No Closed Captioning Over HDMI
myread wrote an interesting post today on
Here’s a quick excerpt
720. 1080. Interlaced. Progressive scan. HDMI.
If those terms are familiar, chances are you’ve been investigating the world of high definition video. High definition (or hi-def or simply HD) promises superior image quality through compatible components such as televisions, HD cable or satellite TV, Blu-ray DVDs, or the now-defunct HD DVD format.
Tonight I connected the cable box to the television via an HDMI cable. HDMI is the newest cabling alternative to coax, composite, S-video, and other formats. It took a few minutes of watching before I realized it, but it suddenly occurred to me that my TV was no longer displaying any closed captioning. I tried adjusting the settings. I tried another program. It just wasn’t there.
I did some quick Googling, and apparently the HDMI format doesn’t support closed captioning. Say what? The newest video format and the highest […]
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