[zendog3]

I used to have a lot more trouble with goreign accents than I do now.

I got hearing aids with Wifi linked to my Amazon Alexa TV. The sound through the wifi hearing aids is absolutely wonderful and makes the foreign accents much more accessible. Also the music is terrific.

If you are forced to get hearing aids, spring for the extra bucks and get the wifi option. Life is too short to miss all those sounds. ( I have no financial interest in audio service.)

[davem4616]

I've use it for awhile....even with hearing aids, I sometimes have difficulty understanding the exact word that is being said

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

Thanks. It works, but I feel weird talking to my remote.

Don't worry, in a few years, we will all be talking to our hand while thinking that it has a remote in it.

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by kkingston57

More than I care to admit too. Only problem is when there are white letters with a white background.

I have a choice of yellow or black letters and various sizes.

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by Petersweeney

Someone should start a petition to prohibit advertisers from increasing volume during commercial break especially on YouTube, so annoying…..

That is a cheap shot. I wonder if other 1st world countries permit it?

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by Doro22

Thanks! I had forgotten about doing that. The other day I asked my Hubble if we could replay the dialogue in slow motion. I like watching Jeopardy…but many of the younger generation talk fast & blur their words together. My ears are getting ancient. It’s frustrating when one can’t comprehend the correct answer. Oh BTW…Ken J. speaks way too fast. Seems like he’s in a race. Mayim is an excellent host. She speaks clearly, & seems to have an abundance of humor & personality plus. Nice to see her back this week.

As to the ears getting ancient part............They would not be so ancient if we all were not being exposed daily to LOUD gasoline lawnmowers, trimmers, and blowers. You can throw in the loud gas golf cars also. ......Poor ears, beaten up daily.

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by fdpaq0580

I have no problem hearing dialogue in old (1930-1940's)movies. But sound effects, music have apparently become more important than dialogue in movies and tv. Whispers in real life are used so you won't be over heard. In the newer shows whispering is used so we won't overhear the actors, or at least that is how it seems. Cover it with loud music and you have no chance.
As for speech, seems that actors, probably prompted by directors, mumble, slur and run words and sentences together. Old actors honed their craft on stage. They had to project their voices, clearly and speak distinctly so they could be heard and understood from the back of the theatre.
People, particularly younger folks, seem to speak indistinctly and "runtherwrdstogethr". Sloppy speach, mumbling, slurring, like they are drunk or on somthing.

True, but imagine how fast the spoken word will be in the future, say 50 years from now!

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by Janlindsey4@gmail.com

I totally agree! Especially Scottish (and Australian) accents…volume increase doesn’t help!💕

I love Australian accents - but don't understand the dialogue.

[jimjamuser]

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Originally Posted by dewilson58

Am I the only one starting to use Sub-Titles during certain TV shows & movies.

Foreign Accents are killing me.

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We have the captions on all the time. My husband has an especially hard time with accents.

Because males tend to have worked around loud noises more than women.

[thevillages2013]

Originally Posted by junieben

Have been using for years. So what?

You can get help for that. Part of getting help is admitting you are a user

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by Worldseries27

still love most of the shows put on. Many are true time machines. My fav now is gilded age as i keep it in my thoughts simultaneously with the western frontiers depicted in 1883 and deadwood. And how our manifest destiny starting with east coast capital and
wealth was directed by both capitalism and our federal government.

I am a fan of "Deadwood"!

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by MartinSE

Yup, it is multifaceted.

Got a GOOD sound bar, it helps - we switch from Music to News profiles when watch TV or listening to music. Works well, but we still use captions.

We do not watch ANYTHING that uses commercials. We haven't in 10 years. Can't stand commercials, we see thing occasionally at friends houses and they always make my blood pressure rise. We only use services that have a subscription without commercials.

That is the MOST hatred of TV commercials that I have ever heard. And I HATE commercials. Maybe we should start an "I hate TV commercials" club (the Villages needs more clubs, I hear). I just try to be quick with the mute button. Or I prerecord a show and fast forward through the commercials........don't tell anyone, I might get arrested!

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

As to the ears getting ancient part............They would not be so ancient if we all were not being exposed daily to LOUD gasoline lawnmowers, trimmers, and blowers. You can throw in the loud gas golf cars also. ......Poor ears, beaten up daily.

Yes, most of us stand right by the lawn care people all day...

Funny, I can go days before I even notice them around.

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

True, but imagine how fast the spoken word will be in the future, say 50 years from now!

https://youtu.be/NeK5ZjtpO-M

[MartinSE]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

That is the MOST hatred of TV commercials that I have ever heard. And I HATE commercials. Maybe we should start an "I hate TV commercials" club (the Villages needs more clubs, I hear). I just try to be quick with the mute button. Or I prerecord a show and fast forward through the commercials........don't tell anyone, I might get arrested!

Start the club, I will be the first to join.

Some of the worst are the medicine commercials - "Takes our pill, it will stop your sniffling, but may cause heart failure, bleeding from your anus in public or your arms to fall off."