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I don't usually watch live TV anymore so it hasn't been an issue as of late.]]>Oct 29th 2009 5:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/members-of-the-atsc-agree-on-measure-to-curb-loud-commercials/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/members-of-the-atsc-agree-on-measure-to-curb-loud-commercials/Nigel: These go to eleven]]>Oct 30th 2009 11:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/members-of-the-atsc-agree-on-measure-to-curb-loud-commercials/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/members-of-the-atsc-agree-on-measure-to-curb-loud-commercials/Oct 29th 2009 5:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/members-of-the-atsc-agree-on-measure-to-curb-loud-commercials/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/members-of-the-atsc-agree-on-measure-to-curb-loud-commercials/Oct 29th 2009 6:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/members-of-the-atsc-agree-on-measure-to-curb-loud-commercials/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/members-of-the-atsc-agree-on-measure-to-curb-loud-commercials/Oct 29th 2009 8:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/members-of-the-atsc-agree-on-measure-to-curb-loud-commercials/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/members-of-the-atsc-agree-on-measure-to-curb-loud-commercials/Oct 29th 2009 10:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/members-of-the-atsc-agree-on-measure-to-curb-loud-commercials/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/members-of-the-atsc-agree-on-measure-to-curb-loud-commercials/Oct 30th 2009 1:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/members-of-the-atsc-agree-on-measure-to-curb-loud-commercials/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/members-of-the-atsc-agree-on-measure-to-curb-loud-commercials/
Compression does not make anything louder, it just makes the waveform smaller ("compresses" it), leaving you with a new headroom. What you do with the new headroom is up to you. Normally they use the headroom to further turn up the volume, but this new measure will prevent them from doing exactly that, so if this is strictly applied, the only thing they will achieve with compression is to make their ad sound like shit.]]>Nov 1st 2009 8:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/members-of-the-atsc-agree-on-measure-to-curb-loud-commercials/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/members-of-the-atsc-agree-on-measure-to-curb-loud-commercials/Oct 29th 2009 11:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/members-of-the-atsc-agree-on-measure-to-curb-loud-commercials/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/members-of-the-atsc-agree-on-measure-to-curb-loud-commercials/Oct 30th 2009 12:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/members-of-the-atsc-agree-on-measure-to-curb-loud-commercials/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/members-of-the-atsc-agree-on-measure-to-curb-loud-commercials/Oct 30th 2009 8:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/members-of-the-atsc-agree-on-measure-to-curb-loud-commercials/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/members-of-the-atsc-agree-on-measure-to-curb-loud-commercials/Oct 30th 2009 8:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/members-of-the-atsc-agree-on-measure-to-curb-loud-commercials/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/members-of-the-atsc-agree-on-measure-to-curb-loud-commercials/
A law needs to be passed so that I can send the FCC complaints for them to smack down channels like History Channel International that goes from quiet TO REALLY REALLY LOUD OBNOXIOUS COMMERCIALS at 1am when I'm trying to watch Pharaohs build pyramids quietly while my wife is sleeping next to me.

Nothing will happen on its own, government needs to do its job and start governing.]]>Oct 30th 2009 9:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/members-of-the-atsc-agree-on-measure-to-curb-loud-commercials/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/members-of-the-atsc-agree-on-measure-to-curb-loud-commercials/Nov 2nd 2009 8:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/members-of-the-atsc-agree-on-measure-to-curb-loud-commercials/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/members-of-the-atsc-agree-on-measure-to-curb-loud-commercials/Oct 30th 2009 10:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/members-of-the-atsc-agree-on-measure-to-curb-loud-commercials/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/members-of-the-atsc-agree-on-measure-to-curb-loud-commercials/http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=envolve]]>Oct 30th 2009 10:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/members-of-the-atsc-agree-on-measure-to-curb-loud-commercials/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/members-of-the-atsc-agree-on-measure-to-curb-loud-commercials/
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