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Started by Sheilbh, February 24, 2023, 04:13:31 PM

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Do you want TV/films with the subtitles?

Yes
10 (58.8%)
No
7 (41.2%)

Total Members Voted: 17

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Sheilbh

February 24, 2023, 04:13:31 PM
Prompted by this:


I do - and always have. Pleased to discover it's just because I'm in touch with the youth (rather than, say, needing a hearing aid massively prematurely) :ph34r: :goodboy:

I feel like it might be proxy for how likely are you to look at your phone? :hmm:

Edit: Typo :weep:
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Barrister

#1
February 24, 2023, 04:20:40 PM
Subtitles on English shows bug me.  I invariably wind up focusing on the letters, not the picture.
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garbon

#2
February 24, 2023, 04:25:57 PM
Yes, always. Though need for them has been less since I got a soundbar.
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Zanza

#3
February 24, 2023, 04:39:04 PM
No.

Josquius

#4
February 24, 2023, 04:46:14 PM
Living with a non native speaker mandates it and has led to me sort of becoming reliant on it.
Which is sad as it fucks up the timing on jokes.
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Barrister

#5
February 24, 2023, 05:02:22 PM
Quote from: Josquius on February 24, 2023, 04:46:14 PMLiving with a non native speaker mandates it and has led to me sort of becoming reliant on it.
Which is sad as it fucks up the timing on jokes.

What is even more annoying is turning the tv on and realizing someone <_< has turned on Japanese subtitles.
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Jacob

#6
February 24, 2023, 05:04:25 PM
We generally have them on in our house for a variety of reasons. If I'm watching something by myself I usually leave them off though.

I grew up watching all English language media subtitled, so it's not a stretch or an annoyance for me in any way - even if the subtitles now are in English too.

Admiral Yi

#7
February 24, 2023, 06:31:31 PM
Generally on, because I'm hard of heariing.

Grey Fox

#8
February 24, 2023, 07:00:52 PM
Yes, even tho I'm like 30 years younger than Old man Yi there I am also hard of hearing.

I can usually avoid it with shows in Quebec french tho.
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HisMajestyBOB

#9
February 24, 2023, 07:03:40 PM
I usually do because some shows are hard to hear. Also it's easier to just loosely pay attention when subtitles are on.
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HVC

#10
February 24, 2023, 07:24:46 PM
Depends when the show/movie was produced. Newer ones are sometime mixed with really low dialogue.
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Valmy

#11
February 24, 2023, 08:02:40 PM
Almost everything I watch on TV is sports so I don't use subtitles
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#12
February 24, 2023, 08:54:53 PM
Yes.  Hollywood seems to be playing to people who have their own IMAX in their living rooms.
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celedhring

#13
February 25, 2023, 03:35:43 AM Last Edit: February 25, 2023, 03:39:43 AM by celedhring
No, I don't use subtitles for Spanish language stuff. I only turn them on in English if the sound mix is very naturalistic or it's an accent/slang I'm not used to. I find the letters on the screen to be distracting so I try to turn them on only if I really need them.

Maladict

#14
February 25, 2023, 08:01:29 AM
No. But I increasingly do for English language media.
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