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Cake day: October 4th, 2023
  • JordanZ@lemmy.worldtoMildly Infuriating@lemmy.world•Why are some shows so dark?English
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    20 hours ago

    Gonna hop in then with my own anecdotal evidence.

    I have a 7.2.4 Dolby Atmos setup in my living room(11 speakers, two subs). Outside of my subwoofers the center channel is the most expensive single speaker in the setup. I absolutely do not have this issue. Dialog is always crystal clear. I own nearly 4000 physical copies of movies/shows on disc. So I’ve watched a lot of different media.

    Is that needed to correct this issue…absolutely not. I have a $150-200(can’t remember) 5.1 soundbar from Best Buy in my bedroom and it’s perfectly adequate as well. My sister was complaining about this exact volume issue and bought the same sound bar, problem solved. I will mention this setup doesn’t work as well but is acceptable for Nolan movies and his notoriously messed up mixes. My Atmos setup is great. He mixes for theaters not ~10w stereo TV speakers. Some people still hate his mixes…even in theaters. 🤷‍♂️

    Do I know the issue people are talking about…absolutely. I’ve experienced it myself. The hardware you have and the way it’s configured matters tremendously. Sometimes just turning on ‘Reduce loud sounds’, night mode, or audio compression can help. These are all the same thing with different names(and others). Their implementations and effectiveness can differ by device though. It compresses the dynamic range of the audio mix. Basically the loudest sound(explosions) and the quietest sound(whispers) don’t have such a huge volume difference. Which can help with the ‘blowing out my ear drums’ experience.

  • JordanZ@lemmy.worldtoProgrammer Humor@programming.dev•I Assumed 'Twas The Boot Code
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    3 days ago

    You could install a second power switch inline with the first. If both are momentary contact then you’d have to press both at the same time to turn it on(or hold one, etc).

    I’ve never actually needed on of these but they keep showing up in movies/games…so I’d vote this. Toggle it on then press the normal button. You could leave it on to keep the regular button working or toggle it off and disable it.

  • JordanZ@lemmy.worldtoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.world•Has Trick-or-Treating died in your area, and what is to blame?
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    3 days ago

    Moved into my house in 2017. Neighborhood has smaller kids. I bought candy for a number of years and had less than 20 groups in the entire ~5 year span. So I just stopped buying candy and leave my lights off now. Even reviewing doorbell footage there were only like a handful of groups walking around this year.

    Trunk or treats have blown up out here. Why walk miles through the neighborhood for a couple hours when 30-60 minutes through a parking lot or two gets you the same amount. Especially at malls with hundreds of cars.

    We use to trick or treat on rollerblades as kids to cover more ground. Trick or treating has really gone down hill. I remember being a teenager and handing candy out at my parent’s house. We got literal hundreds of kids. Like you basically were better off just sitting at the front door or on the porch if the weather was nice. The stream of kids was practically constant. That was decades ago and their neighborhood has aged out a bit but they still get a ridiculously higher number than I’ve ever gotten.