Best Closed captions HDTV's

be good john · 11-17-2011, 01:03 PM

I'd like for people who own 50''-60'' HDTV's to tell me about the closed captions on them. I bought a 55"Sony Classic HDTV & found that the closed captions were 1" tall, but a thin font. That made it difficult to read from 8' away, :pfff: so I returned it. I have an antenna [no cable tv] so please tell me about your closed captions on 50" - 60" Sharp, Panasonic & Samsung, etc with antenna only. Thanks!

TechBill · 11-17-2011, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by be good john

I'd like for people who own 50''-60'' HDTV's to tell me about the closed captions on them. I bought a 55"Sony Classic HDTV & found that the closed captions were 1" tall, but a thin font. That made it difficult to read from 8' away, :pfff: so I returned it. I have an antenna [no cable tv] so please tell me about your closed captions on 50" - 60" Sharp, Panasonic & Samsung, etc with antenna only. Thanks!

I know it not "famous name" brand tv but Vizio closed caption is quite good with the right size and fonts etc.

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Beach girl · 11-17-2011, 04:28 PM

Most digital tvs these days let you adjust the fonts. It can be an exercise figuring out how to do that, but if you dig deep into the owner's manual, it's in there someplace.

Have the salesperson show you how to do that before you buy.

posts from hell · 11-17-2011, 04:39 PM

I like Samsungs. Some of their TV's have amazing fonts.

With rabbit ears, I have no idea.

DeafCaroline · 11-17-2011, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by be good john

I'd like for people who own 50''-60'' HDTV's to tell me about the closed captions on them. I bought a 55"Sony Classic HDTV & found that the closed captions were 1" tall, but a thin font. That made it difficult to read from 8' away, :pfff: so I returned it. I have an antenna [no cable tv] so please tell me about your closed captions on 50" - 60" Sharp, Panasonic & Samsung, etc with antenna only. Thanks!

there is usually an option to change the font style in the menu. I found that the standard font for HD channels, they were very thin too. Changed my preferences.

**SneakerNet** · 11-17-2011, 06:26 PM

Or you can buy this and put it next to the TV

ASIMO Robot Demo 5/9: Sign Language Using Arms and Multi-Fingered Hands - YouTube

GuySmoke420 · 11-18-2011, 11:36 PM

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Originally Posted by SneakerNet

Or you can buy this and put it next to the TV

ASIMO Robot Demo 5/9: Sign Language Using Arms and Multi-Fingered Hands - YouTube

wow that Japanese Sign Language

11-17-2011, 01:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
be good john Registered User Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 2	Best Closed captions HDTV's I'd like for people who own 50''-60'' HDTV's to tell me about the closed captions on them. I bought a 55"Sony Classic HDTV & found that the closed captions were 1" tall, but a thin font. That made it difficult to read from 8' away, :pfff: so I returned it. I have an antenna [no cable tv] so please tell me about your closed captions on 50" - 60" Sharp, Panasonic & Samsung, etc with antenna only. Thanks!

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11-17-2011, 04:28 PM	#3 (permalink)
Beach girl Registered User Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: northern Virginia in winter; NC in summer Posts: 3,760	Most digital tvs these days let you adjust the fonts. It can be an exercise figuring out how to do that, but if you dig deep into the owner's manual, it's in there someplace. Have the salesperson show you how to do that before you buy.

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posts from hell Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 9,434	I like Samsungs. Some of their TV's have amazing fonts. With rabbit ears, I have no idea.