At home, why are DVD's so loud?

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Re: At home, why are DVD's so loud?

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steve_earwig wrote:¿Que?
Terry Wogan said so.
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Re: At home, why are DVD's so loud?

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And you believe a man with a furry animal on his head?
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steve_earwig wrote:And you believe a man with a furry animal on his head?
I forgot about that.
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Re: At home, why are DVD's so loud?

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Welton wrote:All adverts are broadcast at a different frequency? to make the volume louder it's very noticeable :frown:
It's a technique called compression. Basically movies reserve high volume for explosions etc that need high volume (quiet things quiet, loud things loud), but adverts just hit you with that level all the way through (quiet things loud, loud things loud, everything loud)
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