Video/DVD: Video or Display Problems or Errors

Problem

Possible solution

My DVD will not play.

You can put data files on a DVD to store them or transfer them to another PC. However, data files on a DVD do not play in a DVD player. Re-record your files to a file format that can be read by DVD players.

My DVD is vertically

If your DVD playback is vertically stretched in Media Center, stop

stretched.

playback and eject the disc. Reinsert the DVD and try to play it again.

 

Or

 

Click Start on the taskbar, choose All Programs, InterVideo

 

WinDVD, InterVideo WinDVD Player, and then click

 

InterVideo WinDVD to play the DVD.

My image and video display is a poor quality.

For the best image and video quality on fixed-pixel displays (LCDs), Windows desktop resolution should always be set to the original resolution of the panel. Media Center requires more video memory at higher resolutions and may not function reliably if there is not enough. Media Center displays a message if there is not enough RAM to support the current resolution.

158 HP Media Center PC Reference Guide