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Capaldi's diction

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Not all of it was clear, but more clear than Amy's.
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  • LyceumLyceum Posts: 3,399
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    I found it perfectly fine. Just as I did Amy's.
  • chattswhochattswho Posts: 193
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    His voice wasn't as dynamic as previous doctors - bit more mild & mellow.
  • Ethel_FredEthel_Fred Posts: 34,127
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    HD sounded more blurred than SD
  • SealegSealeg Posts: 449
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    I could understand what he was saying perfectly, but there was a definite sound issue with the whole thing, everyone sounded muffled.
  • degsyhufcdegsyhufc Posts: 59,251
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    Sealeg wrote: »
    I could understand what he was saying perfectly, but there was a definite sound issue with the whole thing, everyone sounded muffled.
    It did seem like there were problems with it.
    I had to turn my telly and amp sound up an extra 5 so have what my normal 'movie' sound level is and this was on BBC HD.
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 54
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    chattswho wrote: »
    His voice wasn't as dynamic as previous doctors - bit more mild & mellow.
    yeah,
    you could always hear matt smith as he went up a few ranges when he talked, which I liked :)
  • molliepopsmolliepops Posts: 26,828
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    I have a hearing problem but managed to hear him and clara absolutely fine. So not sure what anyone else was listening to.
  • TassiumTassium Posts: 31,639
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    molliepops wrote: »
    I have a hearing problem but managed to hear him and clara absolutely fine. So not sure what anyone else was listening to.

    I doubt that anyone is lying about things...

    I also struggled to understand Mr Capaldi
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 260
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    I saw it at the cinema and I struggled at times, particularly at the start. As others have said, I wonder if there was an overall sound problem? The whole episode seemed quieter than I was expecting, especially at the cinema (unless my cinema just messed up :p)
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 12,830
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    When he spoke up, you could hear him. When he was quiet, he was unclear, but this might have been a sound issue.
  • Sufyaan_KaziSufyaan_Kazi Posts: 3,862
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    Saw it at the cinema, diction was fine, shame the cinema had a techincal breakdown though, epic fail .....
  • *Eileen**Eileen* Posts: 9,881
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    I had to concentrate really hard to understand some of his lines, I think I will get used to the accent but I didn't find it very clear. I saw/heard it at the Cinema, but thought exactly the same thing when I saw a clip on TV (think it was breakfast TV) earlier today, I ended up rewinding it (Thank you Tivo :) ) to listen again.
  • scott26985scott26985 Posts: 1,012
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    I had a bit of trouble understanding him in parts. Im Scottish so wasn't the accent, though there was maybe sound problems.
  • claire2281claire2281 Posts: 17,283
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    I usually have my tv volume at 8-10 and I can hear it fine. I had to turn this up to 22. There was definitely an issue with the sound levels being too quiet.
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 631
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    I think there was sound issues. Although, admittedly i am a bit deaf i struggled hear a few lines of Clara dialogue on 5 bars up from normal
  • Dave3622Dave3622 Posts: 1,819
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    I understood every word he said and this thread has me confused somewhat :confused:
  • Joe_ZelJoe_Zel Posts: 20,832
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    Everybody seemed muffled to me.

    Strangely enough it happened during the quieter scenes rather than with all the noise and fire/explosions.
  • ea91ea91 Posts: 2,363
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    Amy was perfectly understandable. Capaldi, not so much. Some of his first lines sounded like total gibberish, I think that may have been on purpose. :p
  • SupercellSupercell Posts: 5,079
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    Oh good it wasn't just me then! There are a few sentences I had to ask the OH 'what did he say?' And I don't normally have a problem with these things!
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 3,749
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    ea91 wrote: »
    Amy was perfectly understandable. Capaldi, not so much. Some of his first lines sounded like total gibberish, I think that may have been on purpose. :p

    Amy was in it?
  • KapellmeisterKapellmeister Posts: 41,322
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    Tassium wrote: »
    I doubt that anyone is lying about things...

    I also struggled to understand Mr Capaldi

    As did I. For a while I could barely understand a word he said. It seemed only to affect the parts when he was in the nightgown though and I found it had improved nearer the end.
  • molliepopsmolliepops Posts: 26,828
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    Tassium wrote: »
    I doubt that anyone is lying about things...

    I also struggled to understand Mr Capaldi

    I never suggested anyone was ! !
  • Westy2Westy2 Posts: 14,483
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    We had to whack ours up to 70 & that was via Hd.

    Wonder what my Sd copy will be like?
  • mossy2103mossy2103 Posts: 84,307
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    Lyceum wrote: »
    I found it perfectly fine. Just as I did Amy's.
    Same here. And I'm not even Scottish, and I have never lived in Scotland.
  • Sufyaan_KaziSufyaan_Kazi Posts: 3,862
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    The only two bits of dialogue I didn't understand:

    When Peter reveals himself in the control room of the master droid he laughs with Jenna - thats how you hide, and then says by the way you are ?????????????

    When Jenna says they should go for coffee and Peter says he doesn't have any money, Jenna says ??????????????????
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