Is the sound level abnormally low on YouTube?

Factual Questions
1

I have a Dell inspiron 2650 running Windows NT.

I have the volume turned up all the way (using the software volume tab at the lower right), but when I listen to a lot of stuff on YouTube (like the debates) I can just barely hear the speaker’s voice. I have the YouTube volume control turned up all the way, too.

I don’t have much problem with other sources… is YouTube just a quiet sound source? Is there another way to turn up the volume more?

2

I have a Dell Dimension, XP, a year old. No problem like that.

I do have just one audio problem, but it’s kind of in reverse. When a web page opens a Windows Media plug-in, the volume control is always set about halfway. I can set the volume to max then and hear it normally, but the next time it comes up halfway anyway. Various resets I’ve tried have had no effect.

3

Have you tried plugging in headphones? They always seem to increase the volume in my experience.

4

Good idea. Maybe I’ll get myself an early stocking stuffer.