When I’m listening to my dad’s Sony television, a volume level of 5 out of 20 produces plenty of volume. When watching a movie by way of his DVD played through his TV’s speakers, I have to turn the TV’s volume up to about an 18 out of 20, just to get the same volume that one would get if listening to a TV program.
Okay, now when we play a movie through his stereo’s satellite speakers, the movie is quite loud.
Is this an impedance problem between the DVD player and the TV? If so, why? Both the TV and DVD player are mass-pproduced. Can’t we assume a 4-year-old Sony widescreen AV television has a powerful enough amplifier?
They DVD is connected to the TV with both component cables and regular RF (red/white) audio cables. (Actually, it might be hooked to the TV by way of the stereo; I haven’t checked.)
Ideas?
Not an answer to your question, but possibly a solution - many recievers have adjustable gain for different input sources, or even different “profiles” for each device. I assume it is due to this very problem. This solution works well to synchronize sound level for various sources, but often creates a problem for other members of the household who would prefer not to have to learn how to operate the reciever in order to use the DVD player, etc.
The television doesn’t have such a feature, and this occurs when a DVD movie is played through the TV’s speakers, without the receiver turned on.
And doesn’t really answer the question either. My DVD recorder plays TV stations louder than it plays DVDs. My neighbors claim that certain TV stations play louder than others, and they complained to the cable company but the cable company says there is nothing to be done.