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Anti-loud commercial law passes the House

What would you like to see?

  • The "loud" bill passed

    Votes: 31 51.7%

  • The "loud" bill defeated

    Votes: 11 18.3%

  • Network executives tied down and forced to repeatedly listen to Crazy Train

    Votes: 14 23.3%

  • I clicked the link to get to this poll - LOL

    Votes: 4 6.7%
  • Total voters
    60
danarhea said:
Here's a poll for you.


Meanwhile, a bill has passed the House, making it illegal for stations and networks to "pump up the volume" on commercials. At first blush, this seems like a good law to pass, since is pisses me off to no end to get my ears literally blown off by loud commercials, when I am attempting to watch a TV show. However, don't you think there are more important things our Congresscritters could be doing in Washington? Namely, attempt to get spending under control?

Discussion?

Article is here.

Poll is here.

Did you click the link to get to the poll? :mrgreen:
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LOL I clicked the link to get to the poll. :lol:


I am *yay* about the volume on commercials. I know, it's silly and trivial, but it does piss me off to no end. Plus, sometimes I watch tv after the hubs has gone to sleep and the sudden loudness has had me scrambling more than once.
 
Tsunami said:
What am I supposed to do when I hear a loud commercial or a telephone solicitor ignores the "do not call" list? Call the police? Stop wasting time making all these unnecessary laws. Push the mute button or fast forward the commercials or don't watch television.
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OK :mrgreen:
 
I dare say, this law most likely reflects the will of 90% of television viewers. Isn't our representative government supposed to make laws that the people want? This law is an easy call. Most people would want this law.
 
The stupid man says: "Government trying to decrease volume of loud commercials is communism! We are now a communist nation!"

I like this bill, I have always had this problem with commercials anyway, hopefully they pass similar bills like this.
 
According to the article the senate has to pass it first. So who thinks the ever noble senators won't accept bribe money from the advertisement lobby?

With the loyalty of alley cats it would be rare for the senate not to stuff their fat wallets and thumb their noses at the public.

This is probably too good to be true. Back to business as always.
 
danarhea said:
Here's a poll for you.


Meanwhile, a bill has passed the House, making it illegal for stations and networks to "pump up the volume" on commercials. At first blush, this seems like a good law to pass, since is pisses me off to no end to get my ears literally blown off by loud commercials, when I am attempting to watch a TV show. However, don't you think there are more important things our Congresscritters could be doing in Washington? Namely, attempt to get spending under control?

Discussion?

Article is here.

Poll is here.

Did you click the link to get to the poll? :mrgreen:
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Glad to see they are addressing the issues of the utmost importance and that their priorities are right where they should be!


I agree on all points. It does piss me off too that I have to crank up the volume to hear a program I'm watching, only to have my eardrums explode when a commercial airs.

Really though... how important was this?
 
You can do less important things while working on important things. I don't really think it is either or.
 
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TheGirlNextDoor said:
Glad to see they are addressing the issues of the utmost importance and that their priorities are right where they should be!


I agree on all points. It does piss me off too that I have to crank up the volume to hear a program I'm watching, only to have my eardrums explode when a commercial airs.

Really though... how important was this?
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People spend a lot of time watching TV in America. It will improve that mundane experience so they can relax and enjoy. It might also actually help the advertisers in the long run. People will be less likely to turn off the commercials I think.
 
MyOwnDrum said:
People spend a lot of time watching TV in America. It will improve that mundane experience so they can relax and enjoy. It might also actually help the advertisers in the long run. People will be less likely to turn off the commercials I think.
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I think the DVR or TiVO fast forward may not be used quite as much and it will be nice not to have my ears shoot blood every time an advertisement airs. ;)

Boo Radley -

Matters not if they work on stupid things or more pressing things; if one thing remains the same, it's that congressmen tend to waste a lot of time and a ton of our money - period. ;)
 
TheGirlNextDoor said:
Boo Radley -

Matters not if they work on stupid things or more pressing things; if one thing remains the same, it's that congressmen tend to waste a lot of time and a ton of our money - period. ;)
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Maybe. Want to be a congressman? ;)
 
Ever wonder what would happen, if nobody voted??---I mean nobody. think they would get the message that they are less than worthless, they are expensive.
 
they'd vote for themselves, and then we have to have a tie breaker. It would go to court. The SCOTUS would have to rule. It would take months. It would have the 24 hour news cycle going nuts. There would be conspiracy theories. Acorn would have been charged with trying to slip Micky mouse in with the democratic nominee. Counter charges of republicans tricking people into not knowing where the polls were.


