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I don't think so.. Never seen it. I actaully wish it was there.
I need to know before I buy does the slingbox solo support closed caption? This is a must for me as I am very hard of hearing. Thanking all jim_joh
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June 10, 2009 2:13 PM
Sean, after recieving your reply and I thank you for it I called slingmedia.com and they said yes it supports closed caption. Before posting I searched this forum and not finding a clear answer I should have called them before I posted. jim_joh
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June 10, 2009 3:12 PM
Thanks for bringing this up jim. CC support was put in a during an upgrade to 2.0, and it got overshadowed by other things at the time it was released. I'll make a note in the FAQ that SlingPlayer does now indeed support closed captions.
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June 12, 2009 1:26 AM
I use the CC from my Tivo box. If your DVR supports it, then your sling stream will show it as well. Unless you're using a COAX connection that is.
Matt, How would a Solo be able to get the CC signal? That's not transmitted over the Component or Composite connections right? Only COAX I thought.
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June 12, 2009 9:48 AM
Closed captioning is carried in the video signal of ATSC and NTSC programming, which is maintained in composite, S-Video, component, and other video connections.
From the wikipedia:
"For all types of NTSC programming, captions are "encoded" into Line 21 of the vertical blanking interval - a part of the TV picture that sits just above the visible portion and is usually unseen. For ATSC (digital television) programming, three streams are encoded in the video: two are backward compatible Line 21 captions, and the third is a set of up to 63 additional caption streams encoded in EIA-708 format."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closed_captioning
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June 12, 2009 11:42 AM
Good question. I'm not sure if SlingCatcher can display Closed Captioning at this time (never looked, and have never been asked). I'll see if I can find out for you.
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June 12, 2009 3:44 PM
Sean McPartlin said: umm, what about the Catcher? Is there a way to show CC on it?Actually now that I think about it, the Catcher really doesn't need a CC decoder. It's hooked up to a TV, which would handle that. As long as the Catcher can pass CC information in the video, then all you'd need to do is engage closed captioning on your TV.
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June 23, 2009 2:21 AM
What about USB videos? I've Ripped my entire collection with the CC tracks (I have difficulty hearing), and yet the Catcher doesn't seem to recognize the CC features. Is there a way to enable this?
Also, it MIGHT be nice if the catcher could support ISO files since they can be compressed.
June 23, 2009 10:06 AM
Yeah ISO support would be best in my book. Love to see it at the top of the list.
January 16, 2010 2:50 AM
I know this thread is old, but I do not seem to be able to get closed captions to work on my slingcatcher. I am using HDMI and streaming from a slingbox solo.
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