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Appendix C:
Setting Up Digital TV
This appendix guides you through the steps to use in Microsoft ® Windows ®
Media Center Edition operating system for setting up the ATSC digital TV
tuner in your XL2A computer, and also takes you through the steps for setting
up the required components such as the internet connection for your XL2A
computer, and then using MCE for setting up TV stations for Digital TV. You
can also refer to the following link to the Microsoft website for step by step
instructions on how to setup Media Center PC with the ATSC digital TV tuner:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/mediacenter/using/hdtv/setup.mspx
Advantages of Digital TV with Media Center
Some advantages of Digital TV using Media Center are:
• Screen Resolution - Screen resolutions of more six times that of
traditional analog programming - super-sharp images.
• Screen Aspect Ratio - 16:9 aspect ratio provides a widescreen picture for
a more theater-like experience.
• Dolby Digital Support - Up to six channels of sound can be encoded into
an ATSC OTA (Over The Air) broadcast.
• Digital Signal - No more snowy picture or ghost images
• Cost - Hardware needed to receive ATSC Over The Air (OTA) TV
broadcasts can be inexpensive - a $15 traditional VHF/UHF/FM antenna
can work as well as a $150 antenna. Antennas can be indoor ‘rabbit ears’
or ‘fish bone’ type or outdoor roof-/poll-/chimney-mounted type.
Note : For
the best viewing results, it is recommended to place the outdoor antenna
as high as possible.
• Analog and Digital Recording - Media Center can record one analog TV
broadcast and one digital TV broadcast at the same time - watch one type
of broadcast while recording another type for viewing at a later time.
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