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I have read about something that lowers the sound on a TV to one level to stop those obnoxious commercials that scream at me. Does anyone have something like this? Do they work well?
My TV has this built into it, but it doesn't work for me because all my sound is run through my receiver and not through the TV. I don't know if there are stand alone units for this, but you may check the manuals for your source unit (cable or satellite box) and you receiver if you have one. They may have the technology but just not turned on.
My TV has this built into it, but it doesn't work for me because all my sound is run through my receiver and not through the TV. I don't know if there are stand alone units for this, but you may check the manuals for your source unit (cable or satellite box) and you receiver if you have one. They may have the technology but just not turned on.
Yeah, what scarmig said. Most newer TV's (maybe four years old or so?) have a type of sound-input equalizer filter built in to them. If oyu go to the menu and then find the "audio settings" you should find this option. But yeah, I agree with you: they turn up those commercials to the 11 button!! LOL.
Why, I have no idea. I mean, what? Turning them up is some sorta advertising trick to supposedly make us want to buy their product more than if the commercial was at regular level? LOL. Wrong!
The volume is turned up to keep you within listening distance, because the majority of people do walk away from their set during the commercial break.
I do not like it either, but it is a business decision.
The most used button on our remote is Mute. You would think advertisers would figure out that we aren't listening to their commercials not because we don't care, but that they are so loud they're annoying. But then most businesses are led around by the nose by PR and commercial account reps.
I'm assuming this is a blanket type "filter" and applies to everything?
The reason they get so loud is because they have the amplification jacked up, it's the same reason why some CD's/MP3's will have different volume levels without actually changing the volume. The "filter" on the TV will just set a peak for the amplification, one issue is if you're watching a movie or show that might use sound for dramatic effect it will also effect that.
More accurately, commercials tweak the compression ratio of the sound. Stuff that is normally fairly quiet, like talking, is blasted out at the same level as a racing car engine. If the commercial HAD a racing car engine in it, the engine would sound quieter than normal in comparison. Just turning the volume up would lead to clipping and distortion.
Advice? Skip the sound reduction device and get a Personal DVR like a tivo. Once you understand how to use it, you'll never go back. It saves massive amounts of time, and allows you to fast foreward through commercials and show segments that are painful to watch.
I have read about something that lowers the sound on a TV to one level to stop those obnoxious commercials that scream at me. Does anyone have something like this? Do they work well?
CALM Act plans to put loud TV commercials to sleep Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA) wants the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to act—against loud commercials. Her "Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act' has just cleared a subcommittee and now moves to the full House Energy and Commerce committee for a vote.
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