hdtv closed captioning with mute in All Reviews

…. the Super Bowl was super on this HDTV. The only minus I find is that Closed Captioning cannot be set to automatically happen when sound is Muted but this seems to be true for all the other LCD HDTV models… 340 more reviews »

…The overall summary is great, but it is pricey. The only thing i miss from my old tv is the closed captioning in mute mode.… 386 more reviews »

… the closed caption a default.2- If you use the closed caption activation for when the mute button in turned on. The "mute" logo that shows on the screen covers about 1/3 of the lower bar of the television… 53 more reviews »

…Fails to receive the complete HDTV signal; fails to receive the closed captioning, an essential portion of the signal. Misrepresented in Amazon listing.… 49 more reviews »

…My only disappointment is the multi steps required to turn closed captioning on and off. I don't run any sound through the TV and I've been able in the past to toggle closed captioning by muting… 738 more reviews »

…'t advertised like the fact that when you mute the sound, closed captioning automatically starts scrolling so you don't have to miss anything when your boring uncle calls and natters on for 30 minutes. Another… 549 more reviews »

… definition picture (blurry), close captioning sucks (when other remotes are used it turns off cc option, TV must reboot to get cc back), speakers SUCK (worse than an radio alarm clock), TV loses all previous… 645 more reviews »

… problem that I have with the television is that when I press the mute button the close caption doesn't automattically turn on. I have to go to the cable side to activate the close caption and that a ton… 71 more reviews »

…Pros: Excellent sharp picture. Easy to use controls. Favorite part is pushing the mute button twice on the controller will automatically turn on the close captioning. Cons: none Other… 58 more reviews »

… input from other owners.

I use an HMDI cable to connect my DVR/Cable decoder box to my TV. That said, here are my comments:

1. With that hookup configuration, the closed captions do… 356 more reviews »

…CLOSE CAPTION PROBLEMS - this sony model will not show close caption on high definition channels or ANY channel if you use a HDMI CABLE. So if you use close caption, this is not the set for you.… 40 more reviews »

…CLOSE CAPTION PROBLEMS - this sony model will not show close caption on high definition channels or ANY channel if you use a HDMI CABLE. So if you use close caption, this is not the set for you.… 19 more reviews »

…I bought this headphone for my HDTV because I have severe hearing loss and wanted to stop using closed captions. This does not work with my new TV at all but does work great with my sony dvd… 203 more reviews »

…). Most people probably don't care, but I sometimes find it a nice feature. Also, the closed captioning option can only be OFF or ON - there is no option for the captions to be displayed only when muted… 26 more reviews »

… for an hdtv. I am not very happy about that.

* No Closed Caption on hdtv. I'm not exactly sure if Closed Captioning is disabled for all HDTV or if this is the fault of my TV not allowing closed… 467 more reviews »