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Re:Why I use Jellyfin for my home media library by kennend3 on Thursday October 27, 2022 @07:38PM (#33365538)
> With apologies for the diversion, may I ask why you like subtitles? I have a neighbor who watches every movie with subtitles. I've never understood it.

Not that it will help, but I have three kids and they ALL do this. I have no idea why they do it, none of them have any issues with their hearing so it makes zero sense.

Personally i find it both annoying and frustrating. I can hear just fine, and having the words on the screen is distracting but they refuse to watch TV without them on?

Re:Why I use Jellyfin for my home media library by tazard on Thursday October 27, 2022 @07:53PM (#33365663)
Lots of shows these days have awful audio mixing, going from extremely quiet to extremely loud, and mumbling actors. I use subtitles for these. I don't even notice them on, but if I miss a word I can glance down and see it
Re:Why I use Jellyfin for my home media library by vonseel on Thursday October 27, 2022 @08:01PM (#33365735)
I like watching TV quietly, so others are not disturbed. Also, I absorb information better when I read it. Both reasons why I like subtitles, and I suspect many others do as well. I have no issues with my hearing. I don't like large subtitles, either, but if I can set them to be small, they don't bother me.
Re:Why I use Jellyfin for my home media library by kennend3 on Thursday October 27, 2022 @08:04PM (#33365766)
They do it when we watch tv as a family, so it isn't that the noise disturbs others.

The show starts playing, they demand the subtitles be turned on...

I dont think watching "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" requires the subtitles so they can absorb information ;)