Round of Closed Caption Decoders

admin · Posted: 05 Sep 2023, 16:46

Hello Captions lovers!

I'm trying to harvest the little there is to find about these (mostly obsoleted) CC, Teletext and Asian (with cartridges) caption decoders.

Current list is: https://www.lddb.com/list.php?device=caption&max=250&sort=brand

The Forum has bits and pieces all over:

Types of Closed Caption?
Melovision
CC decoder
Laserdisc Closed Caption Help Needed
Help with choice of closed caption decoder
Closed Captions decoder
Best way to display CC subs, teletext etc?

I added a few obscure ones that find very little on Google but were mentioned here before, could you help me double-check/update if needed?

Palmax CS-600B
E-Teck HQ-2000
Ligitek LG-725
Ligitek LG-735
Megasoft MS 268
Universal V-7300 (black)
Universal V-7300 (white)
Link Electronics ENC-896
Link Electronics IEC-788
Link Electronics PCD-85
Link Electronics PCD-88
Hall Research CC-101

Also found online but with bad pictures:

Teknova KK2-1022 CCII (Mexico)
Digital PRO English/Chinese Caption Decoder (China ?)
API Agile Products CC1101

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=> This post (nextwednesday @ How do I view closed captions?) has tons more :-)

Julien

yaffle2345 · Posted: 06 Sep 2023, 18:48

Hi, have added a couple of entries in the database for the "U-BEST UC-5100R" and "Ligitek LG-505A", and pictures of the Ligitek (pictures of the U-BEST to follow):

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admin · Posted: 07 Sep 2023, 01:54

yaffle2345 wrote:

Hi, have added a couple of entries in the database for the "U-BEST UC-5100R" and "Ligitek LG-505A"

Validated, thank you!

=> Ligitek LG-505A
=> U-BEST UC-5100R

Julien

yaffle2345 · Posted: 03 Oct 2023, 18:03

Here are a couple of images of the U-BEST.

Note it has a remote control sensor, but I don't have the remote.

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admin · Posted: 04 Oct 2023, 01:46

yaffle2345 wrote:

Here are a couple of images of the U-BEST.

Added, and connectors list updated!

Julien

lons_vex · Posted: 24 Oct 2023, 15:56

Tried to add "Mycap Junior" CC Decoder, but the brand "Mycap Multimedia" is not found (no results match Mycap), and thus it says "Brand is undefined" and it cannot be entered.
The hell am I doing wrong?

david4 · Posted: 25 Oct 2023, 01:11

lons_vex wrote:

Tried to add "Mycap Junior" CC Decoder, but the brand "Mycap Multimedia" is not found (no results match Mycap), and thus it says "Brand is undefined" and it cannot be entered.

Hey. I've got one of these too.

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The hell am I doing wrong?

Nothing, maybe send admin a PM ?

admin · Posted: 31 Oct 2023, 04:15

david4 wrote:

Nothing, maybe send admin a PM ?

Correct!

MYCAP added.

Julien

admin · Posted: 16 Dec 2023, 13:44

Another weird CC (+LD-G?) decoder spotted:

Kimura KL-1710

Julien

kris · Posted: 17 Dec 2023, 13:16

admin wrote:

Another weird CC (+LD-G?) decoder spotted:

Kimura KL-1710

Julien

LIGITEK also had this one. clone one way or another...
Fellow I know bought it from me... will ask about the model number they use. It escapes me at the moment

admin · Posted: 17 Dec 2023, 13:38

kris wrote:

LIGITEK also had this one. clone one way or another...

Probably Ligitek LG-735?

Julien

glue69 · Posted: 21 Feb 2024, 17:31

I got myself the following close caption decoder:

CCD-110/M manufactured by IMI JAPAN

https://zenmarket.jp/es/auction.aspx?itemCode=d1082999229

It works pretty well. It provides adjustement of caption position on the TV screen, as well as the brightness of the captions.

admin · Posted: 21 Feb 2024, 18:26

glue69 wrote:

I got myself the following close caption decoder
It works pretty well. It provides adjustement of caption position on the TV screen, as well as the brightness of the captions.

Very flashy design!
Made to make it appealing to kids learning English?

=>CapterVision CCD-110

Julien

admin · Posted: 22 Feb 2024, 02:00

It's a whole family :-)

Victor/JVC CG-10

IMI CCD-10

Julien

glue69 · Posted: 22 Feb 2024, 16:01

admin wrote:

Very flashy design!
Made to make it appealing to kids learning English?

Julien

Well, maybe it was used as a device for learning english in japanese schools. Definitely, the other two devices of his family look a lot more stylish.

signofzeta · Posted: 22 Feb 2024, 18:22

Stylish? I guess if you like 90s Jenson VCRs it’s pretty great. I consider that sort of style to be the bottom of industrial design. The wrapped one is pretty loud…but at least they did “loud” right.

admin · Posted: 18 Nov 2024, 09:15

Added a few more found on eBay (some are pro encoders/decoders):

Julien

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