Posted: 5/15/2008 8:38:23 PM EDT
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I'm VERY close to throwing my fucking TV right out the window !! No, it's not the shitty programming, it's the commercials !! And no again, it's not the content, it's when they DOUBLE THE FUCKING VOLUME OF THE FUCKING THINGS !! WHY !?!?!?!?!?! How do we combat this ?? I want to hunt down those responsible and kick them in the fucking nuts !!! |
One of my smaller TVs has that and it works great, especially for commercials, but the rest don't have it. Spectre is absolutely correct. You can be sitting there with the TV at a comfortable level, then you are suddenly blown out of your chair. 
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A volume attenuator like those used in a recording studio can work between a tv and a home theater stereo, works well for poorly mastered movies as well. The problem is this. People went to the FCC and they ruled that commercials could not go over a certain volume. Then they decided to drop the volume on tv programs and left the commercials at the same levels so they are perceived as louder because you turn your TV up more. Another part of the problem is that most commercial audio is compressed differently so it just sounds louder. The signal is squished so the dynamic range is smaller. |
The technology is pretty good, I'd say about 90%. It does a good job of recognizing the commercials by using the dead space between programming and commercials as a signal. Dolby actually created a volume leveler system that works like a limiter to avoid peaks and boosts lulls. They also have a dynamic acting EQ that flattens the bass and treble to a constant point so you don't notice peaks and valleys. The best way to put it is that the actually developed technology that "hears" the audio and adjusts it instead of just looking at waveforms. |
I couldn't agree more. Its gotten worse over the last few years. Drives me insane! 
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Only WORSE with digital. And especially those commercials BY THE FUCKING CABLE COMPANY. These are clipping so bad it is distorting to where the audio is neraly impossible to understand. I found this little button on the remote that solves the problem. It is called the MUTE button. |
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Got a brand spankin' New 52" Sony Bravia last Febuary. It's supposed to have the smart sound thingy/feature. I programed the thing to "On", and the damn thing helps, but the Jackass Billy Mays still rattles the windows. I'd say at best, the feature only cuts down the sound jump by 1/3.  S-28 |
