HDTV Captioning: What You Should Know

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I recently posted lengthy column on my blog. It’s about the captioning issues found on HDTV, DVD and high definition video formats. I feel that it's a great deal of importance that people especially the deaf and hard of hearing to become more informed when it come to this subject.

I just thought I’d make my contribution and hope that people will find the information useful and helpful.

Banjo's World: HDTV Captioning: What You Should Know
 
Thank you! Finally! I understand a little better now.

I do want SDH/CC to move around as long as they stay on the bottom of the screen. How often would you see one that have it goes on the top of the screen? I hated that because sometime it would block the face and I missed out their facial expression.

Also, is there any way you can move SDH/CC to the black part of the screen instead of on the picture itself? That does not really bother me as long as they don't move it away from the bottom of the picture too much.

I remember one movie where they had CC on the top of the picture the whole time and I could not see faces of characters very well. It nearly drove me to insane.
 
well done, banjo.

i hope deaf community understands now after reading your blog.

again well done !
 
Banjo,

You talked about everything perfectly! :thumb: Thank you very much for appreciate about it! *clapping hands* :)
 
Banjo, that's very informative and thanks for sharing!
 
Thank you! I know SDH and Subtitle don't have soild background, I am can't see... I want CC or Subtitle with Soild background or SDH with soild background, I will be happy!
 
Good info. That's why I don't plan to get blu-ray/hd-dvd because HDMI won't support CC. It's pointless to get it. I like to wait till almost all studios use SDH.
 
Neo said:
Good info. That's why I don't plan to get blu-ray/hd-dvd because HDMI won't support CC. It's pointless to get it. I like to wait till almost all studios use SDH.
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All BD movies are SDH supported, also I believe it was from BDA policy.
 
Banjo, one of member don't believe you or me.

I had tested with playback for DVD movies on PS3 via HDMI cable and Xbox 360 via component cable then I set on TV setting for show CC but won't show up on my HDTV when use on component cable or HDMI, also it does work on composite cable or S-Video.

Digital CC isn't supported on DVD player or other video source device, only can use for broadcasting the tv shows via over the air, such as HD antanna to catch shows in ATSC or HD, even regular cable if using tv shows in ATSC.
 
CC support go direct to HDTV

Cable - YES
S-Video - YES
Composite Video - YES
DVI - NO
HDMI - NO
Component Video - NO
 
you said "Component Video - NO"
it is YES! for only 480i


PowerON said:
CC support go direct to HDTV

Cable - YES
S-Video - YES
Composite Video - YES
DVI - NO
HDMI - NO
Component Video - NO
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PowerON said:
CC support go direct to HDTV

Cable - YES
S-Video - YES
Composite Video - YES
DVI - NO
HDMI - NO
Component Video - NO
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That depends how you look at it. If Cable or Satellite Box has DVI or HDMI out, digital CC can be displayed by external source if the boxes support digital CC. I have noticed lately that newer cable or satellite boxes output digital CC via DVI and HDMI. TVs do not have to have built-in digital CC decoder if external boxes support digital CC.

I have a MCE 2005 Home Theater PC (HTPC) with two HD tuner cards (using OTA antenna only) and it outputs digital CC very nicely to my 60" Sony LCD rear projection TV via DVI cable.

Remember digital CC is very different than analog CC.

Nice report, Banjo.

Cheers,
Peter
 
rhr said:
you said "Component Video - NO"
it is YES! for only 480i
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Component Video does not work on my previous HDTV Westinghouse and recently brand new Philips HDTV :)
 
peternagy said:
That depends how you look at it. If Cable or Satellite Box has DVI or HDMI out, digital CC can be displayed by external source if the boxes support digital CC. I have noticed lately that newer cable or satellite boxes output digital CC via DVI and HDMI. TVs do not have to have built-in digital CC decoder if external boxes support digital CC.

I have a MCE 2005 Home Theater PC (HTPC) with two HD tuner cards (using OTA antenna only) and it outputs digital CC very nicely to my 60" Sony LCD rear projection TV via DVI cable.

Remember digital CC is very different than analog CC.

Nice report, Banjo.

Cheers,
Peter
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I aware of different between digital and analog, both work fine and show different style that allow to be custom on HDTV or SDTV with ATSC.
 
I have HDMI connected from comcast cable to hdtv and cc does work if you turn CC on in cable box's menu. also before i replaced component with HDMI, CC did work just fine with component on between cable box and hdtv.

sorry it is off topic.
 
rhr said:
you said "Component Video - NO"
it is YES! for only 480i
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No, component is progressive scan, that's 480p.

I can't believe that you are really crazy.

CC isn't work on my HDTV via component.

You CAN'T change to 480i via PS3 with HDMI, only from 480p to 1080p.
 
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