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Chapter 4: Using Multimedia
Using CyberLink PowerDVD
A Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) is similar to a standard CD but has greater data capacity.
Because of this increased capacity, full-length movies, several albums of music, or several
gigabytes of data can fit on a single disc. If your computer has a DVD drive, you can play
DVDs with the CyberLink PowerDVD program. For more information about playing DVDs,
click
,
Start
All Programs
Important
Tips & Tricks
To play a DVD:
1
Make sure that the speakers are turned on or headphones are plugged in and that
the volume is turned up.
2
Turn off your screen saver (see
3
Turn off your standby timers (see
"Changing the power scheme" on page
54
,
CyberLink PowerDVD,
To watch a DVD you must have a DVD drive in your computer. If you
do not have a DVD drive and would like to add an internal drive
(desktops) or external drive (desktops or notebooks), visit the
Accessory Store at accessories.gateway.com.
If your computer does not include CyberLink PowerDVD, you can find
many of the same features in Windows Media Player. For more
information on Windows Media Player, see
on page
47.
"Selecting a screen saver" on page
"Changing the power scheme" on page 94
www.gateway.com
then click
PowerDVD Help
"Playing CDs or DVDs"
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