On Tue, 26 Jan 2016 22:43:00 -0800, "Cheri" >
wrote:

>
> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> > "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >> On 1/24/2016 4:24 PM, Phil wrote:
> >>> It would have to be really old not to have caption capability, but you
> >>> do have to go to set-up features in your TV to turn them on and off,
> >>> usually the remote has the feature, but not always. Refer to your TV
> >>> manual, but if not having it you can find it online.
> >>>
> >>> Cheri
> >>
> >> I have a TV so old you can still turn it on and off using buttons on the
> >> front of the actual set. You can change the channels and adjust the
> >> volume by pushing buttons on the set, too. There is a set-up/menu button
> >> on the equally old remote which allows you to enable closed captioning,
> >> set a sleep timer, things like that.
> >>
> >> You don't have to disable the sound to see closed captions. If you don't
> >> want to hear the sound, mute it. For some reason she wants to hear it,
> >> even though she doesn't like Pati's voice. Okay. But she likely could
> >> turn on closed captions if she wanted to.
> >
> > I have to hear it because I need to know what she is doing. I would never
> > use closed captioning even if I did have it. For one thing, I can't see
> > well enough without my glasses on to see words on the screen. And I
> > rarely wear my glasses at home. For another, I rarely really watch any
> > show. I have the TV on and I listen to it, only looking at the screen
> > once in a while.
>
> OK, but not using it is much different from not having it.
>
The question still remains about why she listens when she can find all
the recipes on the internet and read them.

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