Does hdmi pass closed captioning? I can't figure out how to toggle it with my new cable box, and the tv says not available when I click it on the tv remote.
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omnis_audis - Apr 18, 2009 9:07:16 pm PDT #9725 of 25501
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
Tom Scola - Apr 18, 2009 10:00:35 pm PDT #9726 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
What kind of cable box is it?
omnis_audis - Apr 19, 2009 6:25:27 am PDT #9727 of 25501
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
Motorola. Their pdf manual was more "check with your provider for features. Tthis is how you connect an HDMI cable to your TV".
Tom Scola - Apr 19, 2009 6:32:22 am PDT #9728 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
What model is it?
megan walker - Apr 19, 2009 6:40:36 am PDT #9729 of 25501
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Oooh, omnis got a new cable box...
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omnis_audis - Apr 19, 2009 11:33:07 am PDT #9730 of 25501
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
Ah, found it on the Motorola website. It's nothing I can do from the remote (which is what I was using). It appears I have to do it from the few buttons on the front face of the box. I hope it then enables them on the TV to toggle on/off. I only use them when I can't understand what someone said, and then turn it off (or when I'm on the phone with family for HOURS at a time).
The model I have is the DCH3416. I found the info at [link] In case anyone else was having the same problem.
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omnis_audis - Apr 19, 2009 9:31:49 pm PDT #9731 of 25501
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
Now that I am home, the attempt to get cc didn't work. The cable box says subtitles ON. But I'm not seeing them. Guess I'll call tech support.
Vortex - Apr 20, 2009 8:22:38 pm PDT #9732 of 25501
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
okay, here is my pain in the ass, extremely first world diamond shoe problem, which I am trying to solve without making any purchases. or at least not a major one.
1. I have an HD tivo in the living room with a cable card, so that it recieves digital cable and the pay channels.
2. I have a series 2 tivo with a DVD burner in the bedroom, but it's connected to an old tv with an RF adapter, so I have only one set of RF inputs.
3. I own a laptop with a DVD burner, using Windows DVD maker.
My problem? I would like to burn DVDs of tivo recordings. Thus far, this has been impossible because
1. If I transfer a recording from the living room tivo to the bedroom (dvd burner) tivo, the machine automatically copyright protects the transfer so that it cannot be burned.
2. I can download the recording to the laptop, but the format is incompatible with the DVD burner, and wants me to buy $100 Roxio software. I figured this out after ruining 3 or 4 DVDs
3. Because of the RF adapter, I cannot hook up both the tivo and the digital cable box to be able to record shows on the DVD burning tivo.
Suggestions? Hacks? Freeware?
Jon B. - Apr 21, 2009 2:26:17 am PDT #9733 of 25501
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This might help, Vortex. It "converts TiVo files into standard mpeg2 files which can then be used to produce a playable DVD."
Ailleann - Apr 21, 2009 4:19:30 am PDT #9734 of 25501
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It's not free, Vortex, but I use VideoReDo to convert the .tivo files. There's a free trial to try, and frankly I found it so useful that to me it was worth the $$.
(Other than the issues I've been having with Nero, but I think that's really a codec issue.)