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I recently purchased a Samsung DVD-R135 DVD recorder.

When I record a program from TV on a DVD-RW disc and then play it back
(with my TV set to display closed captions), the closed captions
generally display OK, but I notice that occasionally a word or phrase
is missing from the captions.

I don't think this problem is due to a weak TV signal (I get DirecTV),
because the problem does NOT occur when I watch programs directly on
TV.

If anyone has any idea what might be causing this problem, I would
appreciate hearing from them.

Robert Lawrence

Please reply to this newsgroup only.

Tue, 30 May 2006 17:05:55 -0400 from RL <>:
> When I record a program from TV on a DVD-RW disc and then play it back
> (with my TV set to display closed captions), the closed captions
> generally display OK, but I notice that occasionally a word or phrase
> is missing from the captions.

It's quite usual for whoever writes the closed captions to use
shorter phrases than the ones the characters speak.

--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com/
DVD FAQ: http://dvddemystified.com/dvdfaq.html
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The problem is not that the writer of the closed captions is using
shorter phrases than the ones the characters speak.

Perhaps I didn't make it clear in my original post, but some words and
phrases that appear in the closed captions when I watch a given movie
directly on TV will be missing when I record the very same movie on a
DVD-RW disc and then play back the recording.

Thus, my DVD recorder, or the DVD-RW disc, is dropping some words and
phrases that do exist in the closed captioning.

What I am trying to determine is whether this is a function of (i)
which model or brand of DVD recorder is used to make the recording,
(ii) which type of DVD recorder is used (mine records only on DVD-RW
and DVD-R discs), (iii) how the DVD-RW disc is formatted (mine were
formatted as DVD-RW(VR), but I plan to also try DVD-RW(V), or (iv)
perhaps some other factor, such as a general limitation on the ability
of existing DVD technology to faithfully reproduce closed captions on
DVD recordings.

While the captions that do come through on my DVD recordings are
generally sufficient for me to understand what is going on (I am
slightly hard of hearing), if I felt that another model or type of DVD
recorder would do a better job with closed captions, I might return
the Samsung and try another brand.

Robert Lawrence

On Tue, 30 May 2006 20:49:04 -0400, Stan Brown
<> wrote:

>Tue, 30 May 2006 17:05:55 -0400 from RL <>:
>> When I record a program from TV on a DVD-RW disc and then play it back
>> (with my TV set to display closed captions), the closed captions
>> generally display OK, but I notice that occasionally a word or phrase
>> is missing from the captions.
>
>It's quite usual for whoever writes the closed captions to use
>shorter phrases than the ones the characters speak.


Please reply to this newsgroup only.

RL wrote:
> What I am trying to determine is whether this is a function of (i)

> perhaps some other factor, such as a general limitation on the ability
> of existing DVD technology to faithfully reproduce closed captions on
> DVD recordings.

what about recording mode? my LG record can record 1,2,4 or 6 hours on
a disc. Maybe the best quality speed can preserve all the CC, or
something like that. I've never looked at the CC on my LG so can't tell
you if it makes a diff.

"RL"<> wrote in
news::

> I recently purchased a Samsung DVD-R135 DVD recorder.
>
> When I record a program from TV on a DVD-RW disc and then play it back
> (with my TV set to display closed captions), the closed captions
> generally display OK, but I notice that occasionally a word or phrase
> is missing from the captions.
>
> I don't think this problem is due to a weak TV signal (I get DirecTV),
> because the problem does NOT occur when I watch programs directly on
> TV.
>
> If anyone has any idea what might be causing this problem, I would
> appreciate hearing from them.
>
> Robert Lawrence
>
> Please reply to this newsgroup only.
>

When you posted this note in at least two news groups, how does one know
which to only post to.

--
Throckmorton P. Ruddygore

A fair point. But here I meant "Please don't reply to me directly."

Robert Lawrence

On Mon, 05 Jun 2006 03:34:14 GMT, "Throckmorton P. Ruddygore"
<> wrote:

>"RL"<> wrote in
>news: :
>
>> I recently purchased a Samsung DVD-R135 DVD recorder.
>>
>> When I record a program from TV on a DVD-RW disc and then play it back
>> (with my TV set to display closed captions), the closed captions
>> generally display OK, but I notice that occasionally a word or phrase
>> is missing from the captions.
>>
>> I don't think this problem is due to a weak TV signal (I get DirecTV),
>> because the problem does NOT occur when I watch programs directly on
>> TV.
>>
>> If anyone has any idea what might be causing this problem, I would
>> appreciate hearing from them.
>>
>> Robert Lawrence
>>
>> Please reply to this newsgroup only.
>>
>
>When you posted this note in at least two news groups, how does one know
>which to only post to.

On Tue, 06 Jun 2006 14:58:54 -0400, "RL"<> wrote:

>A fair point. But here I meant "Please don't reply to me directly."
>
>Robert Lawrence
>
>On Mon, 05 Jun 2006 03:34:14 GMT, "Throckmorton P. Ruddygore"
><> wrote:
>
>>"RL"<> wrote in
>>news: m:
>>
>>> I recently purchased a Samsung DVD-R135 DVD recorder.
>>>
>>> When I record a program from TV on a DVD-RW disc and then play it back
>>> (with my TV set to display closed captions), the closed captions
>>> generally display OK, but I notice that occasionally a word or phrase
>>> is missing from the captions.
>>>
>>> I don't think this problem is due to a weak TV signal (I get DirecTV),
>>> because the problem does NOT occur when I watch programs directly on
>>> TV.
>>>
>>> If anyone has any idea what might be causing this problem, I would
>>> appreciate hearing from them.
>>>
>>> Robert Lawrence
>>>
>>> Please reply to this newsgroup only.
>>>
>>
>>When you posted this note in at least two news groups, how does one know
>>which to only post to.

You probably got child protection turned on and it removes cus words.