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[CountryBumkin]

I was looking at the Wikipedia site https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_PVR_software_packages on "Comparison of PVRs" and doing a little editing.

I noticed a column for "TeleText" under features - and I'm not sure if JRiver does/has this (I'm not exactly sure what it is) but a lot of the other PVR programs do it - so I thought I check. If JRiver does/has TeleText capability I would be happy to update Wikipedia to a "Yes" in this category.

[Yaobing]

No, not yet.  Maybe we will do it down the road.
Currently we only do Close Captioning on analog TV.

[RoderickGI]

Teletext is pages of text information imbedded in the OTA broadcast stream, which was useful, sort of, before the internet and HTPCs. It could contain all sorts of information, like weather reports, news headlines, and . . . well other stuff.

I was always clunky to use, didn't show much info per page, and for me at least, not more than a passing novelty.

I don't think supporting teletext is much of an issue at this time, or into the future.

[astromo]

Teletext is pages of text information imbedded in the OTA broadcast stream, which was useful, sort of, before the internet and HTPCs. It could contain all sorts of information, like weather reports, news headlines, and . . . well other stuff.

I was always clunky to use, didn't show much info per page, and for me at least, not more than a passing novelty.

I don't think supporting teletext is much of an issue at this time, or into the future.

Generally, I'd agree.

Not that I'd want this but isn't speech to text functionality implemented via teletext?

I do see that around the place in public places where sound doesn't make sense, so STT is enabled so viewers can work out what's going on. Usage profile on the small side I'd expect. How many audio impaired users are there on the JRiver books?

[RoderickGI]

Not that I'd want this but isn't speech to text functionality implemented via teletext?

I don't think so. I think the on screen text is Closed Captions delivered via subtitles functionality.

Wait. You are right, and so am I, sort of.
Teletext closed down in Australia in 2009, but Closed Captions, delivered via page 801 of teletext continue.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austext

While Closed Captioning is being continued, and is legislated, there have been changes in requirements as recently as this year, and it looks like there will be more.
http://www.acma.gov.au/Industry/Broadcast/Television/TV-content-regulation/captioning-tv-content-regulation-acma

[astromo]

While Closed Captioning is being continued, and is legislated, there have been changes in requirements as recently as this year, and it looks like there will be more.
http://www.acma.gov.au/Industry/Broadcast/Television/TV-content-regulation/captioning-tv-content-regulation-acma

Noted. I'd expect that with today's sensitivity towards inclusion and avoiding marginalising the disabled coomunity, that the policy reflected above would see equivalents in many different jurisdictions around the world.