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My question is: why haven't the tv manufacturers figured out a way to automatically regulate the volume to prevent loud commercials? It doesn't seem like it'd b

My question is: why haven't the tv manufacturers figured out a way to automatically regulate the volume to prevent loud commercials? It doesn't seem like it'd be impossible to solve and it'd be a great selling point.

epochwolf 16y ago
Some TVs do have this feature. It's called Smart Sound on my grandparent's TV.
- ohashi 16y ago
  That's something you rarely hear, grandparents having better technology than the HN folk.
  - jonhendry 16y ago
    Makes sense though - older folks probably watch more broadcast/cable TV the old fashioned way, with commercials, as opposed to using a TV to watch movies or streamed episodes.
  - epochwolf 16y ago
    Said TV is CRT from when LCD/Plasma was fairly new technology.
bconway 16y ago
Many do, but in some cases it's poorly implemented and will down-mix from 5.1 to stereo.
mdiep 16y ago
You're looking for Dolby Volume: http://www.dolby.com/consumer/understand/volume/dolby-volume.html http://www.dolby.com/consumer/understand/volume/dolby-volume... It helps maintain consistent volume across commercials, different channels, and different input sources. I have a Toshiba Regza TV that's equipped with it and it's great. It was a deciding factor in the purchase of my TV.