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Have you noticed?

Shiloh09 — Tue, 06 Aug 2019 11:31:54 GMT

Have you noticed the volume of television commercials is louder than the program you are watching? This makes me crazy! My old tv seemed to automatically modulate the sound so this didnt happen.

Depending on the network or video stream, it also happens with the backgrouhd music. My DH turns up the volume to better hear the dialogue, but then the background music makes it difficult for him to hear the dialogue. Is there something we are missing here? An audio adjustment of some sort?

Re: Have you noticed?

Imaoldhippie — Tue, 06 Aug 2019 12:15:34 GMT

This has been going on for years. And yes some of the older TVs had the auto volume adjust. There was such an outcry from the public that congress outlawed commercials from raising the volume. It was good for a while, but I have noticed its starting back up again. I have a major hearing problem and background noise and music on the TV is a real problem for me. I lose half the dialog.

Re: Have you noticed?

millieshops — Tue, 06 Aug 2019 13:02:01 GMT

Not only on TV, but having just completed about 1,000 miles in the car last week, I also noticed lots of the radio stations also amp up commercial volume.

On a related issue, I heard yesterday that some cable channels are devoting more minutes per hour to commercials. Works for me - commercials are my QVC time!

Re: Have you noticed?

Desertdi — Tue, 06 Aug 2019 14:17:25 GMT

It's been that way since we got our first TV in 1948

Re: Have you noticed?

catter70 — Tue, 06 Aug 2019 14:35:42 GMT

It's been that way for a long time as far as I know. I just turn the volume down or better yet, change the channel.Geez, I remember when I was the "remote" and we actually had to get up to do both. Good thing we only had 3 channels back then.

Re: Have you noticed?

okaywitheasypay — Tue, 06 Aug 2019 14:57:08 GMT

Yes. I do not know if it is just locally, but it seems the same program can sometimes play the same commercial 3 + times !

James Earl Jones for Arby's. Man --he loves bacon and shouts about it!

Re: Have you noticed?

Kachina624 — Tue, 06 Aug 2019 16:22:40 GMT

I have to dive for the remote to lower the volume every time I turn HSN on.

Re: Have you noticed?

butterfly123 — Tue, 06 Aug 2019 17:44:29 GMT

@Shiloh09

There is an audio adjustment available on most televisions.

If you google the make and model of your television you will be able to adjust the settings with your original television remote.

You could also call Customer Service for your television brand and have them walk you through it.

Re: Have you noticed?

SilleeMee — Tue, 06 Aug 2019 18:51:33 GMT

There are certain vendors and hosts who seem to sound louder than others. Not sure if that is because of their mics or what but I always have to turn it down when they come on air.

Re: Have you noticed?

cowboy sam — Tue, 06 Aug 2019 20:22:56 GMT

Am i the only one that needs to use my CC to read what is being said on some shows??

Re: Have you noticed?

gardenman — Wed, 07 Aug 2019 13:53:39 GMT

@cowboy sam wrote:
Am i the only one that needs to use my CC to read what is being said on some shows??

I use closed captioning for cooking shows featuring Jacques Pepin. I've never been able to sort through his accent. British accents are no problem for me, but Jacque's French accent just doesn't get through to me.

I have a surround sound system hooked up and if dialogue is too low, I can ramp up the center channel speaker to make it louder. Now the recently concluded Women's World Cup soccer tournament had the surround sound from one of the stadiums turned up way, way too high. It was easy to tell when they were broadcasting from that stadium as nearly all of the sound came from the rear speakers. That's not how it's supposed to work.