riskadverse
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I have a 43" rear projection TV, and am having more trouble
hearing the dialog than I used to. While I don't think I'm
having hearing problems, there is that possiblility.
I've always had some problems with sound on televisions . . .
ie: commercials blaring out, while the programs are much softer. I've tried the various sound leveling features on the TV's, but they seem to make the symptoms worse.
Watching a typical TV show or movie, I'm adjusting the volume up and down over and over. If it is especially hard to understand, I will use the closed captions to help me pick up the dialog because of the uneven sound even during the program. It seems that for me to pick up everything, I have to play it so loud, that it bothers me and likely anyone else around.
The closed captions seem to solve that problem, but they
do distract me from the video, as I find myself reading them
even if I can understand and hear the dialog.
So my questions for some of you are . . .
Could my problem be that the background music is stepping
all over the dialog, because the sound is setup to be
played via "dolby 5.x and I'm just listening through the
stereo speakers?
Would I likely have better luck in understanding / hearing
the dialog if I installed a surround sound system? (The speaker system would be a pain to setup in my house, and I've not been impressed with friend's systems, although they were very likely crappy and untuned.)
Are current movies / tv so focused on special sound effects
and such, that everyone has problems with understanding the dialog? (Kind of like video special effects replacing story line in current movies).
Should I go and get my hearing checked? (note: my wife is having the the same problems, so maybe it should be phrased "we")
hearing the dialog than I used to. While I don't think I'm
having hearing problems, there is that possiblility.
I've always had some problems with sound on televisions . . .
ie: commercials blaring out, while the programs are much softer. I've tried the various sound leveling features on the TV's, but they seem to make the symptoms worse.
Watching a typical TV show or movie, I'm adjusting the volume up and down over and over. If it is especially hard to understand, I will use the closed captions to help me pick up the dialog because of the uneven sound even during the program. It seems that for me to pick up everything, I have to play it so loud, that it bothers me and likely anyone else around.
The closed captions seem to solve that problem, but they
do distract me from the video, as I find myself reading them
even if I can understand and hear the dialog.
So my questions for some of you are . . .
Could my problem be that the background music is stepping
all over the dialog, because the sound is setup to be
played via "dolby 5.x and I'm just listening through the
stereo speakers?
Would I likely have better luck in understanding / hearing
the dialog if I installed a surround sound system? (The speaker system would be a pain to setup in my house, and I've not been impressed with friend's systems, although they were very likely crappy and untuned.)
Are current movies / tv so focused on special sound effects
and such, that everyone has problems with understanding the dialog? (Kind of like video special effects replacing story line in current movies).
Should I go and get my hearing checked? (note: my wife is having the the same problems, so maybe it should be phrased "we")