Recording Quality And Hard Disk Drive Storage Space; Copying Recorded Tv Programs To Dvd Or Cd - HP Media Center m7200 - Desktop PC Software Manual

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Refer to Media Center
Help for more
information about
recording errors,
advanced recording
features, and My TV
settings.
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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.
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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.
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.
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.
To copy a recorded TV program to CD or DVD:
1
Press the Media Center Start button
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.
To get the maximum recording time, change the
recording quality to Fair instead of the default
setting of Best.
Hard disk drive space used*
2.7 GB/hour
2.1 GB/hour
1.4 GB/hour
1.2 GB/hour
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 93.
For more detailed information about recording CDs
and DVDs, refer to information on the HP Support
Web site at:
http://www.hp.com/support
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on the 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.
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Select Recorded TV.