Record video of computer monitor

This isn't exactly an FCE question but I didn't know where else to post it. I need to take some video of a computer monitor for a work project (it's actually a Microsoft Surface unit). The footage has the usual wavy lines across it which I think is caused by the refresh rate of the monitor? Anyway I've seen other recordings of computer monitors that don't display these lines. How do they do that? Is it a case of somehow syncing the refresh rates or is there a gadget that can solve this issue?

I'm not using screen capture software (eg Camtasia, etc). I'm shooting it on my camcorder. The reason is that the Microsoft Surface unit is best demonstrated by showing people sitting around the unit (it looks a bit like a coffee table) while interacting with the software.

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