Gateway MX6452 User Manual page 218

CHAPTER 14: Troubleshooting
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The Media Center video display look bad on
your TV
Many factors, such as the display type,
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quality of the video source, type of
connection used, quality of video cables,
display device screen resolution, size of TV,
age of the TV, or the type of TV (interlaced
or progressive scan), can affect the video
quality significantly:
Display type—The Media Center is
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best viewed on display devices that
were offered with the Media Center
computer when you purchased it
from Gateway. Other types of
display devices, including retail TVs,
may provide lower quality video. If
you did not order a display device
when you purchased your Media
Center computer, a progressive
scan display device with a VGA
input is the best choice.
Quality of video source—The
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quality of the video signal coming
into the Media Center computer has
an affect on the video quality. The
video displayed from the Media
Center is only as good as the source
video signal. Cable, digital cable,
and satellite usually provide better
quality than an antenna.
Type of connection used—You
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can connect the Media Center
computer video output to a TV.
However, the connection type has
an affect on the video quality. The
Media Center has two video
outputs:
VGA—If your TV includes a VGA
port, connect the VGA cable from
the Media Center computer's VGA
(monitor) port to the TV's VGA In
port for the best quality. Many TVs
do not have a VGA port.