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We all know the modern complaint: movie sound sucks now unless you have a high-end sound system. Frantically turning down the volume after turning it up to hear the dialogue only to need to turn it up again can be frustrating. Now, this doesn't solve the underlying problem, but why not have a "Volume A" and "Volume B" you can easily set and toggle between with the simple press of a button?

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[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Why do these high tech devices not have a single set volume output? instead we get 8K and "smart" bullshit.

[–] otacon239@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

There is absolutely a standard volume max. Unfortunately loudness isn’t that simple.

You can have something that peaks in decibels that you can barely hear and sounds that are the same decibels as talking, but sounds ear-piercingly loud.

Your TV can only set and perceive level, or “decibels” of the input signal. Sometimes they can have smarter tools like compression, but these are rare and when they are there, usually poorly implemented.

[–] klymilark@herbicide.fallcounty.omg.lol 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

At least allow a range where you can set the min/max dB the TV can output. A single set volume would be... A little weird sounding, but something that says "No you cannot set off a bomb half an inch from the microphone in the middle of a whispering scene" would be great

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 1 points 1 day ago

Decibels can't really be directly related to volume like that. It's a logarithmic scale that's highly dependent on distance from the sound.

They’d probably implement it very poorly, like the AI “image enhancement” that makes things look worse