Know what I Hate?

[WaltD4Me]

When you can't find the remote fast enough when one of those let me "SCREAM AT YOU" commercials comes on. You know the ones, like the obnoxious mattress warehouse sale guy who is screaming about their BIG BIG sale and how you have to C'MON ON DOWN. LOW, LOW PRICES! THIS WEEKEND ONLY!!! Hasn't anyone ever explained to these yahoos that the need to change the channel quickly when one of their commercials comes on has got to be the main reason the remote was invented in the first place?

 

[jcb]

The CALM Act takes effect December 15, 2012 once FCC regulations are adopted. Until then, hold onto your remote.

 

[DisneyKevin]

Two words......

Appliance
Direct

 

[k5jm]

The CALM Act takes effect December 15, once FCC regulations are adopted. Until then, hold onto your remote.

I think the Calm Act stinks!! The TV stations are going to compress all audio and not just the commercials so that everything is at one level. That should be your choice to have the volume at one level. Most newer TV's have a function that will compress audio to one level for you. I no longer will have the choice of "dynamic contrast" in the audio levels of the shows that I am watching. If I am watching a symphony concert, no more FFF of Mahler and no more PP of Mozart. When you compress or limit the audio it limits the sound to just one constant level. "Mama" from Bambi will be the same level as "KHAAAAAAAAAAAN."

 

[kaligal]

Our TV has the ability to set everything at one level, so there are no blaring commercials.

There are also no loud gunfights or people screaming. The quietest moments are still quiet, but don't make as big an impression. And the music that rises majestically...doesn't.

I thought it would be great when I saw that...but I turned out not to like it.

I'd rather take the good with the bad. We have more remotes than people at this point, so a remote is never far away.

 

[PinkBudgie]

Our solution was to cancel our Dish tv subscription. We don't pick up any tv out of the air where we live surrounded by hills, so we get no tv. We watch shows on Netflix- both instant watch and disc. No commercials and it saves us about $50 a month!

 

[jcb]

I think the Calm Act stinks!! The TV stations are going to compress all audio and not just the commercials so that everything is at one level. That should be your choice to have the volume at one level. Most newer TV's have a function that will compress audio to one level for you. I no longer will have the choice of "dynamic contrast" in the audio levels of the shows that I am watching. If I am watching a symphony concert, no more FFF of Mahler and no more PP of Mozart. When you compress or limit the audio it limits the sound to just one constant level. "Mama" from Bambii will be the same level as "KHAAAAAAAAAAAN."

I can't believe You made me read the proposed FCC regulations:

If all stations/MVPDs measure content with the ITU–R BS.1770 measurement algorithm and transmit dialnorm metadata that correctly identifies the loudness of the content it accompanies, then consumers will be able to set their volume controls to their preferred listening (loudness) level and will not have to adjust the volume between programs and commercials.

Whatever all this geek-speak means, the intent is not to normalize programming volume. But I'll defer to your understanding of geek.

 

[DisneyKevin]

I hate grapefruit too.





In case you were wondering.

 

[jcb]

mayonnaise

sour cream

yogurt (unless frozen in chocolate)

 

[WaltD4Me]

mayonnaise

sour cream

yogurt (unless frozen in chocolate)

I'm with you on the stuff made from sour milk Jack. Ick. Throw cream cheese and cottage cheese (lumpy sour milk) in there too. Double Ick.

Now grapefruit..........YUM! What kind of weirdo doesn't like grapefruit? (especially as in Grapefruit cake)

 

[k5jm]

I can't believe You made me read the proposed FCC regulations:




Whatever all this geek-speak means, the intent is not to normalize programming volume. But I'll defer to your understanding of geek.

This method will not do what the Government wants. The broadcasters will have to set all levels to a constant "loudness" level.

In DTV using Dolby AC3, extra information may be sent alongside the audio. Such information is
known as “metadata” and is added before transmission at the broadcast station. AC3 metadata
allows three end-listener level-control parameters to be set:

• Dialnorm adjusts the receiver’s level control. The closer this setting gets to 0 dBFS, the lowerthe reproduction level.
• Line-mode DRC enables dynamic range restrictions with a wideband boost being given to lowlevels, and compression being applied to high levels.
• RF-mode DRC does the same with additional level boosts and limiting meant to be compatiblewith analogue TV.

Metadata only get used if they provide clear advantages without downsides. When benefits are not
obvious, the extra work and equipment needed to create metadata, the extra latency, and the potential compatibility issues they will pose over time, work against the concept. It’s no wonder why
broadcasters are seeking more effective methods to control loudness than basing a station on part
of a solution for just one platform.
To use AC3 metadata as the main level and range control, actually has further downsides. It is
unpredictable how a consumer has his/her receiver set up, and the reproduction level can become a
mess when metadata is missing or wrong. Acknowledging these problems, Dolby has introduced a
loudness control solution, Dolby Volume, for manufacturers of consumer equipment. Dolby Volume
is single-ended and doesn’t require metadata to function. If its complexity is high enough, it may
completely disregard metadata and not worry about whether they are correct or not.
Single-ended consumer control of loudness has been a long time coming, but should be welcomed.
Apple’s relatively simple solution in iTunes was among the first to offer an answer better than peaklevel normalization to the general public. With Dolby Volume, and other technologies on the horizon,
we can finally hope to rebuke the loudness war in music and film production.
With regard to broadcast, however, intangible consumer processing cannot be relied on. Metadata
is one layer of extra unpredictability; single-ended consumer processing is another. Audio should
therefore be adequately preconditioned at the station, and transmitted with fixed metadata to keep
uncertainties at a minimum. Fortunately, AC3 can work well without stations having to go through
the trouble of using more of its metadata extension than to signal changes between stereo and 5.1.

 

[WaltD4Me]

This method will not do what the Government wants. The broadcasters will have to set all levels to a constant "loudness" level.

Holy smokes, wouldn't be easier just make it illegal for the mattress, appliance, used car, furniture warehouse, pawn shop people, ect...to SCREAM in their commercials? The standard could be if someone has fallen asleep watching TV and when the commercial comes on it wakes them up, then the commercial is TOO LOUD.

 

[JWren1234]

Two words......

Appliance
Direct

I've seen those commercials for years on every Disney trip. They are hideous, just hideous. I can still picture the woman wearing that awful yellow and green dress screeching out "Appliance Direct" at the top of her lungs.

Jason

 

[DisneyKevin]

I've seen those commercials for years on every Disney trip. They are hideous, just hideous. I can still picture the woman wearing that awful yellow and green dress screeching out "Appliance Direct" at the top of her lungs.

Jason

Don't forget the knee brace.....