Bebeboom
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posted on December 20, 2006 07:40:19 PM
Is it just me or have they jacked up the sound on the commercials? I swear, on ABC and NBC especially, every time a commercial comes on it is blasting.. I have to go and turn the sound down...then when the program resumes..I have to turn it back up again to hear it.. have you noticed this lately?
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profe51
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posted on December 20, 2006 07:43:07 PM
It's always seemed like that to me. Tivo is your friend.
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Bebeboom
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posted on December 20, 2006 07:47:01 PM
I never noticed it so much before the Holiday commercials appeared.. I know there is an adjustment on my TV somewhere to equalize the sound.. I just haven't found it on the new set yet.. what a PITA that is though..
[ edited by Bebeboom on Dec 20, 2006 07:47 PM ]
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bigpeepa
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posted on December 20, 2006 08:17:03 PM
I am 85% pure oops,I mean sure that lots of years ago the FCC made a law saying commercials can't be louder than the program.
Am I right about that does anyone else remember that law?
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Bebeboom
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posted on December 20, 2006 08:32:44 PM
Peepa, I am sure you are correct..I remember that too.. but it seems as if no one is enforcing it. I'm just getting old and cranky...
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roadsmith
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posted on December 20, 2006 09:39:07 PM
I too hate those loud commercials. Years ago there was a very suspect "study" that claimed the commercials weren't any louder than the shows, just that the shows were more modulated, whereas the commercials are a bit steady in their modulation. Or something. That's pure baloney, I say.
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irked
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posted on December 20, 2006 11:36:10 PM
It is definately louder on commercials, I have to turn then down too and then can't hear the show when it comes back on. It is I notice especially bad on the History channels I get, and also that way on all or most of the HD channels too. I am on Dish and I thought maybe it was just that but I don't think it is just that. Fact is some commercials blast you out.
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mingotree
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posted on December 20, 2006 11:53:50 PM
Well, I'm REALLY old and remember when commercials were 30 seconds to a minute long!!!! Now , a half hour show is 15 minutes and the commercials are 15 minutes. I seldom watch TV but always have a book to read during the breaks, or wash dishes, or build a new house.....
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classicrock000
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posted on December 21, 2006 06:43:30 AM
well Crow Im a bit older then you.I have been collecting the old "Topper" series back in the 50's.Remember that series? Some of the episodes have the Camel commercials in them....believe or not around 10 seconds.
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Bear1949
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posted on December 21, 2006 11:06:18 AM
Is it just me or have they jacked up the sound on the commercials?
Turn down your hearing aid, Maggie.
"“More Iraqis think things are going well in Iraq than Americans do. I guess they don’t get the New York Times over there.”—Jay Leno".
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classicrock000
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posted on December 21, 2006 11:41:23 AM
LOL 
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roadsmith
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posted on December 21, 2006 11:54:13 AM
Mingotree: Me too! I keep catalogs on the sofa to look at during the commercial breaks, or I jump up and start supper, do a little straightening in another room, etc. I've been amazed at how much I can get done in the 2.5 - 3 minutes of commercials.
I'd heard long ago that they did jack up the sound for them since so many people leave the room to get snacks and such.
The one blessing of the louder commercials is that I can hear when they're over and can go back into the room for the show I'm watching, LOL.
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classicrock000
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posted on December 21, 2006 11:57:10 AM
you should get a Tivo.When I watched "24"
there would be 5 minutes of adds on.So what I did was watch it the next morning on my Tivo.When the adds came on,I put put the Tivo in fast forward and it went thru the 5 minutes of commericals in 3 seconds.
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roadsmith
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posted on December 21, 2006 12:01:22 PM
The only shows we watch together are the Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert shows, 4 nights a week. We don't have TiVo; we tape those shows, watch them the next evening, and zip through the commercials, which take up 15 - 17 minutes of the hour!
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bebeboom
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posted on December 21, 2006 12:04:21 PM
Bear! I don't need a hearing aid..LOL
And, I do the same as the rest of you, wash the pots and pans, fix a snack, let the dog out, bathroom break.. during commercials and still get back before they are over.. sheesh..
Classy, I've just got my dvd player hooked up to my TV..so don't talk to me about any other device to hook up..we've got the new plasma TV on a wall and it is major work getting it off and back up again to attach anything..ugh.
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classicrock000
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posted on December 21, 2006 12:57:38 PM
aaaahhh I know this is a silly question,why dont you just leave it up????
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bebeboom
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posted on December 21, 2006 01:00:58 PM
Because all the wiring is behind it inside the wall...
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classicrock000
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posted on December 21, 2006 02:45:30 PM
and?
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bebeboom
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posted on December 21, 2006 03:06:26 PM
and.. we have to take it off of the lock system to get to the back of it to plug any new wires into it..and I'm guessing a Tivo has to have some wires to connect to it..right?
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classicrock000
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posted on December 21, 2006 05:35:33 PM
yes-I have my satellite wires connected to the input of my Tivo.Then I have output wires of the Tivo connected to the input of my dvd recorder.Then I have my output wires of my dvd recorder connected to the input of my big screen TV.
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