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jesse_the_k) wrote2015-12-04 11:09 am
jesse_the_k) wrote2015-12-04 11:09 am
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Solved! Need help for closed captions on Play Station 3
I'm looking for a DVD/CD player which decodes the old-style, line 21, white-on-black closed captions. (Not the SDH subtitles chosen from a disk menu.) I've read rumors that the PS3 provides this feature.
If you own a
you could perform a simple test to confirm this, and I could get a DVD/CD player which works for our household!
On the PS3, turn on captioning capability as follows, (according to the PS3 manual)
Play the DVD. Let me know what you see: are there captions? (These captions may very well be a lot prettier than the original, white-on-black displayed on pre-HD TVs.) Does their placement depend on who's speaking?
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If you own a
- North American PS3
- connected to an HD television with an HDMI cable
- one older US TV program on DVD
you could perform a simple test to confirm this, and I could get a DVD/CD player which works for our household!
On the PS3, turn on captioning capability as follows, (according to the PS3 manual)
- press the PS button to show the MXB menu
- choose Settings
- choose Video Settings
- choose "Closed Captions" eighth item down
- choose "On"
- dismiss the MXB menu
Play the DVD. Let me know what you see: are there captions? (These captions may very well be a lot prettier than the original, white-on-black displayed on pre-HD TVs.) Does their placement depend on who's speaking?
** signal boosts most welcome, this post is public. **