independent of the TV, or the CD-player[sic] (those are DVDs you're watching), almost all DVDs now have subtitles, which can be enabled from the DVD itself via the Features or Sound or Setup menu before you select Play. If you do select, say, English subtitles and have the subtitles enabled on your TV, you end up with two(2) sets of subtitles!! (due to hearing loss, I watch all videos with subtitles enabled and almost never go to theaters.)