Revisions to 1194-24a-b

1194.24a-b rewrite (linearized)

Current provision:

1194.24 Video and multimedia products

(a) All analog television displays 13 inches and larger, and computer equipment that includes analog television receiver or display circuitry, shall be equipped with caption decoder circuitry which appropriately receives, decodes, and displays closed captions from broadcast, cable, videotape, and DVD signals. As soon as practicable, but not later than July 1, 2002, widescreen digital television (DTV) displays measuring at least 7.8 inches vertically, DTV sets with conventional displays measuring at least 13 inches vertically, and stand-alone DTV tuners, whether or not they are marketed with display screens, and computer equipment that includes DTV receiver or display circuitry, shall be equipped with caption decoder circuitry which appropriately receives, decodes, and displays closed captions from broadcast, cable, videotape, and DVD signals.

Keep current language: no

Change in jurisdiction: none

Modification: (a) All analog television displays measured 13 inches diagonally and larger, and computer equipment that includes analog television receiver or display circuitry, shall be equipped with caption decoder circuitry which appropriately receives, decodes, and displays CEA 608-standard closed captions from broadcast, cable, satellite, videotape, and DVD signals. Wide-screen (16:9) digital television (DTV) displays measuring at least 7.8 inches vertically, DTV sets with conventional (4:3) displays measuring at least 13 inches diagonally, and stand-alone DTV tuners, whether or not they are marketed with display screens, and computer equipment that includes DTV receiver or display circuitry, shall be equipped with CEA 708-standard caption decoder circuitry which appropriately receives, decodes, and displays closed captions from broadcast, cable, satellite, videotape, and DVD signals. HD-DVD, BluRay and other digital video source devices must either pass CEA 708 data, when available, to the caption decoding circuitry of DTV displays or must decode CEA 708 data, when available, and pass an open-captioned signal to the DTV display.

Rationale - Why is this change suggested? updated to include new technology and standards, such as EIA-708, HD-DTV, BluRay, etc.

Current provision:

1194.24 Video and multimedia products

(b) Television tuners, including tuner cards for use in computers, shall be equipped with secondary audio program playback circuitry.

Keep current language: no

Change in jurisdiction: none

Modification: (b) Analog-signal television tuners, including tuner cards for use in computers, shall be equipped with secondary audio program playback circuitry for support of video description. Digital-signal television tuners, including tuner cards for use in computers, shall be equipped with ancillary audio program playback circuitry for support of video description.

Rationale - Why is this change suggested? ensure that descriptions are supported in both analog and digital environments.

I. Entirely New Provisions

New provision Rationale - What issue does this provision address?

II. Other Material

A. Recommendations on organization of the provisions B. Issues this subcommittee is not addressing, but which should be addressed. C. Recommendations relating to Themes or other content. D. Recommendations regarding process: the work of the subcommittees, the whole Committee, liaison with the Access Board, etc.