No, let's just vote for someone deserving and try to give them some support. It has to be easier.
 
MyOwnDrum said:
I agree. We need some oversight of the airways, within reason. This is not an unreasonable law.
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1. We have become a nation of little girls, and are deserving of the government we currently have.

2. Yes, we need the FCC... so the airwaves Gestapo can monitor the resurgence of The Fairness Doctrine.

3. This is The Dipsh*t Congress. Perfectly suited for governing dumb, helpless little girls.

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Dolby was working on a solution to this and other volume related problems with devices (your DVD player may play louder than, say, your cable box) with Dolby Volume, but as I just checked recently (for the first time in what must be a couple years), it has been isolated to a small number of home theater receivers and one television lineup.

Frankly, this is something that I wholly support.
 
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Don't seem like to much to ask to have even volume levels across the board. Shame the gubmust must mandate such things. But the providers seem to not care, as long as they get their money. ----And I like girls just fine. :mrgreen:
 
Zimmer, can you really argue against this?

If I am observing that the natural inclination is to hit mute or rush as fast as possible to turn down the volume, my guess is that this is another reason for why television advertising has had such a negative reputation. This might be something to benefit advertisers.

I can't really think of too many people who are not victims of this, and do not react strongly to it. Have you met many people who don't flinch?

Have you met many people who have that much of an avenue to pursue limiting this? I was enthusiastic when I heard about Dolby Volume a long time ago, but it has not really come to fruition. The public doesn't even know about it. Most techies forgot about it. It just isn't there. Not for a lack of want, but of accessibility or drive on Dolby's part (who seems to be more interested in promoting TrueHD against Digital Theater System's DTS-MA or even Dolby Headphone than something everyone can appreciate).
 
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I don't see how it's 'girly' to support a reasonable law banning an obnoxious practice. No, it's not a vital interest of the United States to have the sound levels on commercials be equal to that of the shows that carry them (although my next door neighbor might think it is). But it's not unreasonable and certainly won't inconvience anyone like so many of the stupid laws out there do.
 
Fiddytree said:
Zimmer, can you really argue against this?

If I am observing that the natural inclination is to hit mute or rush as fast as possible to turn down the volume, my guess is that this is another reason for why television advertising has had such a negative reputation. This might be something to benefit advertisers.

I can't really think of too many people who are not victims of this, and do not react strongly to it. Have you met many people who don't flinch?

Have you met many people who have that much of an avenue to pursue limiting this? I was enthusiastic when I heard about Dolby Volume a long time ago, but it has not really come to fruition. The public doesn't even know about it. Most techies forgot about it. It just isn't there. Not for a lack of want, but of accessibility or drive on Dolby's part (who seems to be more interested in promoting TrueHD against Digital Theater System's DTS-MA or even Dolby Headphone than something everyone can appreciate).
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There are four buttons on your remote to control volume:

1. Louder.
2. Less Loud.
3. Mute.
4. Off.

I think even a liberal has the mental capacity to apply pressure on the correct button to execute the desired result. Then again, maybe not.

The United States of Helpless Little Girls.

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zimmer said:
There are four buttons on your remote to control volume:

1. Louder.
2. Less Loud.
3. Mute.
4. Off.

I think even a liberal has the mental capacity to apply pressure on the correct button to execute the desired result. Then again, maybe not.

The United States of Helpless Little Girls.

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I think you have it figured out. I was wondering if you would mind coming over, and doing that for me. I like to sit back and relax, with out having to have a death grip on my remote. I'll even make ya a samich for your trouble.:mrgreen: You do, after all, make it seem so easy.
 
zimmer said:
There are four buttons on your remote to control volume:

1. Louder.
2. Less Loud.
3. Mute.
4. Off.

I think even a liberal has the mental capacity to apply pressure on the correct button to execute the desired result. Then again, maybe not.

The United States of Helpless Little Girls.

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This isn't the runaway temptations of the nanny-state, Zimmer. This is simply maintaining that a coherent policy be adapted for broadcast volume. People will still be able to use their remotes, and will still use them often, but not so inconveniently. After its adoption, it will be transparent to the citizen. There will unlikely be any ill-considered consequences as a result of this legislation, and I think you will find Americans largely in support of this.
 
It's so uncontroversial, why are we actually debating this?
 
Seems a little frivolous, but I'm happy about it. I hate loud commercials.
 
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