

How do I get the right ones for the channels I receive? THE ANNOYANCE: My television listings are wrong. As a special treat for you Windows users in New Zealand, you can get special Kiwi versions of the Bliss background wallpaper from ! 3.4.3. THE FIX: Get the Royale Windows XP theme from. How can I copy MCE's spiffy look and feel? THE ANNOYANCE: Windows MCE is really pretty, but I only have the plain (non-MCE) version of Windows XP. If not, you can get a VGA-to-RCA or VGA-to-S-Video adapter cheaply from eBay or conveniently from your local electronics store.
#SAGETV VS WINDOWS 7 MEDIA CENTER TV#
If your TV has a VGA port, you can make the link with a standard VGA cable. If your computer lacks a TV-out port, you'll need to get an adapter cable that can connect the PC's external VGA port to your TV. Your PC's TV-out port might use a standard S-Video plug, or it might require a proprietary connector (at extra cost, of course). Naturally, make sure you're using the right cable. See "Shed Light on Blank Videos," earlier in this chapter, for a number of workarounds. If you see a picture for everything except the video, you have a video overlay problem. Press these keys repeatedly until you see a picture. On some Dell laptops, for instance, hold the Fn key while pressing F8 to switch between the internal display, the external display, and both consult your computer's documentation for details. If you're using a laptop, you may have to press a special keystroke combination to "activate" the TV-out and external VGA ports. If you see nothing at all, your PC's TV-out port may be disabled. When you connect a TV to your computer, you should see your entire desktop, Start menu and all. THE FIX: It's nothing personal, and it's probably easy to fix.
#SAGETV VS WINDOWS 7 MEDIA CENTER PC#
Does my PC have something against Bruce Campbell movies? THE ANNOYANCE: I'd like to hook up my Windows Media Center Edition (MCE) machine to a TV so I can watch broadcasts, recordings, and even DVDs on the big screen.
