insert a blank disc. 6 Select Recorded TV. 7 Select the Recorded TV programs you want to copy to CD or DVD. 8 Select View DVD or View CD. 9 Select Create DVD or Create CD. n TV programs that have been encrypted (protected) by the broadcaster cannot be copied and played back on any player other than the HP Media Center PC that recorded the program. 4 Select Create CD/DVD, and then select Data. 5 Enter a title for your DVD by using the numeric buttons on the remote control or the numeric keypad on the keyboard, and then select OK. 10 Select Yes. 11 Follow the onscreen instructions to complete burning your TV show to disc. Watching and Recording TV Programs 31

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Watching and Recording TV Programs
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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.
*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.
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 an
HP Media Center PC and from some set-top DVD
players.
The HP Media Center PC includes several other
recording software programs for you to create CDs
and DVDs. You can use Sonic MyDVD to record the
recorded TV program to a format that can be
played from an HP Media Center PC and from some
set-top DVD players. See “Sonic MyDVD Video
Projects” on page 82.
For more detailed information about recording CDs
and DVDs, refer to information on the HP Support
Web site at:
To copy a recorded TV program to CD or DVD:
1
Press the Media Center Start button
on the
remote control, or, with your mouse, click
Start
on the taskbar, and then click
Media Center
.
2
Select
More Programs
.
3
Insert a blank disc.
4
Select
Create CD/DVD
, and then select
Data
.
5
Enter a title for your DVD by using the numeric
buttons on the remote control or the numeric
keypad on the keyboard, and then select
OK
.
6
Select
Recorded TV
.
7
Select the Recorded TV programs you want to
copy to CD or DVD.
8
Select
View DVD
or
View CD
.
9
Select
Create DVD
or
Create CD
.
10
Select
Yes
.
11
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 to optimal
2.7 GB/hour
Better
2.1 GB/hour
Good
1.4 GB/hour
Fair
1.2 GB/hour
n
TV programs that
have been encrypted
(protected) by the
broadcaster cannot
be copied and played
back on any player
other than the
HP Media Center PC
that recorded the
program.