You Know You Are Old When

[MoKelly]

I’m ok with subtitles.

Most times they are not needed but, when they are needed, it sure beats asking my wife “what did they say”?

She does not like me doing that!

 

[Eagle1]

I’m ok with subtitles.

Most times they are not needed but, when they are needed, it sure beats asking my wife “what did they say”?

She does not like me doing that!

At my house it's my wife asking.....

 

[Alan46]

I’m ok with subtitles.

Most times they are not needed but, when they are needed, it sure beats asking my wife “what did they say”?

She does not like me doing that!

I hear you bro!

 

[BravoXray]

...You blame it on the Bossa Nova.

 

[MossRoad]

 

[scootr]

 

[Oaktree]

I’m ok with subtitles.

Most times they are not needed but, when they are needed, it sure beats asking my wife “what did they say”?

Is it just me or do the actors on many tv shows mumble their lines nowadays? With the ever-present background music it can be hard to make out dialog at times. News, documentaries, etc. aren't a problem.

 

[Eagle1]

Is it just me or do the actors on many tv shows mumble their lines nowadays? With the ever-present background music it can be hard to make out dialog at times. News, documentaries, etc. aren't a problem.

Sound mixing is a lost art.... or my hearing sucks. I suspect it's both

 

[MoKelly]

Is it just me or do the actors on many tv shows mumble their lines nowadays? With the ever-present background music it can be hard to make out dialog at times. News, documentaries, etc. aren't a problem.

I agree with you. More mumbling than I recall as a younger man.

Also, that darn music played by kids nowadays!!!

 

[Mendonsy]

Is it just me or do the actors on many tv shows mumble their lines nowadays? With the ever-present background music it can be hard to make out dialog at times. News, documentaries, etc. aren't a problem.

There seems to be a big difference in the volume of TV shows compared to the much louder commercials. I suspect that the TV networks are paid extra do this on purpose.

 

[MoKelly]

There seems to be a big difference in the volume of TV shows compared to the much louder commercials. I suspect that the TV networks are paid extra do this on purpose.

This is not allowed per the FCC’s CALM Act.

The AVERAGE volume of a commercial cannot be higher than the related show.

Maybe advertisers have a way to be louder due to the AVERAGE in the rules. That word was put in the rules for a reason.

 

[orezok]

Unfortunately laws are only good when they are enforced.

 

[MossRoad]

This is not allowed per the FCC’s CALM Act.

The AVERAGE volume of a commercial cannot be higher than the related show.

Maybe advertisers have a way to be louder due to the AVERAGE in the rules. That word was put in the rules for a reason.

"The CALM Act applies only to commercials aired on television—it does not apply to radio commercials or commercials aired on the internet or via streaming services. In addition, the CALM Act does not address loudness differences between programs or channels on a given station or MVPD—its scope is limited to differences in loudness between commercials and the programs they accompany."

Sound Volume Requirements for Commercials (CALM Act)

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www.fcc.gov

 

[bigtiller]

There are 2 new sit-coms on nbc that I would like to watch but the actors talk so fast I can't keep up. So I quit watching them both.

 

[drssg]

I have a set of Bose noise canceling headphones that make it easier to understand the TV. They eliminate background noise from the house, and the sound clarity is better than the TV speaker.

 

[MossRoad]

There are 2 new sit-coms on nbc that I would like to watch but the actors talk so fast I can't keep up. So I quit watching them both.

Which ones? I might agree.

 

[Sigarms]

I was texting my son the other day...

How many here know what hand free push ups are?

 

[fatjay]

I was texting my son the other day...

How many here know what hand free push ups are?

Isn't that a type of brassier?

 

[sixdogs]

My wife kept complaining about the TV sound and after checking found she had the TV set to "stadium" or some sound other than "normal". I switched the sound and she could hear all or most of the sounds again.

 

[MossRoad]

Isn't that a type of brassier?