Amazon adds closed captions to select Instant streams

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Amazon is finally [catching up](http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/16/netflix-watch-instantly-adds-closed-captioning-support-for-the-p/) to the rest of the streaming industry and adding closed captions to some of its Instant Video selections. For the moment the library of CCed content is pretty slim, with only 169 shows and 74 movies, but we'd expect that to grow pretty quickly. That does put the burgeoning media giant quite a bit behind competitors like [Hulu](http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/21/hulu-plus-hbo-go-and-max-go-apps-for-android-updated-with-suppo/) and [Netflix](http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/25/netflix-30-percent-of-watch-instantly-titles-subbed-with-more-o/), who have been catering to the hearing impaired for some time. For now, captions are only available when streaming from Amazon's website, but the company promises to expand support to "additional devices" soon. For more info check out the Amazon help page at the source and the email notice forwarded to us by a tipster after the break.

[Thanks, Linda]

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