Smart TV with Captions?

Lau2046

Lau2046

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I have a Toshiba Tube TV that I was planning to replace this week with a Samsung model: UFN0F6300. I did a live chat with Sears and asked a simple question, "Does this TV come with captioning for the deaf." Much to my shock, no. I was directed to a TV that cost over a thousand which isn't what I wanted. This model was $699.99. He then directed me to a similar TV, also a 40" but with 3D (which I don't need) for $799.99. I don't know.... What I want in my TV is:

1. HDTV
2. Good sound, picture, reliable, easy to use.
3. stream movies from Netflix, YouTube, etc.
4. Closed Captions for the Deaf
5. Plays my Hong Kong movies without cutting out the subtitles.

Can anyone point me in the right direction? I was looking at LG but in our condo, everything from that company has broken so my father advises a Samsung. This would be for my bedroom - prefer under a thousand and no more than 46" at max. I should point out that I use TV DEX and would like to have a model with plenty of connections with it, so I can use this device when I watch and have connections for my DVD and VCR player too. The models I was referred to with the live chat seemed rather scarce. Thank you in advance. :)

Laura
 
Bottesini said:
Specs - LED TV UN40F6300AF | Samsung TVs

All the 6300 series have closed captioning. By law they have to. Is it something else you are asking about?
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Wow...maybe I was speaking to someone that didn't know what he was referring to? I almost fell out of the chair when he said it didn't have captions. I mean 2013 and no one thinks the deaf and hearing impaired might want to watch a show? Then I asked how I'd know if captions on a given model was available and he just disappeared for almost a half hour. Unreal. Thanks for the link.
 
Lau2046 said:
I have a Toshiba Tube TV that I was planning to replace this week with a Samsung model: UFN0F6300. I did a live chat with Sears and asked a simple question, "Does this TV come with captioning for the deaf." Much to my shock, no. I was directed to a TV that cost over a thousand which isn't what I wanted. This model was $699.99. He then directed me to a similar TV, also a 40" but with 3D (which I don't need) for $799.99. I don't know.... What I want in my TV is:

1. HDTV
2. Good sound, picture, reliable, easy to use.
3. stream movies from Netflix, YouTube, etc.
4. Closed Captions for the Deaf
5. Plays my Hong Kong movies without cutting out the subtitles.


Laura
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By law, all TVs 13" and larger are required to include a CC decoder. Exceptions are monitors and some projectors (TVs without tuners which are mostly used for businesses).
 
CrazyPaul said:
By law, all TVs 13" and larger are required to include a CC decoder. Exceptions are monitors and some projectors (TVs without tuners which are mostly used for businesses).
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Yes, that's correct. It has been around after effect in 1993.
 
CrazyPaul said:
By law, all TVs 13" and larger are required to include a CC decoder. Exceptions are monitors and some projectors (TVs without tuners which are mostly used for businesses).
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And that doesn't mean that you are not going to find smaller ones that include it; they just don't have to. I have a 7" one that includes it.
 
Jane B. said:
And that doesn't mean that you are not going to find smaller ones that include it; they just don't have to. I have a 7" one that includes it.
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If TVs are smaller than 13 inches so they are not bound by law to add CC, but they can do optionally.
 
Jane B. said:
And that doesn't mean that you are not going to find smaller ones that include it; they just don't have to. I have a 7" one that includes it.
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OK, the reason I posted it is because the TV you want has a built-in CC decoder like all other TVs under law so why did you ask Sears about it? It seems that originally you didn't know about the law.
 
Jane B. said:
And that doesn't mean that you are not going to find smaller ones that include it; they just don't have to. I have a 7" one that includes it.
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CrazyPaul said:
OK, the reason I posted it is because the TV you want has a built-in CC decoder like all other TVs under law so why did you ask Sears about it? It seems that originally you didn't know about the law.
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You quoted me (Jane B.) but it was Lau2046 that asked at Sears. She may not have known about the law that is about 20 years old now and not talked about as much as when it just took affect. And it sounds like that sales person she asked didn't either.
 
