Dear Television People
E.F. Hokie
broadcast so that it goes up by 10-20 decibels during the commercials
should be covered in grease and set on fire.
BTW, "What are these 'commercials' of which you write?" idots... yes, we
have a DVR too, and it's very spiffy. Sometimes we watch live TV, so
save the oh-so-witty rejoinder for another time, mmmkay?
--
E.F. Hokie
<insert witty or profound quote here>
unklbob
Check to see if your TV has a sound equalizer function on the control
menu. I get the same problem between stations--one is barely audible,
flip the channel and its deafening.
E.F. Hokie
I'm not referring to between stations, but between segments on the same
station. It's very obviously deliberate and it's annoying.
Mercellus Bohren
The FCC allows the decibel level of the commercials to be as loud as
the loudest part of the preceding segment of programming. If there was
a gun battle a few minutes in, then the actors had a quite
conversation in a library or whatnot, then the commercial, you're
probably blown off of the couch. I hate that.
I would have them covered in lithium grease and made to slide down a
huge slide with 1000 razor blades sticking up at certain points all
the way down, so by the end, all that comes out at the bottom are very
small slices of bloody idot.
E.F. Hokie
Is lithium grease flammable?
Mercellus Bohren
heh.
The BorgMan
@us.Usenet-News.net:
> Whichever one of you first decided to manipulate the volume of the
> broadcast so that it goes up by 10-20 decibels during the commercials
> should be covered in grease and set on fire.
>
> BTW, "What are these 'commercials' of which you write?" idots... yes, we
> have a DVR too, and it's very spiffy. Sometimes we watch live TV, so
> save the oh-so-witty rejoinder for another time, mmmkay?
Welcome to hyper compression. Get rid of volume peaks by making EVERYTHING
as loud as the volume peak. Peak volume on the commercials isn't any
higher... average volume is WAY higher.
--
Aaron
Orange J. Dood
<nos...@noway.com>?
> Whichever one of you first decided to manipulate the volume of
> the broadcast so that it goes up by 10-20 decibels during the
> commercials should be covered in grease and set on fire.
>
> BTW, "What are these 'commercials' of which you write?" idots...
> yes, we have a DVR too, and it's very spiffy. Sometimes we
> watch live TV, so save the oh-so-witty rejoinder for another
> time, mmmkay?
Why on earth would you watch live TV? The only time I watch live TV
is if it's a movie on HBO/Showtime/Cinemax/Etc.
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E.F. Hokie
> Who lives in a pineapple under the sea, E.F. Hokie
> <nos...@noway.com>?
>
> > Whichever one of you first decided to manipulate the volume of
> > the broadcast so that it goes up by 10-20 decibels during the
> > commercials should be covered in grease and set on fire.
> >
> > BTW, "What are these 'commercials' of which you write?" idots...
> > yes, we have a DVR too, and it's very spiffy. Sometimes we
> > watch live TV, so save the oh-so-witty rejoinder for another
> > time, mmmkay?
>
> Why on earth would you watch live TV? The only time I watch live TV
> is if it's a movie on HBO/Showtime/Cinemax/Etc.
Watching recorded sports when you were able to watch it live is dumb.
James Schrumpf
"The Long Ships" had just what you want:
http://www.net-monster.com/longships_2a.jpg
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Let there be no doubt tonight -- no doubt!
That they shouldn't have played the Old Gold and Blue.
Not tonight!
J. Christopher Mihos
I agree. I cant imagine watching tape (or tivo) delayed sports. and
the only thing i watch on TV is sports.
I've been trying to give this stupid DVR back to the cable company for
months. they keep threatening to charge me for it, and so i keep
telling them to take it back. and every time i do, they say "ok we
wont charge you for it for the next three months". And so I keep it.
And then the whole process repeats itself in three months.
stupid fucking cable company.
Constance Reeder
It ain't just TV:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Gmex_4hreQ
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There's nothing sweeter than life nor more precious than time.
-- Barney
lein
> Whichever one of you first decided to manipulate the volume of the
> broadcast so that it goes up by 10-20 decibels during the commercials
> should be covered in grease and set on fire.
>
> BTW, "What are these 'commercials' of which you write?" idots... yes, we
> have a DVR too, and it's very spiffy. Sometimes we watch live TV, so
> save the oh-so-witty rejoinder for another time, mmmkay?
>
shuddup and pay your bloody TV tax.
James Schrumpf
Remember, you're in the database.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yy4sWMIPeQc
OrangeDood
Watching recorded commercials when you were able to click past them is
fucking RETARDED.
Cheers,
--Jeff
E.F. Hokie
You don't ever have to get up for any reason, OD?
If I was watching a sporting event and someone actually suggested
pausing it for 15 minutes and coming back to it so that we could then
avoid the commercials, I'd probably throw something at that idiot.
jimbr...@yahoo.com
<jaspammenotschru...@comcast.nospamnet> wrote:
> Quiet, lein <boomer_the_...@my-deja.com> -- I'm transmitting rage.
>
> > On May 7, 10:25 am, E.F. Hokie <nos...@noway.com> wrote:
> >> Whichever one of you first decided to manipulate the volume of the
> >> broadcast so that it goes up by 10-20 decibels during the commercials
> >> should be covered in grease and set on fire.
