How good is it at making TV and movie dialogue clear? With modern TVs and even some sound systems it can be hard to make out dialogue.
1881816
I know what you mean, but this thing has been incredible when using for Movie and TV programs. I use it a lot in bluetooth mode to listen to streaming music, but the TV and Movie is incredible! In the right setting dialogue is perfect!
1881817
The Paradigm Soundscape is excellent at handling sound from TV and movies. Dialogue is clean and clear. I've got mine connected through the optical output on my Oppo bluray player since the TV converts Dolby 5.1 to 2.1 sound and for music listening I've got my cd player hooked to the analog imput. This soundbar makes both movies and music sound fantastic. Expensive, but worth it!
2218634
Yes it does. That was the reason my mother in-law could not hear the tv, all of the background sounds were overpowering the dialogue. Now she can hear every word and then some.
801526
I was really impressed by the improvement in dialogue clarity with this thing, even with regular tv shows. It has a nice 'night' mode specifically meant for hearing clear dialogue while keeping harsh sound effects muffled. Like how you'd want to enjoy a movie without waking up the kids.
2028370
I am using the RCA line inputs and it sounds fine. All of the separate TV sound systems that I've heard have excessive bass response, which muffles speech when accompanied by music. With this system, the best settings for delivering clear speech are, using the remote control, set the subwoofer to minimum and select surround sound. There will still be tons of bass response.
2112917
The dialog is clear enough for me. I can hear things I couldn't before. But I doubt it does magic trick to equalize BG noise automatically. You may need some plugin (for PC in my case) to do the trick for you.
1661442
This was the reason I purchased this product - for better clarity of dialog vs the background music, etc. Did it help? Yes it did. Will it work for you? That would depend on the severity of your hearing loss, and to some extent what you are viewing. I think you will see a noticeable improvement, but it won't be 100% better. One other thing to consider - there were other models of this same product, although more expensive, not sure if going for a better one would equal higher satisfaction. I would go for it. I don't regret the purchase at all .Hope this helps!
1045557
Things are slightly fuzzy when viewed through the film. It's minor and I don't imagine it would look different enough that it would be noticeable to others, especially at transom height. (I always figure that if people notice these minor things, I should be a better conversationalist. :-))
1817673
I have had no issues with blurred screen effects. Is your tv screen on the older side? If the problem persists just send the product back in exchange for a new one and see if the new one works better for you. This product is so wonderful though for older Tv users who want Netflix or Google play movies/Tv shows in the main family room!
1373496
We don't seem to be having any lip sync issues, and we use a soundbar for audio when watching movies. Otherwise, we just use the TV speakers.
1781746
"Is the sound good?"? Yeah, the sound is good. Normally, if there is something cheap or odd about a product I'll pick up on it pretty quick. I like the way this TV sounds.
1503506
Don't expect miracles, but I think it does improve the sound of movies, and my wife agrees. How much of an improvement depends on the quality of your existing TV speakers. I was impressed with the quality of YouTube music videos that we played as well. It's a waste of time watching movies that you can't properly hear, so I figured it was worth buying a high rated sound bar. It's a personal decision in the end.
508312
yes, speech is pretty clear not garbled even for about 20ft. away, even background music is pretty good
879550
The feature to enhance voice is called "Night" mode. The reason its termed that is because the speaker reduced the bass output as well as boosting the dialog of movies. It works pretty well. There are often times when the speaker is in "Normal" mode that I miss some softly spoken words so I turn on the "Night" mode (which is conveniently placed on the remote), and rewind the movie a bit & I can clearly hear the words what I originally missed.
750506
My husband also has a hear deficiency. He can hear the TV a lot better. It is very clear for him. He really enjoys it.
239544
I tried the headset on netflix and when the actors spoke their lips and words were out of sync. I tried it on movie trailers and there was noproblem.
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.
1506747
Just a note to anyone using their TV as a second monitor, if your REGULAR monitor is an LCD also and you use Windows you can't have a second ClearType setting for the other monitor. Watching movies etc is fine, but if you use a different style LCD TV the text may appear blurry. It's not a bad connection, just a windows thing :P I wasted a LOT of money connecting my Panasonic TV with all types of different cables before realizing this. Games, images, movies etc don't suffer, just text.