What's with loud commercials?

[Daisy and Delilah]

Yes, I've noticed this too, and it seems it has actually gotten worse over the past year or two. I swear the programs seem to be getting softer and softer, so I have to crank up the volume just to hear, and then the commercials absolutely BLAST on. I hate that! It's a constant battle for me with the remote: turn it up, turn it down, turn it up, turn it down....rinse/repeat.

This is so true. The volume seems to differ from channel to channel too. I have the remote in my hand all the time.

[Catlady711]

When I first bought our livingroom TV (about 8 years ago) we didn't get one with the constant volume feature (bummer). When we'd watch programs we'd have the volume at about 1/4-1/2 volume level. Now for programs we have to crank the volume darn near max because they're getting softer sounding and the commercials have gotten so loud I have to go to about 1/8 or less volume to get the same noise level, so I know it's not just our hearing.

I swear the next tv we get is having the constant volume feature on it.

[mruffruff]

NOW you tell me! I bought a TV about a year ago and didn't even know there was such a thing as a 'constant volume feature'. They should be standard on all sets. Wouldn't the advertisers just love that?

How do you feel about the repetitive ads? I mean when they run (for instance) an ad for a Toyota, then for Charmin, then repeat the Very same Toyota ad, maybe another kind and then repeat one of them again. Just as annoying as the volume changing.













I watch entirely toooooooo much TV