Jane B. said:
You quoted me (Jane B.) but it was Lau2046 that asked at Sears. She may not have known about the law that is about 20 years old now and not talked about as much as when it just took affect. And it sounds like that sales person she asked didn't either.
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:Oops: my apology.

Alright, true that some deaf people have never heard of the law but alot of them have anyway. I don't know why.

One of the possibilities is that the salesperson might know that the TV has CC but tried to sell her a TV that costs more (dirty business).
 
CrazyPaul said:
:Oops: my apology.

Alright, true that some deaf people have never heard of the law but a lot of them have anyway. I don't know why.

One of the possibilities is that the salesperson might know that the TV has CC but tried to sell her a TV that costs more (dirty business).
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It has probably gotten "taken for granted" by younger people compared to those of us that were around before there was any closed captioning even via converter boxes much like later used for the things that cable provides.

Also, the sales person may never have seen one of that model where the captioning had been turned on but had seen other models where someone had turned in on. As far as I know to have it you have to go into a menu and turn it on; anyway that is what you have to do with every TV I have ever dealt with.
 
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your DVD / VCR player not support HDTV with HDMI, only A/V (audio / Video cable), Component Video or Composite Video, they must 480i will work CC but other 480p to 1080p won't work, some Player built-in CC decoder, they will working
 
Unless the DVD comes with subtiles, it will work. Also if you have cable box, they have decoder that will have caption to work but not the HDTV itself.

rhr said:
your DVD / VCR player not support HDTV with HDMI, only A/V (audio / Video cable), Component Video or Composite Video, they must 480i will work CC but other 480p to 1080p won't work, some Player built-in CC decoder, they will working
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Jane B. said:
It has probably gotten "taken for granted" by younger people compared to those of us that were around before there was any closed captioning even via converter boxes much like later used for the things that cable provides.

Also, the sales person may never have seen one of that model where the captioning had been turned on but had seen other models where someone had turned in on. As far as I know to have it you have to go into a menu and turn it on; anyway that is what you have to do with every TV I have ever dealt with.
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All salespersons at electronics store/dept like Best Buy or Sears must have knowledge about electronics. If a salesperson is not sure, he/she can ask another salesperson or look up the manual instead of giving a false answer which is unacceptable. Don't defend him/her.

Good thing is that Lau2046 asked for our help, otherwise she would buy another TV when the TV she originally wanted has CC.
 
Calvin said:
Unless the DVD comes with subtiles, it will work. Also if you have cable box, they have decoder that will have caption to work but not the HDTV itself.
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Please clarify it. What will work? Subtitles or CC?
 
Jane B. said:
You quoted me (Jane B.) but it was Lau2046 that asked at Sears. She may not have known about the law that is about 20 years old now and not talked about as much as when it just took affect. And it sounds like that sales person she asked didn't either.
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You're right, it was me that didn't know the law and neither did the sales person online. My father went back to talk to the sales person who helped us originally, and it does have closed captioning...now if the government doesn't shut down Tuesday, I might be able to get that TV soon. I'm looking forward to the space it'll save. The tube TV really takes up a lot of room....
 
Calvin said:
Unless the DVD comes with subtiles, it will work. Also if you have cable box, they have decoder that will have caption to work but not the HDTV itself.
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So, what does this mean, HDTV doesn't work with captions? I've got Comcast which is the only provider my condo allows....
 
Lau2046 said:
So, what does this mean, HDTV doesn't work with captions? I've got Comcast which is the only provider my condo allows....
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If you have a cable HD box, it should have a built-in CC decoder so you can hook it up via HDMI and turn the box's CC decoder on since HDMI will not work with HDTV's CC decoder.

If you don't have that kind of the box, it's time for you to upgrade your old box.
 
CrazyPaul said:
If you have a cable HD box, it should have a built-in CC decoder so you can hook it up via HDMI and turn the box's CC decoder on since HDMI will not work with HDTV's CC decoder.

If you don't have that kind of the box, it's time for you to upgrade your old box.
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I've missed a lot with my old tube TV.....:shock:
 
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