how are the speakers and close captioning my mom is hard of hearing so this is key thanks
1101437
Not sure of the closed captioning, but for being in back, we have never had an issue with the speakers. We have 4 LG HDTV's of various sizes, and we've never felt the need to add a sound bar. I know people often complain about other brand's speakers when they are in back, but the LG's have been perfectly adequate for our needs. When the volume is up to only 10, it is quite loud. Most all the HDTV's have the speakers in back. If your mom had trouble with LG's speakers, she would have trouble with any other one's too. Hope this helps.
1101438
I usually have my volume control set between 10 [night]-15 [day]. I tried pushing the volume up as high as it would go, but I couldn't stand it any higher than 20. The little volume bar looked like it would go up to 100. As far as closed captioning goes, it works fine on TV. It doesn't seem to work for me on Amazon Prime movies or TV unless they are foreign movies. I was watching the Damages series and couldn't get any captions, for instance.
1101439
The speakers give a very clear sound and have about 4-5 sound settings you can use, and can be played loud close captioning feature is very easy to set up
1401182
It's fairly loud, I would say yes that he would be able to hear it. My mother doesn't hear all that well and she can hear it.
2067680
Yes. The sound is great. Mom is 87 and always understands what is being said
1312565
My parents are in their 80's and they hear quite well on the phones, but they do not have severe hearing loss. I bought the pair of phones so when I make my weekly call I can talk to Mom on the sofa and Dad in the big chair and hear them clearly myself. When they use them, I can hear them quite well, but they keep reverting to the old speaker phone on the other side of the room they are hard to hear.
59130
The speakers are pretty good. I can't ride with the volume on full blast. Sorry I am unsure about the upgrade.
542433
My mom actually owns this. I had her look for hookups. She said that it is pretty loud and the only jack she could see was for the headphones.
1470669
The audio is OK. This is a kitchen TV and therefore, I mostly watch news or talk shows, no action or music where sound would count. I have a great surround sound in my main living area, and that is where I will watch a movie or regular show. I did have to make some adjustments to the sound, I think the default settings made it sound tinny. But like I said the sound is OK, maybe a B- rating.
1414069
My mother would definitely say it it more crisp as she can barely hear many words from the tv. She loves being able to bring it next to her and I actually used it also and I'm only 45. Great little product.
874623
Very good,my wife uses headphones and when she is watching the movie with them on,she can't hear me when i call her,i have to scream so she can hear me
1684668
The microphone blocks nearly 100% of background noise. If your mom is very soft spoken and the sound around her is louder than her voice this might not work for her. Road King has designed their microphone headsets for truckers that have noisy rigs. I work around airports but my voice is strong the road king 400 works perfect for me.
801525
Thanks for your question. This is a wonderful bar for dialog clarity. It is a wonderful sounding speaker.
70800
When watching regular TV the speakers are great. When watching a DVD, I have to turn the volume way up. I have not tried to add speakers
1330424
It's good. My last system required turning the center speaker up. Occasional increase in treble but really rarely notice missing dialogue. You can always turn surround off, but we never do. Hope that helps. Watching Bourbe Legacy now.
696921
It's clear and the speaker is easy to understand. My Mom who is hard of hearing is able to hear fine when I have used it.
857643
YES, no problem. I like this TV, except I have to crank the volume to 100% most of the time as I am a bit hard of hearing. I guess TV Ears will be next.Bill
184868
I bought this for my 83year old mother and we think the speaker works well. She lives next door and we could hear each other very clearly.
2079859
this is a small unit that you would use to talk to your mom. she wears a head set and you speak in the microphone. It is wonderful and was a blessing to have. Seniors deserve to understand you when you speak and this gave my mom that back!!!