How reliable are old UHF converters?

[Jeffhs]

Originally posted by heathkit tv
What I find most annoying about cable (and probably satellite too) is that all the channels seem to be at different volumes.

Broadcast television is bad enough, what with commercials that'll blow your toupee off, but cable seems to be far worse, and there's really no excuse for it When the feed comes into the cable company's facilities they surely need to process it in some manner, wouldn't it be relatively simple for them to somehow even out the level of volume?

My late model Sony set has something called Steady Sound which is a miserable crock of poo as it actually somehow raises the volume of music and pulls voice levels down lower. When I bought the set I had high hopes that this feature was going to give me even volume----some other brand was advertising such a thing a little while ago (Philips?)

Anthony

Anthony,

Philips-Magnavox TV sets have a feature Philips calls "Smart Sound", which is supposed to produce even sound levels for both commercials and regular programming. I agree with you, though; those commercials can be annoying as all get-out from a loudness standpoint (not to mention their outrageous claims), which is why I don't even listen to them anymore. I wouldn't be surprised if the mute button will be the first to wear out on my cable remote--that's how much I use the thing. Makes watching TV just that much more enjoyable.