Stanley Kritzik
09-27-2005, 07:11 AM
My question concerns audio levels (loudness) for D* channels vs. OTA digital channels. I have the same issue/problem with an HD Tivo and a Samsung -- two different TV sets, and it is as follows:
The volume levels are significantly higher on all D* channels vs. the local OTA channels (whether they are in HD or not). My D* package includes the local channels, too, so I can tune between D*'s ML4 and OTA 4-1 for example, and ML4 is much louder. ML4, by the way, is at the same loudness as 202 (CNN), 501 (HBO), etc. It is across the board -- all D* channels are at one loudness and all OTA digital channels at another (lower).
This just began happening a few days ago. My signal strength for both types of signals is excellent. I can't think of anything that could have failed at my end, though I'm not an engineer. And, since I don't believe all the OTA guys got together all of a sudden, I'm left wondering if D* did something.
Any ideas or suggestions?
Stan Kritzik
The volume levels are significantly higher on all D* channels vs. the local OTA channels (whether they are in HD or not). My D* package includes the local channels, too, so I can tune between D*'s ML4 and OTA 4-1 for example, and ML4 is much louder. ML4, by the way, is at the same loudness as 202 (CNN), 501 (HBO), etc. It is across the board -- all D* channels are at one loudness and all OTA digital channels at another (lower).
This just began happening a few days ago. My signal strength for both types of signals is excellent. I can't think of anything that could have failed at my end, though I'm not an engineer. And, since I don't believe all the OTA guys got together all of a sudden, I'm left wondering if D* did something.
Any ideas or suggestions?
Stan Kritzik