You must have less than perfect over-the-air reception, multipath
int4erfeerence etc., would add to the error rate.  A better antenna,
whether some sort of rabbit ears, or ideally an outside antenna should help.

Dave

At 09:21 AM 2/9/2005, you wrote:

>09 February 2005
>
>Hi,
>
>I hope all is well.
>
>I have a question about caption quality in broadcast as opposed to cable
>or satellite.
>
>Within the last year and a half or so, I purchased a television with an
>internal caption decoder.   I recently turned it on and noticed a very
>high error rate on the broadcast shows.   I do not subscribe to cable or
>satellite.
>
>On a recent trip I stayed at a hotel and watched the standard hotel
>channels (e.g., TNT, Lifetime, and the broadcast networks such as NBC)
>with the television captions turned on, and noticed a much lower error rate.
>
>Why would the error rate be much higher with broadcast as opposed to hotel
>cable/satellite?
>
>Many thanks for your consideration of this note, and I look forward to
>your replies.
>
>Regards,
>
>
>Gil Shamir
>
>University Legal Services, Inc.
>
>Assistive Technology Program for the District of Columbia
>
>220 I Street, NE, Suite 130
>
>Washington, DC   20002
>
>Telephone:   (202) 547-0198 ext. 121 (voice)
>
>FAX:   (202) 547-2662 or (202) 547-2083
>
>E-mail:   [log in to unmask]