

This is especially handy if you've already changed the color of the text, and need a different background color to complement your setting. Additionally, you can set a color for the background. Background color: Choose to enable a background box for your subtitles, allowing them to stand out more from the content you're watching.Text opacity: Adjust the visibility of your subtitles at set percentage increments.Text color: You can adjust the color of your subtitles here, in case you struggle with the visibility of the default white text setting.Text size: A rather self-explanatory setting where you can increase or decrease the size of on-screen subtitles.Examples include options to raise or depress the subtitles, or add a drop shadow to make text stand out more. Text edge effect: Adds an effect to the edge of subtitle text if you need the text to be more pronounced.

There's only a handful of options here, but most style settings are designed to be readable, with some including a decent amount of letter spacing should you need it. Text style: This options allows you to change the subtitles' font.You can choose from a wide variety of languages, and your chosen option will be displayed in movies and shows should they support them. Subtitles preferred language: This will set your preferred language by default.The following is a list of options available to you, and a brief description as to what each of them does: Handily, all subtitle options within the settings menu feature a preview window, to show you exactly how you subtitles will appear on-screen. Roku's subtitles options are impressively robust, and offer a variety of different settings that allow you to tailor your subtitles just how you need them. (Image credit: Future) Roku subtitles – what settings can I adjust?