>
> >> BTW, "What are these 'commercials' of which you write?" idots... yes, we
> >> have a DVR too, and it's very spiffy. Sometimes we watch live TV, so
> >> save the oh-so-witty rejoinder for another time, mmmkay?
>
> > shuddup and pay your bloody TV tax.
>
> Remember, you're in the database.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yy4sWMIPeQc
Now THAT's some scary shite. Why anyone would choose to live in a
country like that is beyone me.
Orange J. Dood
<nos...@noway.com>?
>> > > Why on earth would you watch live TV? The only time I watch
>> > > live TV is if it's a movie on HBO/Showtime/Cinemax/Etc.
>> >
>> > Watching recorded sports when you were able to watch it live
>> > is dumb.
>>
>> Watching recorded commercials when you were able to click past
>> them is fucking RETARDED.
>
> You don't ever have to get up for any reason, OD?
Sure. I hit the pause button, get up, do whatever it is I gotta do,
and take my time about it. No hurry.
unklbob
thing. If you turn the loud effects portion down to a reasonable
volume, the quieter dialogue section are too soft to hear. In the
scene where the Nazis enter the bar to get the staff head, the
gunshots are nearly deafening.
the_andr...@yahoo.com
> Whichever one of you first decided to manipulate the volume of the
> broadcast so that it goes up by 10-20 decibels during the commercials
> should be covered in grease and set on fire.
>
> BTW, "What are these 'commercials' of which you write?" idots... yes, we
> have a DVR too, and it's very spiffy. Sometimes we watch live TV, so
> save the oh-so-witty rejoinder for another time, mmmkay?
Don't you people know how to read?
a.
Goro
> On May 7, 7:57 pm, E.F. Hokie <nos...@noway.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > On 7 May 2008 18:58:13 -0400, Orange J. Dood wrote...
>
> > > Who lives in a pineapple under the sea, E.F. Hokie
> > > <nos...@noway.com>?
>
> > > > Whichever one of you first decided to manipulate the volume of
> > > > the broadcast so that it goes up by 10-20 decibels during the
> > > > commercials should be covered in grease and set on fire.
>
> > > > BTW, "What are these 'commercials' of which you write?" idots...
> > > > yes, we have a DVR too, and it's very spiffy. Sometimes we
> > > > watch live TV, so save the oh-so-witty rejoinder for another
> > > > time, mmmkay?
>
> > > Why on earth would you watch live TV? The only time I watch live TV
> > > is if it's a movie on HBO/Showtime/Cinemax/Etc.
>
> > Watching recorded sports when you were able to watch it live is dumb.
>
> I agree. I cant imagine watching tape (or tivo) delayed sports. and
> the only thing i watch on TV is sports.
The delay need not be too substantial, though. With DVRs, you could
just start watching (say) 30 min in and that gives you enough buffer
to ffwd thru many commercials. ALternately, since it's always hard to
NOT start watching a sporting event when it starts, you could just
mute during commercials, wander off, come back, and rewind to end of
commercial break. Not ideal, but i can't imagine anyone ever sitting
thru and watching/listening commercials, even with Life TV.
-goro-
unclejr
<jaspammenotschru...@comcast.nospamnet> wrote:
> "The Long Ships" had just what you want:
>
> http://www.net-monster.com/longships_2a.jpg
What movie is that picture from? I remember seeing it when I was a
kid on TV.
-Junior
J. Christopher Mihos
well, my attention span is such that i cant watch a sporting event for
two-three straight hours without any breaks. commercials give me time
to flip to other channels to see what else is on, to go to the
bathroom, to make a sandwich, to check email, to yell at the kids,
whatever.
it's not like i'm actually sitting slack jawed in front of the TV
watching the commercials.
unclejr
> What movie is that picture from? I remember seeing it when I was a
> kid on TV.
Never mind. Answered my own (duh) question.
Nothing new to see here. Move along...
-Junior
unklbob
On Bowl Day, I typically put the thing on pause, walk around and get
the snacks/dinner ready, and after about 30 minutes I watch the game,
and since I don't need the talking heads to tell me what I just saw, I
ff to the plays only, not the milling around between plays. Its like
watching game film. On particularly nice plays, I replay them in slow
mo, and if the play has several camera angles, even better.
melvin
ab4d-32c...@24g2000hsh.googlegroups.com:
Sound like you have Cablevision!
Geoff Miller
melvin <mu...@ansk.com> writes:
[J. Christopher Mihos's ENTIRE FREAKING ARTICLE quoted]
> Sound like you have Cablevision!
Looks like you need to learn how to use a text editor.
Geoff
--
"Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Alpha Centauri" -- Jonah Goldberg
Zaphod Beeblebrox
5/10/2008 10:09 PM???
> melvin <mu...@ansk.com> writes:
>
> [J. Christopher Mihos's ENTIRE FREAKING ARTICLE quoted]
>
>> Sound like you have Cablevision!
>
>
> Looks like you need to learn how to use a text editor.
>
>
>
WHOAH!
Are you the same dude who posts/posted to alt.peeves????
You certainly sound like him...
> Geoff
>
> --
> "Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Alpha Centauri" -- Jonah Goldberg
>
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