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Deaf/Hard of Hearing

SeattleVet

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6. Yep - many times the music or ambient stuff totally masks the dialog.

Reply to Srkdqltr (Reply #2)

Sun Jan 22, 2023, 12:49 AM

Jan 2023

Can't count the times we've had to stop a DVD and go back to try to hear what the last line was. We've started turning on captioning for some movies and we also just bought a voice-boost soundbar. (We'll see how well that works when we finally get a chance to hook it up.)

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Sundance Jury Members Walk Out Over Closed Captioning Issues [View all] sheshe2 Jan 2023 OP

Wow. That's some pretty indifferent thinking on the part of filmmakers. vanlassie Jan 2023 #1

Agreed. sheshe2 Jan 2023 #5

Most background sounds are so loud on movies that even folks with normal hearing have problems. Srkdqltr Jan 2023 #2

Yep - many times the music or ambient stuff totally masks the dialog. SeattleVet Jan 2023 #6

I wish film makers could understand canetoad Sep 2024 #7

I've used them since the late eighties. ggma Jan 2023 #3

Not just the words, the spelling too. sheshe2 Jan 2023 #4