The best replacement for subtitles is dubbing.

The best alternatives to subtitles are rated as following:
★★★★★  dubbing
★★★★  closed caption
★★★  captions
★★★  closed captioning
★★  supertitles
★★  voice over
★★  dubbed
★★  surtitles
★★  subheadings
★  full captions
★  closed captions
★  teletext
  soft subtitles

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Speaking about subtitles, one probably shouldn't forget about vlc.

Other search terms related to subtitles and their ratings are:
★★★★★ vlc
★★★ windows media player
★★★ handbrake
★★★ avi
★★ roku
★★ mp4
★★ netflix
★★ nero
★ video
★ virtualdub
★ vlc player
★ re-encoding
★ mkv
★ ps3 media server
★ divx
★ re encoding
plex roku
encoding
media player
movie
quicktime
media player classic
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