“What did he just say?”Those are some of the most commonly uttered words in my home.
No matter how much my wife and I crank up the TV volume, the actors in streaming movies and shows are becoming increasingly difficult to understand.
We usually end up turning on the subtitles, even though we aren’t hard of hearing.
In the streaming era, as video consumption shifts from movie theaters toward content shrunk down for televisions, tablets and smartphones, making dialogue crisp and clear has become the entertainment world’s toughest technology challenge.
“It’s getting worse,” said Si Lewis, who has run Hidden Connections, a home theater installation company in Alameda, Calif., for nearly 40 years.
Persons:
We’re, —, “ It’s, ”, Si Lewis
Locations:
Alameda , Calif