vasta
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| DVD/Blu-Ray have low volume
I have a Vizio (VO32LFHDTV10A) and used to have a standard DVD player hooked up to it...The audio was really low so I had to turn the volume up to like 30 but then when I had the volume at 30 the action would be insanely loud so I'd have to turn it down again then up again when people started talking...The same thing happens with my Blu-Ray player...
The same thing happened when I tested out my old Playstation with an audio CD, I had to crank the volume just to hear the music decently
The Blu-Ray player is hooked up via HDMI, I've reset the audio configs on the TV, Messed with the settings (as recommended by the Vizio email I got) and everything sounds the same no matter what settings...
What causes that? Do I need to buy a sound system? Just for the record TV stations sound fine at a reasonable volume of 10-15 |
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ironwalker
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clubs: | Center channle usually handles dialog/speech, raise it if you can either through your soundcard or your software dvd/blueray player on pc, on home player, do same.
You can lower surround channels as well to keep special effects down. |
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said by vasta  :The Blu-Ray player is hooked up via HDMI, I've reset the audio configs on the TV, Messed with the settings (as recommended by the Vizio email I got) and everything sounds the same no matter what settings... What causes that? Do I need to buy a sound system? Just for the record TV stations sound fine at a reasonable volume of 10-15
That is because your using the 5.1 or 7.1 (on blu-rays)
audio track
use the *classic* 2.0 channel on the audio selection |
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tvtek
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| reply to vasta
This was the same action that happened while watching VHS HI-FI and Beta HI-FI tapes. The dynamic range in audio was so great this was normal. To some extent you will hear this on CD's vs. using cassette tapes or LP records.
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| reply to vasta
This is called Dynamic Range. It's the product of a mastering process that's geared toward faithful reproduction of sound.
In life, everything from a needle falling on a wood floor, to an atomic bomb or a Saturn V rocket launch is the reality of sound. The better technology gets, the closer to this reality the recording world can get.
The problem is with trying to reproduce this on a small TV speaker. That's why my home theater has 17,000 watts of amplifcation and banks of huge speakers. Movies like U-571 start to approach realistic dynamic range. When you get the dialog at the right level, the bombs are breaking your eardrums.
Now some DVD players have DNR or dynamic range control in the setup menu, which can be enabled in degrees. This is intended for late night viewing, so as not to disturb the neighbors. Such a feature might help in your case. |
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