I have been doing that for a long time. I also turn it on while watching Jeopardy in case the players don't enunciate clearly when giving their answer.

Be careful, closed caption can get it hilariously wrong sometimes :-)

I never used to have a problem with understanding heavy accents but now I have an awful time with it. Wondering if hearing loss has something to do with it?

I use closed captioning all the time duel to hearing loss. Love the British shows, but they need the captioning. I do read some funny things, though, particularly during baseball games!

I've been using closed captioning for years, too. Sometimes, the captioning is done from the scripts and is not at all what the actors said. Sometimes, it's just the wrong words, but I can see how the captioners misunderstood what was said.

Sometimes, the CC is off- sync. If you stop it then RESUME, it usually corrects.

Sometimes it's better/morefun when eye-gates and ear-gates work together.

o j

Well, duh is right! Why didn't I think of that! I have quite a bit of hearing loss, due to age, I'm sure. Also have trouble understanding some voices, the volume can be just fine, but, to my ears, the words all run together into one long unintelligible sentence. And my hearing aids don't help that, at all! After I saw this post the other day, I turned CC on. It's really a BIG help! Only drawback is, now I can't watch TV and crochet or color at the same time. Oh well. . . ..

Thanks for posting this, Jasdip!

Rusty

I use CC on all shows, even ones that aren't British. Loved Happy Valley, glad to hear it will continue at some point.

I noticed for a few years I need the closed captioning. I just don't get it call especially when the talking gets fast. I hate when a DVD has no subtitle option

I always have CC on. I find I can keep the volume lower when I do.

We both have some hearing loss. Him more than me. My problem is I can't hear the words over the background noise/music. We now have a small, portable, rechargeable wireless bluetooth speaker. I sync it with the tv (your tv has to have that capability) and I can hear all the words perfectly. I love it. Use it all the time. It also works with my cell phone to play music. This is the one we have.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bem-Wireless-Mobile-Bluetooth-Speaker-HL2022A-WHITE-NIB-/152633965216?hash=item2389b17aa0:g:xvUAAOSwvZZZc3pH

It also comes in very handy when you're on the phone with someone going on and on and on and you want to keep up with a show and are just letting them have their rant or get something off their chest. I also use it for heavy accents. My TV has an option to turn on the closed captioning when I hit mute, otherwise it's off. That too, is handy.