TV Volume

The Lovely Muffin · 07-02-2010 2:56pm #1

I don't know where to put this, so spologies, Mods/Admins, if it is in the wrong place.

Anyway,

What do you guys normally have your TV volume set at?

I usually have it at 10-15.

My mother has is between 20, 25, 30 and the odd time 40-50.:eek:

It is absolutely ridiculously loud. She complains she can't hear, but sure what would you hear with the tv that loud anyway?

And the louder the volume the more muffled the sound is, so there isn't much point in having it up so loud when you'll hear feck all, except muffled sound.

I will ask her to turn it down and she moans.:rolleyes:

But if I had the TV at that volume there'd be triple murder in the house.:rolleyes:

Guy:Incognito · 07-02-2010 2:59pm

It's not a universal measurement scale.:)

mikom · 07-02-2010 3:01pm

Nigel Tufnel: The numbers all go to eleven. Look, right across the board, eleven, eleven, eleven and...

Marty DiBergi: Oh, I see. And most amps go up to ten?

Nigel Tufnel: Exactly.

Marty DiBergi: Does that mean it's louder? Is it any louder?

Nigel Tufnel: Well, it's one louder, isn't it? It's not ten. You see, most blokes, you know, will be playing at ten. You're on ten here, all the way up, all the way up, all the way up, you're on ten on your guitar. Where can you go from there? Where?

Marty DiBergi: I don't know.

Nigel Tufnel: Nowhere. Exactly. What we do is, if we need that extra push over the cliff, you know what we do?

Marty DiBergi: Put it up to eleven.

Nigel Tufnel: Eleven. Exactly. One louder.

Marty DiBergi: Why don't you just make ten louder and make ten be the top number and make that a little louder?

Nigel Tufnel: These go to eleven.

Myrddin · 07-02-2010 3:04pm

Slow day today.

IvySlayer · 07-02-2010 3:07pm

Volume changes. With Sky, watching a program I set it to about 55 - 60. As soon as the ads come on though. Have to turn it down to 30. Or just mute.

GOOOO COMPAREEEEEEEEE

That_Guy · 07-02-2010 3:28pm

T.....V?

phasers · 07-02-2010 3:31pm

Some tv volume controls go up to 10, some up to 100.

Duff · 07-02-2010 3:40pm

-1916

jimmycrackcorm · 07-02-2010 3:42pm

1010110

Nerds have their volume in Binary.

kowloon · 07-02-2010 3:52pm

Volume must always be set at an even number, or in multiples of five.

IvySlayer · 07-02-2010 3:56pm

kowloon wrote: »

Volume must always be set at an even number, or in multiples of five.

Mines at 37 atm

SoupyNorman · 07-02-2010 5:08pm

Broadcast volume constantly changes, ads are broadcast louder to make you take notice for instance.

I think if you extend the conversation to include treble and bass we'll get a heated debate.

That_Guy · 07-02-2010 5:09pm

jimmycrackcorm wrote: »

1010110

Nerds have their volume in Binary.

Now convert that bad boy into hex.

greenman09 · 07-02-2010 5:11pm

normal watchin volume would be around 10-15. there a cryin baby in apartment next to ours volume could rise to30-35. that'll show the parents:)

Biggins · 07-02-2010 5:19pm

Would have been better using percentage as a gauge maybe.
Saying like "I put mine 75% of the way up" etc...

My answer depends on how much I have pissed off the other half at any given moment.
Whatever her voice level is at, the tv remote is at least one percent higher!

...I'm such a charmer. :cool:

InKonspikuou2 · 07-02-2010 5:19pm

Back when i used to work late i had to keep the volume down really low so i wouldn't wake anyone up when i came home and watched tv. Over time my ears got used to the low volume that i could hear everything perfectly on 2 or 3. Tested it out with mates and they couldn't hear a thing at that level. Mad how you can train your hearing.

phantom_lord · 07-02-2010 5:26pm

lol you can't train your hearing

artanevilla · 07-02-2010 5:27pm

Set top box and tele have seperate volume settings.

07-02-2010 6:29pm

InKonspikuou2 wrote: »

Back when i used to work late i had to keep the volume down really low so i wouldn't wake anyone up when i came home and watched tv. Over time my ears got used to the low volume that i could hear everything perfectly on 2 or 3. Tested it out with mates and they couldn't hear a thing at that level. Mad how you can train your hearing.

Sounds like you could have put it louder if people in the same room couldn't even hear it.!

friendface · 07-02-2010 7:30pm

Was just checking what number my TV volume goes to and the frickin Harvey Norman ad comes on :mad::mad: Turn's out it's 100! :eek:

brummytom · 07-02-2010 7:36pm

My TV doesn't have numbers for the volume.

