The volume of television commercials

[bagofeyes]

I know it must be some kind of technique used to lure distinguished mentally-challenged fellows into buying more products, but it really shits me that TV ads are louder than the programs. I swear over here they are twice as loud as the show. Mute for the win, I guess.

[abrader]

its VERY fucking annoying.

[Ecrofirt]

Yea, they basically blast commercial volume at the peak in order to get you to look up at the TV.

[abrader]

i wonder if they pay extra for the DB shift.

[drew]

Seriously, I have to scramble for the remote every time a commercial come on so I don't piss off my neighbors.

 

[Tauntaun]

Isn't it technically supposed to be illegal to do that?

[Eric P]

Isn't this more to do with regular programmes being 5.1 and ads just being regular stereo?

no

it's a proven psychological technique to make you look up and pay attention

[cloudwalking]

it's also because a lot of people periodically leave the room when commercials are playing

[Rman]

Do you guys remember the old Magnavox tvs that had a smartsound feature that was designed specifically for commercial volume?

[Eric P]

soon they will design commercials which get the point across even as you fast forward them in tivo

[DJ_Tet]

Do you guys remember the old Magnavox tvs that had a smartsound feature that was designed specifically for commercial volume?

I bet 'The Man' buried that technology right beside the car that runs on seawater 

[Bloodwake]

Fucking commercials.