Watching DVD's on TV - Britmovie

cletus awreetus · 19-12-2007, 09:41 PM

Every DVD I watch always necessitates having to turn the volume way up on the TV and also the brightness.

Is this peculiar to me or does anyone else experience it?

batman · 19-12-2007, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by cletus awreetus

Every DVD I watch always necessitates having to turn the volume way up on the TV and also the brightness.

Is this peculiar to me or does anyone else experience it?

I have no trouble with the picture on DVDs, but I have the same thing with the sound on many DVDs. Not with DVDRs though.

Bats.

brianl · 20-12-2007, 12:41 AM

The manual that came with my Panasonic VHS/DVD machine advises that turning up the volume is a requirement when watching a DVD but doesn't offer any explanation as to why this should be necessary.
BrianL

MrT · 20-12-2007, 07:18 AM

This may be helped by looking on the "Set-up" menu on your dvd player. It will probably have options to click on including "video" and "audio". Sometimes the output levels on sound, brightness and contrast can be changed - they are normally set by default to "neutral" but can be increased or decreased according to personal tatse. Worth looking anyway.

Best wishes
Mike (MrT)

Dame Starry · 20-12-2007, 07:11 PM

I've always put it down to having tinnitus, being fairly deaf and having a cheap TV!

Perhaps I'm not as deaf as I thought I was?

YDSL x.

Hobnail · 25-01-2008, 12:14 AM

The volume is low because audio on dvd is only recorded at about 10% (as opposed to about 90% on vhs and cd). Why this is done, I'm not sure. Usually dvd players have a higher output level to compensate, but maybe your's doesn't.

The darkness is probably due to some setting in the dvd setup menu.

19-12-2007, 09:41 PM	#1
cletus awreetus Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: North England Posts: 246 Country: iTrader: (2)	Watching DVD's on TV Every DVD I watch always necessitates having to turn the volume way up on the TV and also the brightness. Is this peculiar to me or does anyone else experience it?

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20-12-2007, 12:41 AM	#3
brianl Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Motueka, New Zealand Posts: 59 Country: iTrader: (1)	The manual that came with my Panasonic VHS/DVD machine advises that turning up the volume is a requirement when watching a DVD but doesn't offer any explanation as to why this should be necessary. BrianL

20-12-2007, 07:18 AM	#4
MrT Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Portsmouth Posts: 263 Country: iTrader: (24)	This may be helped by looking on the "Set-up" menu on your dvd player. It will probably have options to click on including "video" and "audio". Sometimes the output levels on sound, brightness and contrast can be changed - they are normally set by default to "neutral" but can be increased or decreased according to personal tatse. Worth looking anyway. Best wishes Mike (MrT)

20-12-2007, 07:11 PM	#5
Dame Starry Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Here Posts: 2,726 Country: iTrader: (0)	I've always put it down to having tinnitus, being fairly deaf and having a cheap TV! Perhaps I'm not as deaf as I thought I was? YDSL x.

25-01-2008, 12:14 AM	#6
Hobnail Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Atlantis Posts: 8 Country: iTrader: (0)	The volume is low because audio on dvd is only recorded at about 10% (as opposed to about 90% on vhs and cd). Why this is done, I'm not sure. Usually dvd players have a higher output level to compensate, but maybe your's doesn't. The darkness is probably due to some setting in the dvd setup menu.