What volume do you have your television on?

[Spinneret]

It's on 30 out of 100

 

[mrodgers]

Depends on the source. Also as a qualifier, I am not using the TV speakers. I don't have fancy, but my Logitech computer speakers with small subwoofer is far better than the TV speakers. I watch a lot of camping/bushcraft/motorcycle and bicycle touring stuff and often mute the TV thinking the birds and sounds are outside my window rather than the video.

My main source is Youtube on the smart tv interface. Volume is usually around 20 give or take depending on what I'm watching.

Netflix on the root screen showing your selections, the preview is just blasting. I have to turn it down to 10. But then watch something and I can go clear up to 75 and still hear little difference. It's muffled poor quality sound with no volume.

Computer is connected to the TV. Depending on what I'm doing the volume can be variable. Base is around 30 works like if I'm watching youtube through the computer. Some gaming with racing or flying I turn it up a bit more. Other games such as GTA or RDR are better with headphones.

 

[lynxstch]

Depends on what channel we have it on. Even using a soundbar, some channels need me to turn it up, some need me to turn it down. I usually have it at about 30 out of 100

 

[luvnwdwgal]

It’s usually on 20 out of 100. Before my husband got his hearing aids earlier this year he would have it turned up into the 40-50 range. Or he would turn the sound bar on and it would be like sitting in a movie theater. I hated it.

 

[Meriweather]

9 out of 100.......sometimes go up to 10 or 11 (DH doesn't hear as well)

 

[ronandannette]

Low'ish because we live in a condo and try to be sure we're not bothering the neighbours. Sound bar between 10 and 15 with the bass adjusted right down, depending on the channel. But we also run the captions on everything except news and sports (it's comical what words the captions generate for those).

 

[leebee]

I usually keep it on 2, but if DH is watching it has to go up to about a 9 or 10.

 

[MillauFr]

The TV speakers are worse than useless. I have an integrated amp that I keep between 45 and 60.

 

[JLTraveling]

TV speakers only. Base is around 25 out of 100, but it just depends. Even on the same streaming source (looking at you, Prime), one movie might go down to 20 and the next up to 40. YouTube videos are a crapshoot, been nearly unable to hear a political press conference at 90, and been blasted out by an ad at 15.

 

[Ghost Host 998]

Volume "T" for television, of course. Although, I tend to spread out volumes "S," "T" and "U" to set the TV on, just for a little more balance and support.

 

[tvguy]

Depends on the channel. I have Dish Network and the audio on some channels is very low coming in.
Right now it is on The History Channel and the volume is 18 out of 100.
FETV has to be on at least 30 to get the same volume.

 

[ronandannette]

TV speakers only. Base is around 25 out of 100, but it just depends. Even on the same streaming source (looking at you, Prime), one movie might go down to 20 and the next up to 40. YouTube videos are a crapshoot, been nearly unable to hear a political press conference at 90, and been blasted out by an ad at 15.

Right? Prime is just the worst for this.

 

[tvguy]

Right? Prime is just the worst for this.

True. There are no standards for volume for streaming and Internet programing.
Over the air broadcasts have to meet FCC rules on volume, and despite what people believe, commercials aren't any louder since broadcast TV stations use audio limiters.

 

[BlueStarryHat]

On my TV (using the TV speakers only, 25. I use a fan at night when I'm in bed, which is when I do most of my TV watching, and I need it on 25 to hear what's going on over it.

 

[JLTraveling]

True. There are no standards for volume for streaming and Internet programing.
Over the air broadcasts have to meet FCC rules on volume, and despite what people believe, commercials aren't any louder since broadcast TV stations use audio limiters.

Curious. Where do broadcast shows on YouTube TV fall in all that? Because I can be watching CBS or whatever, but streaming on YouTube TV, and I'll nearly have my eardrums split by a commercial that's at least twice as loud as the show.

 

[tvguy]

Curious. Where do broadcast shows on YouTube TV fall in all that? Because I can be watching CBS or whatever, but streaming on YouTube TV, and I'll nearly have my eardrums split by a commercial that's at least twice as loud as the show.

They fall into streaming because that is how you are receiving them, via steaming, not over the air. The FCC only regulates audio on programming delivered over the air. So that show is being sent out with correct audio from the TV station, YouTube TV receives it with that perfect audio, but that audio can get messed up going through their system, or coming to your computer over your internet provider.

 

[disneychrista]

If I am the TV speakers 35 - 40. The sound bar doesn't give me a number but it is about 1/4, so maybe 25/100.

 

[JLTraveling]

They fall into streaming because that is how you are receiving them, via steaming, not over the air. The FCC only regulates audio on programming delivered over the air. So that show is being sent out with correct audio from the TV station, YouTube TV receives it with that perfect audio, but that audio can get messed up going through their system, or coming to your computer over your internet provider.

Got it. Thanks! I always wondered about that.

 

[Kathryn Merteuil]

We use a soundbar with ours, so the internal speakers are muted, but for that I keep it on 14; because 12 seems a little low, 14 is a little high, but I refuse to have it on 13. So 14 it is! Yes I am that weird.

 

[mamamary]

I’m not sure but I don’t keep it loud at all while my dh does.