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From: Laurie.Wilson@p0.f5.n119.z1.fidonet.org (Laurie Wilson)
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Subject: Re: Lip reading on TV.
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Date: 12 Feb 90 03:00:38 GMT
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 > I wish the quality of captioning was a bit better controlled
 > tho.
 > The quality of captions we get, even from the networks,
 > ranges from
 > excellent to awful.  ABC does the best job, then PBS and
 > CBS, with
 > NBC having a lock on last place.  The trouble is, some
 
  Jack,
 
   This is an understatement!!  You know, there are times when I'd 
be watching a good movie, then at the last half hour of the movie, 
the closed captioning would stop. Just that! For a few minutes, I 
would be sitting on the edge of a chair and straining to read the 
lips on TV. Unfortunately, the lips were not always readable. I would 
go nuts!  It happened too often lately.  CBS, NBC, and ABC probably 
know my name by now because I have called and chewed them out pretty 
often. (grin)  Like you say, the quality of CC is dubious at best. 
And it sure needs more improvement!
 
Laurie

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