Sound difference through tv & dvd

[DevilishTexan]

Why is it that the sound volume through the tv is plenty loud enough but when a dvd is played the sound doesn't get as loud? Is there any way to correct this?

 

[EJFan]

USUALLY it's because your dvd player is connected using rca cables (separate audio and video cables) and your cable/sattelite is connected using coaxial cable that carries both picture and sound. i don't know how the technical side of it pans out but i can say that it's typical for a device connected directly to the audio jacks will have a lower volume level than one connected to the coaxial jack.

 

[DevilishTexan]

USUALLY it's because your dvd player is connected using rca cables (separate audio and video cables) and your cable/sattelite is connected using coaxial cable that carries both picture and sound. i don't know how the technical side of it pans out but i can say that it's typical for a device connected directly to the audio jacks will have a lower volume level than one connected to the coaxial jack.

That makes sense. Kinda sucks. In my current situation I can't hook a stereo receiver/speakers up to the dvd player for improved sound.

 

[EJFan]

That makes sense. Kinda sucks. In my current situation I can't hook a stereo receiver/speakers up to the dvd player for improved sound.

your tv should have a pair of audio-out jacks that you can connect to your home stereo system to accomplish that.

hooking up the dvd player directly to speakers isn't possible because your dvd player has no amp... it can't make its own sound. you COULD connect the dvd player's audio out to the audio in on your home stereo the same way you'd do the tv though.

 

[DevilishTexan]

your tv should have a pair of audio-out jacks that you can connect to your home stereo system to accomplish that.

hooking up the dvd player directly to speakers isn't possible because your dvd player has no amp... it can't make its own sound. you COULD connect the dvd player's audio out to the audio in on your home stereo the same way you'd do the tv though.

Well yeah, thats what I meant. Thanks bro.

 

[Casey811]

See, my problem is not a TV vs DVD sound issue.

It's a DVD vs DVD issue. When there is any type of action on the screen (cars flying, gun fight, the trees drowning the white tower), the sound gets SO loud yet when people have normal conversation in the movie, the sound drops so dramtically I need to raise the volume about 10 notches to even understand them.

Is this just an old TV syndrome?

 

[EJFan]

some movies are poorly mixed i'm sorry to say... plus, your problem could be enhanced by having a dated audio product (be it the tv or a stereo system).

yes, the problem you have exists. in the instances where it can be "fixed" the solution is to get a better audio system OR a better DVD player. in the instances where it's bad mixing in a cheap movie there's really nothing you can do.

personally, i like movies loud so my cheapy dvd player and somewhat aged tv don't bother me much. lol.

 

[DemonOuterverse]

I just always thought it was because the TV people jack their volume up so you can hear the commercials from another county.

But in seriousness. The other points are valid, but I have an older TV so I have my DVD player hooked to an RFU converter (converts A/V to Coax). I still get the problems from time to time.

For me it has more to do with trying to pump a 5.1 surround signal though a TV that is MONO.

 

[EJFan]

For me it has more to do with trying to pump a 5.1 surround signal though a TV that is MONO.

that's EXACTLY what i used way too many words to say. lol. thanks for summing up what i was stumbling through.

 

[Altman]

Actually it's not that some movies are mixed poorly (although i'm sure this is true) but that most movies are mixed for a theatre style sound system. It's mixed to play best in a large room with multiple speakers...despite our newer systems with dolby 5.1 and all that we just can't duplicate the changes in sound levels caused by the physical differences of the rooms.

 

[5pintshefound]

I just always thought it was because the TV people jack their volume up so you can hear the commercials from another county.

But in seriousness. The other points are valid, but I have an older TV so I have my DVD player hooked to an RFU converter (converts A/V to Coax). I still get the problems from time to time.

For me it has more to do with trying to pump a 5.1 surround signal though a TV that is MONO.

hey, have you ever had the problem, that when the dvd switched folders<is that what its called? u know, going from 1 to 2, and so on> anyway, that there would be a second of fuzz? we had that problem when we used an RFU converter. we got a new tv, so it doesnt matter now, but im just curious as to what causes that!???.
~5PHF

 

[EJFan]

hey, have you ever had the problem, that when the dvd switched folders<is that what its called? u know, going from 1 to 2, and so on> anyway, that there would be a second of fuzz? we had that problem when we used an RFU converter. we got a new tv, so it doesnt matter now, but im just curious as to what causes that!???.
~5PHF

you mean when it changes "chapters" during the movie?