Is closed captioning available for digital television?
The television industry is in the process of converting from traditional analog TV to digital TV (DTV), which also includes high definition television (HDTV). A televison consists of a display and a tuner for receiving TV signals. For DTV or HDTV, a digital tuner is either built into the TV display or included in a separate set top box (STB), usually provided by a cable or satellite TV company. All TVs with a screen size of 13 inches or larger and a built-in tuner along with all STBs must include the ability to decode and display caption data embedded in digital TV signals. If you are using a digital STB to select the channel you are watching, then you must use the remote control or on-screen menu for that device to control the display of captions for any program that is available with captions. For more information about DTV click on the following links. FCC – Digital TV – www.dtv.gov FCC – Consumer Facts – www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/digitaltv.
