Gateway FX6710, Reference Manual

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CHAPTER 7: Troubleshooting
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Media Center
This section only covers problems relating to Media Center
mode. Media Center mode is available only on Windows Vista
Home Premium and Ultimate versions.
The Media Center video display looks bad on your TV
Many factors can significantly affect the video quality:
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Cable connections —Loose cables can lower video
quality. Check all cable connections.
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Display type —The Media Center is best viewed on
computer displays. Other types of display devices,
including TVs, may provide lower quality video.
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Type of connection used —The connection type has an
affect on the video quality. Your computer has one or
more video outputs. Use the highest quality output your
TV and computer supports:
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A/V cables (basic)
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S-Video (fair, but not optimized for computer video
display)
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VGA (good)
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DVI/HDMI (best)
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Quality of video cables —Poor quality video cables can
cause problems. Gateway recommends using
high-quality video cables.
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Screen resolution —Many TVs cannot display the high
resolution that your computer’s video signal uses, and
may shift, scramble, or scroll the picture. For a better
picture on a TV display, you may need to lower the
computer’s screen resolution to 800 × 600 or 640 × 480.
For more information about changing the screen
resolution, see your online
User Guide .
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Age of the TV —Newer TVs usually have more advanced
features, produce a better quality picture, and support
higher screen resolutions.
Help
For more information about Windows Media Center, click Start , then click
Help and Support . Type Media Center in the Search Help box, then press
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