I have it loud enough to hear to not so loud that it deafens me

That_Guy · 07-02-2010 7:36pm

friendface wrote: »

Was just checking what number my TV volume goes to and the frickin Harvey Norman ad comes on :mad::mad: Turn's out it's 100! :eek:

Jesus, I hope you can still hear.

ScumLord · 07-02-2010 7:40pm

I set the volume in the player to about 60%, then in the windows volume I put that up to around 80% and finally on the volume control for my speakers I have it set to around 5.7 bars. I fiddle with all the separate volumes constantly depending on how bright it is outside.

Hank_Jones · 07-02-2010 7:43pm

I usually set it at about 40%, generally not above 50%.

Rather unusual subject.

Overheal · 07-02-2010 7:45pm

I wish people would speak up I can barely read a thing.

friendface · 07-02-2010 7:55pm

Overheal wrote: »

I wish people would speak up I can barely read a thing.

WHAT DID YOU SAY?

Overheal · 07-02-2010 8:17pm

friendface wrote: »

WHAT DID YOU SAY?

HUH?

Biggins · 07-02-2010 8:20pm

'xcuse me...

OutlawPete · 07-02-2010 8:23pm

You all regret having the TV that loud when the TV licence inspector calls.

IvySlayer · 07-02-2010 8:44pm

OutlawPete wrote: »

You all regret having the TV that loud when the TV licence inspector calls.

That's the microwave.

*shifty eyes*

Spanish Eyes · 07-02-2010 8:47pm

I have a slight hearing impairment following meningitis. Had to have the tv at mega levels so everyone else in the house gave me loads of grief.

Got Sennheiser remote headphones. Best thing ever! Everyone else can listen at their preferred volume, whereas I can listen through the headphones at the best volume for me. And I can leave the room, go to the bathroom etc, without missing a trick.

Brilliant.

3hn2givr7mx1sc · 07-02-2010 8:51pm

About 1/4 the way up during the day when everyone is awake/not in the house. 3/4 if a good song comes on. 1/8 if I'm up late watching boxing or MMA or something.

Hogzy · 08-02-2010 11:05am

Anyone else LOL when they read "spologies"?

haha

Xavi6 · 08-02-2010 11:10am

kowloon wrote: »

Volume must always be set at an even number, or in multiples of five.

Amen to that

Keano · 08-02-2010 11:19am

Xavi6 wrote: »

Amen to that

I'm not alone...

AnonoBoy · 08-02-2010 11:26am

If my crockery ain't rattling then I ain't appreciating The Afternoon Show properly!

robinph · 08-02-2010 11:37am

Think the OP's mum needs to get a hearing aid.

tipperaryboy · 08-02-2010 12:16pm

AnonoBoy wrote: »

If my crockery ain't rattling then I ain't appreciating The Afternoon Show properly!

Thats right very true it has to be like that.

Volume around 19 to 26

m@cc@ · 08-02-2010 12:38pm

You see, most TV's will be at volume 10. You’re on 10, all the way up, all the way up...Where can you go from there? Nowhere. What I do, is if I need that extra push over the cliff...Eleven. One louder.

cock robin · 08-02-2010 12:48pm

It depends on the TV and speaker set up. For instance on the Sony wega I have volume is cool at around 10. However on the Samsung tv I have you would need to be on top of the thing to hear even with volume at 50. Surround sound does make a huge difference but I wouln't have it on all the time only for movies.

RobbieTheRobber · 08-02-2010 1:05pm

I mute the volume, turn the subtitles on and then read them aloud doing different voices for each character.

positron · 08-02-2010 1:54pm

My amp starts from -60 to I don't know how far it goes up to - probably 0, or is it +60? Anyhow, I usually keep it around -40 to -35, but when the kids (and parents) next door starts acting up, I turn it up to -20 and start playing Battlefied or something. A few hours of World War next door with grenades going off, anti-aircraft guns blazing and massive bomb raids etc teaches them for a few days..! :P

Gone West · 08-02-2010 5:56pm

OutlawPete wrote: »

You all regret having the TV that loud when the TV licence inspector calls.

No thats not the TV, Brian Dobson actually lives here...

Atavan-Halen · 08-02-2010 6:04pm

I have mine on medium

Slightly related topic: If the radio/tv/other electrical item has numbers for the volume do you have to have it on an even number? I do, it must always be an even number but I can tolerate 5. If it's anything else I have to change it even if say 19 is the perfect volume.

christmasinjuly · 08-02-2010 6:12pm

15-18

InKonspikuou2 · 08-02-2010 7:11pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Sounds like you could have put it louder if people in the same room couldn't even hear it.!

I can have it at a really low level in my room and just barely hear it but yet i can go downstairs and it sounds like i have the on volume high.

Ruu_Old · 08-02-2010 7:25pm

annnnnnd mute! <insert Bodyform advert>

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