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    What is UP with lack of HD CC????

    "scrambled" captions are a different story .. There is not much the end user can do about them in HD. in HD there is error correction and detection .. what you see in the captions .. is exactly what is being sent. in SD 'scrambled' captions could be a signal problem. I would complain to...
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    What is UP with lack of HD CC????

    HD captions are NOT the same as SD .. In SD ( normal /old style / low definition ) the captions are carried on the video signal itself ( inside the VBI ) , and decoded by the TV .. for HD .. The caption information is "meta-data" included in the video stream. this needs to be decoded by...
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    Netflix Closed Caption ?

    Where are you getting this information ?? Spring 2010 ?? Is there really a new law needed ?? I would think that what netflix does could be defined as "video programming distributor" which is what the current FCC regulations cover.
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    Subtitles on widescreen movies

    Please remember that "subtitles" are graphic overlays. The subtitles do not exist as text , they are simply pictures of words that are overlaid on the signal/picture. .. These are selected via the dvd menu or subtitle button on your dvd remote. zooming will almost ALWAYS screw up with how...
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    Deaf Flight Attendent???????

    Ummm .. WOW ... as a frequent flier in the past I quickly learned that the emergency exit row has MUCH more leg room. So I would always request it. ( I am about 6ft tall ) I was refused seating in an emergency exit aisle once because when the flight attendant was explaining the 'dutys' of...
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    Helo from LongIsland

    Hi all .. 37 year old ... bilateral loss .. Been loosing my hearing slowly over the last 20 years or so .. My grandmother was deaf. So was my farther And now me .. I am finally starting to look into aids .. but the one place I went to ( some ad in the paper from some hearing ad shop ) the...
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