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We need to get the word out that some TV manufacturers are designing TVs that cannot decode analog caption data through the TV's analog inputs. Because the FCC has not specified that digital TVs must decode caption data transmitted into the analog inputs, these TVs are not out of compliance...

Unfortunately, Samsung did not design many of their HDTVs to provide decoding of analog captions on the component inputs. You may want to return your Samsung HDTV and look for another HDTV that will decode captions on all the analog inputs, including component---so that you'll have the...

Just to doublecheck, did you make sure progressive scanning and upconversion (like from a DVD player) was turned off? It's not possible for captions to show up via the HDTV if it's put into progressive scanning mode---I think there's no vertical blanking interval available then into which to...

Metaphysicist, the "captions" that you saw from a previous DVD may actually have been English subtitles that were turned on from the DVD's menu (software). Most new DVDs now offer English subtitles, or Subtitles for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, as an alternative to closed captioning. However...

Hi, folks. A while ago, I set up a thread on the AVS Forum for reviews of HDTVs and how they handle captioning. It would be really useful to have a lot more reviews of different TVs. See: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1101290 However, since a lot of people have trouble...

The DigitalStream converter box uses captions that can't get large enough, so it will be too hard to read those tiny captions quickly. The captions from the Insignia and Zenith converter boxes are capable of getting quite a bit larger. You should be able to return the DigitalStream...

Banjo, I'd really like to know what other TVs aren't decoding captions through the component inputs. Was it your personal experience that Viewsonic HDTVs don't decode captions on the component inputs, or did you see that somewhere else? Do you know what models of Viewsonic HDTV had these...

Many people are not aware that it is often possible to get NTSC, Line 21, analog closed caption data through component video cables, which will provide the best picture quality for standard definition video. (However, when using a DVD player, it is essential to turn off progressive scanning and...

You're seeing these captioning problems on ALL of the channels? Is there a difference with captions on HD versus SD channels, or for different kinds of programming? You might try checking the quality of the caption data by running the RF cable directly into your HDTV, assuming it has a...

It's possible to get large captions from the Insignia and Zenith converter boxes (available from Best Buy and Radio Shack), and those boxes seem to be better designed overall than many of the other converter boxes: they're more sensitive, they hold channels better, and they allow you to add...