The CALM Act

[hooplala]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_Advertisement_Loudness_Mitigation_Act

The Obama administration thinks it's very important that television commercials are too loud.  This certainly seems like a prudent usage of tax payer's dollars. [/sarcasm]

[Cain]

Will this be used to bailout TV owners so they can afford to get a "volume down" or, if they are feeling extravagant, "mute" button on their TV control?

[LMNO]

THIS IS IMPORTANT GUBBMINT BIZNIZ!
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[Cramulus]

When I heard that the senate had passed this unanimously, I was excited.


I will not miss being blasted with sound as soon as a commercial break starts.

[Cain]

It is, admittedly, rather annoying.  I've noticed a steady creep in this particular tactic over here, as if they think making me deaf will somehow render me more likely to buy their shitty products (with what money?).  But that's what the volume control on the remote is for.

[Richter]

If only it were so easy!

[hooplala]

It is, admittedly, rather annoying.  I've noticed a steady creep in this particular tactic over here, as if they think making me deaf will somehow render me more likely to buy their shitty products (with what money?).  But that's what the volume control on the remote is for.

Yes.  Fucking yes.

[Cramulus]

fuck adjusting the volume 4 times every 30 minutes. Ever fall asleep with the TV on? Invariably you get startled awake by a mountain dew commercial. Glad that shit's getting regulated because it's a cheap marketing trick and it annoys everybody.

[LMNO]

I usually DVR network shows, and just fast forward through the commercials.

When watching sports, the volume is already pretty fucking loud, so there's not much of a difference.

And I don't sleep with the TV on... that's when the brain gnomes come out and infest your skull.

[Disco Pickle]

When I heard that the senate had passed this unanimously, I was excited.


I will not miss being blasted with sound as soon as a commercial break starts.

yeah, it's pretty damn annoying, agreed.  But seriously, just turn the fucking tv down, don't write new legislation.  

Besides, this should already fall under the powers of the FCC to regulate.  And you don't need new technology either.  The technology has existed for decades.  Companies have just been mastering their commercial sound tracks at a higher volume.  Fuck em if that's how they want to play it, turn it down at the desk inline to the broadcast feed and if there's any quality lost, they'll stop doing it.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_Advertisement_Loudness_Mitigation_Act

The Obama administration thinks it's very important that television commercials are too loud.  This certainly seems like a prudent usage of tax payer's dollars. [/sarcasm]

From what I gather, the volume level of commercials is jacked WAY the fuck up in the evening and at night.

I support this act.

[Cain]

I don't think I've ever fallen asleep with the TV on...though falling asleep with the radio one did lead to some severely fucked up dreams (this may have been the reason for it).  Also, with the mute button, once you turn it off, the TV comes back on at the same volume. 

Also, what LMNO said about downloading programs so there are no adverts at all.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

True, true...But I'm supporting it on principle.  It's bad enough that we are subjected to commercials.  Having to dodge ear-damaging volumes is even worse.

[Cain]

Fair enough.  I'm not especially invested in this....I just find it rather amusing that minor and easily solved annoyances like this are being taken seriously by Congress when the Eurozone is tanking, North and South Korea are threatening to go to war again and, well, basically everything else in the news.

Then again, this is The People's Congress...

[Bebek Sincap Ratatosk]

 

Oh that's a great use of our time and money. Well at least the god damned government can be bipartisan when it doesn't fucking matter.