Seniors: Having Trouble Hearing the Dialogue? Watch Pluto TV With Closed Captions! For Free!

By Phillip Swann
TV For Seniors
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It seems like it’s getting harder to hear what the characters are saying during a movie when I watch Pluto TV. Do you have any ideas on how to fix this? Does Pluto have Closed Captions? Jean, Mobile, Alabama.

Jean, before I tackle the Closed Captions part of the question, a few words about Pluto TV for those not familiar with the streaming service.

Pluto TV is a great choice for seniors looking for a wide array of content without spending any money. Yes, for those who don’t know, Pluto TV is absolutely free. The streaming service is supported by advertising, just like the old days of television. You can watch Pluto TV by downloading the Pluto app on devices such as Roku and Amazon’s Fire TV or using a web browser to go to Pluto.TV.

What’s On Pluto TV?
Pluto TV has hundreds of channels — and they are all free (albeit with the ads.).
There’s a slew of news channels such as CBS News, ABC News Live and Pluto TV News (the content is recent, but not live); a gaggle of sports channels including the NFL Channel, CBS Sports HQ, Fox Sports, and MLB, among others; and a collection of comedy channels including specialized channels for Mystery Science Theater 3000 and RiffTrax, the sequel to MSTK, starring members of the original cast. There are channels available in about dozen different categories of all kinds of genres including lots and lots of movies.

Now, here’s how to watch Pluto TV with Closed Captioning.

How to Watch Pluto TV With Closed Captioning

If you are using a Browser, do the following:

1. When clicking the Audio & Subtitles icon, a “subtitle settings” option will appear to the top right

2. Activate this button to access caption appearance settings

If you have Roku, do the following:

1. Open Settings from the Roku home screen

2. Go to Accessibility, then select Captions style

If you are watching Pluto TV on an Android device, do this:
1. Open the Settings app in the Android TV system
2. Go to Accessibility, then select Caption preferences and then Caption size and style
3. Select a preset caption style or create a custom style

If you are watching Pluto on Amazon’s Fire TV, do this:

1. Open Settings (gear icon) in the Amazon Fire system
2. Go to Accessibility, then select Closed Caption
3. Caption appearance settings for text, text background, and window background are available

If you are watching Pluto on an iOS or tvOS device, do this:

1. Open your device’s Settings app
2. Go to Accessibility, then select Subtitles & Captioning from the Hearing section
3. Caption appearance settings may be adjusted under Style 

And for more devices, see this Pluto TV page.

Jean, hope that helps. Happy viewing and stay safe!

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