They're also fibbing about not having a way to objectively measure and meter loudness. It's existed for years as ITU-R BS.1770 in the U.S. (there a very, very

They're also fibbing about not having a way to objectively measure and meter loudness. It's existed for years as ITU-R BS.1770 in the U.S. (there a very, very similar recommendation called EBU R128 in the EU). There are standard methods to meter percieved loudness and output energy, there is widely available hardware to implement this. My solution is to not watch live television. Every once in a while I'll buy a boxed set of a show, or a backup of such a boxed set. I listen to it at the level of my music, metered with the recommended method from EBU R128. In addition to the benefit of not being jarred by the loudness contrast, I get the benefit of being able to actually experience the whole movie or television show as one continuous feed, usually the way it was intended to be watched. The audio is also often lossless or close to it, the movies not cut awkwardly, my audio equipment is better on my personal computer than it is on anyone's living room. Don't watch live television; it's expensive, offensively formatted, and usually not really that good.