HP m7248n, m7246n manual Recording quality and hard disk drive storage space, Select More Programs

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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Refer to Media Center Help for more information about recording errors, advanced recording features, and My TV settings.

Recording quality and hard disk drive storage space

The space available for recording TV programs	To get the maximum recording time, change the
depends on your hard disk drive size, the	recording quality to Fair instead of the default
percentage of hard disk drive space allocated to	setting of Best.

recorded TV, and the recording quality setting.
Quality of recording	Hard disk drive space used*
Best to optimal	2.7 GB/hour
Better	2.1 GB/hour
Good	1.4 GB/hour
Fair	1.2 GB/hour

*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 n 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 on the

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.

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

4 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.

6 Select Recorded TV.

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