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I don't know about you but; I have had it with satellite companies like DirecTV that increase their volume within the commercials that they have received ad revenue from.

I have started an email campaign for companies like Auzentech for them to include volume leveling in thier next set of drivers. I would encourage you to do the same..

That is... Unless you like volume in commercial break increasing by 10dB or worse..

If we get one company on it (the most prestigious for HTPC cards), others will get on the wagon too.

Even if you don't have a sound card from Auzentech, it will be useful if you email them, make this a industry standard; because obviously, the FCC doesn't care about it.

DirecTV doesn't care, and the FCC is too busy with foul language on broadcasts.

I actually called each of these and obviously there was no result.

Well, if you are watching live tv how do you avoid commercials?

The technology is Dolby Volume, I don't think that they have an application for Windows, but I just started on research..

I don't think they care about the consumer, really. or the bill of rights, constitution and certainly not whatever charter that the FCC has. They just buy their way up the goverment and can do whatever they want.

I know Liberty Media has a controlling stake in DirecTV now, but this is far more than just DirecTV, it happens on stations that I receive from Gannet and Media General, Scripps Howard and SINclair Broadcasting company. So, apparently this has taken the furthest back burner their is with the FCC and the TV stations and carriers just don't care.

Dolby shouldn't have to come out with that device, it should've been handled a long time ago. Now the FCC will say, "get Dolby Volume" instead of complaining to the stations.

I really don't think the chairman of the FCC is going to do anything about it either, he's bought out by Focus on the Family and other interest groups to make sure that he never sees constitutional on his desk to sign or take care of, and we could petition the heck out of him and it wouldn't do any good.

I don't like defeatism but a very small group of petitions will not settle it, and I don't like lawsuits, but, I am sure a class action suit against all the offenders would certainly help.

I will address that in my next email to Auzentech..

On what basis will a class action be filed? I have no idea but I am guessing an attorney could find some sort of basis for which to sue.

I thought there was a law or charter that the FCC outlines that all broadcasters and mulit-channel carriers must follow by. If they don't they can lose their license to broadcast after a sum of fines has already been levied.

That would be action that would come against the FCC to the broadcasters and not tax-paying citizens to the broadcasters. I thought the goverment worked for us. I guess I was wrong.

The suggestion you pose would be too scientific and would probably have to get medical attention to each person that was in the lawsuit. I just don't think that would happen, mostly because of the apathy of most Americans.

You guys didn't tell me I could get Volume Leveling if I hacked the registry to show the enhancement tabs that there would be volume leveling (a.k.a. Loudness Equalization)

Where can I find info on this registry hack?[/quote]

Here ya go..
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...&#post10321557


The X-Meridian


I was entirely frustrated about this because I watch Live TV almost 3/4 of the time. It's a real PIA to have to turn it down all the time, in every commercial.

Almost makes me wonder why I have a 600GB HD (2x320 in RAID0) for my Recorded TV..

The fact is that I flip channels way too often during the course of a day and that really doesn't promote recording something and watching it.

I don't understand how I could get in the habit of recording shows when I don't know what I will flip to next. Seems that I would still have to be dealing with commercials at one point or another.