Gateway 610S, User Manual

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Tip:
Setting up optional connections
You can use a TV as an external display device.
However, some older TVs provide a lower quality display
than computer monitors or flat-panel TVs that are
optimized for the Media Center.
The Gateway 610 Media Center PC provides a display
output from the S-Video Out port. Connect the S-Video
cable from the Media Center’s S-Video Out port to the
TV’s S-Video In port. S-Video display quality is usually
good for TV images. The display quality for computer
functions, however, is not as good as the Gateway 610
Media Center PC’s display. S-Video display output is not
optimized for computer video display.
Many TVs use interlaced video . Interlaced video displays a video
frame with two passes of alternating scan lines. The TV screen
first displays the video image odd lines one at a time, sequentially
from top to bottom, then it fills in the other half of the video image
with the even lines. Because most TVs use this interlaced method
to display the picture on the screen, a standard interlaced analog
television will most likely flicker when displaying thin lines and
small text. An interlaced video display device will produce a lower
quality display, especially when viewing and using the Media Center
computer functions.
Progressive scan video displays a video frame with one pass of
sequential scan lines. A progressive scan TV displays the entire
picture, drawn sequentially from top to bottom, without the odd/
even interlacing. This results in a fuller, sharper picture, and better
display quality for viewing and using the Media Center computer
functions. The progressive scan picture is also brighter and easier
on your eyes.
Connecting a TV (optional)
Help:
By default, the Gateway 610 Media Center PC uses a screen
resolution of 1280 x 768. Many TVs cannot display this high
resolution and may shift, scramble, or scroll the picture. For a
better picture on a TV display, you may need to lower the Media
Center screen resolution to 800 x 600 or 640 x 480. For more
information about adjusting display settings, click
Start , then click
Help and Support . Type the keyword changing display settings
in the Search box, then press Enter .
Tip:
If you want the audio to play from the external TV you connected
to, connect the Audio out ports (analog or digital) to your TV Audio
in ports. If you do not connect the Audio out ports to your TV, then
the sound will continue to play from the Media Center PC and other
sound system connected to the Media Center PC.