Question about televisions

[minniemouseuk]

Hello,

Does anyone else have a problem with the sound when watching DVDs? (I don't experience the problem when watching television)

When watching DVDs, I always have to have the volume really high, otherwise it's difficult to hear speech, but other things, like music, are really loud.

Is there any way I can get a happy medium? Any tips would be appreciated.

Thanks!

 

[Snowy-girls]

We have the exact same problem-we have our tv volume on 20,when we watch a dvd it has to be on 30 .x.

 

[Bolanette87]

We normally have our TV volume on 6, but when we watch a DVD on the DVD player (Which is now broken) we normally had to put it up to 7. Now we watch DVDs on the Playstation and the volume has to go up to about 40!!

I wish I knew what was up with it!

Bob xoxoxox

 

[Dimplenose]

We have the exact same problem-we have our tv volume on 20,when we watch a dvd it has to be on 30 .x.

Us too.

 

[higgy66]

We have the same problem and also when watching some american TV.

I always had to turn the volume up for West Wing and then when the adverts came on I would jump out of my skin as the volume would revert back to normal.

 

[fuse04]

Are you just running the DVD player straight to the TV or using a amplifier?

Whilst not an expert on such things, I would hazard a guess that it is to do with the amplification abilities of the DVD player itself.

For example if you buy a component CD player from a speciclist audio shop, you will need to plug it into a amplifier to listen to it using speakers, however you can plug earphones into the jack socket to listen without a amplifier. This is because it is far easier to drive the small speakers in earphones that it is to drive those 3 foot tall speakers . If you have a turntable, the amplifier needs a specific circuit for the turntable because it needs even more amplification that the CD player.

Hope this helps

 

[thelittlemermaid83]

I have this problem aswell its very annoying.

 

[mickg7dyd]

Hi,
On some models of tv's and dvd's you can access the setup menu and this will allow you to change the sound settings of either the dvd output or the scart input. Worth checking.

Mick.

 

[Wedgeh]

My guess is it's because you are watching a DVD which has been mixed in surround sound in stereo. Often the speech in a film is output mostly through the centre speaker which you don't have and so you have to turn it up to catch it. If the DVD has a stereo audio mix option that might work better for you Tom