Louder decibels on commercials!

i do see that they make the commercials louder. they will do anything to drawl our attention in! Might be why Toddlers even stop what they are doing to take a look-see!

Yes, I've noticed that myself! This really irritates me when I'm watching something I really enjoy and then all of a sudden the adverts come on and I have to rush for the remote control, hopefully not tripping in the process, and lower the volume down quickly. I'm sure they're trying to say something by doing that! Probably "Hey bozo! Look at me I'm an advert, so pay attention!" Then, the adverts finally come to an end and you have to increase the volume once again. Some of the adverts are funny though and so, I do pay attention and end up having a little giggle! Andrew

I do find it very irritating when commercials blare real loud. They need to do something about it. A friend of mine has a TV that automatically turns the sound down when commercials are louder than what you have your volume set at.

I thought it was just me! LOL the other night while watching a movie, I had to turn the volume down everytime a commercial came on. Its really becomes a pain when a stupid commercial like those free credit report ones. They irk me to no end!

I notice this all the time. It is soooo annoying! I notice it a lot when I watch a movie on USA or TBS. There is a huge difference in the volume levels once the commercials come on. I'll have to turn down the volume from 20 to 14 or so just so my ears don't bleed.

I've noticed this before. Commercials are getting louder! Please stop that, Comcast!

They've been doing that for years, and I wish they'd stop it!! They do it to get your attention. Lots of people take commercial time to run to the bathroom, or go to the kitchen for a snack, and I think they do that so that you can hear it no matter where you are. I think this is one of the most irritating sales tactics there is. It may get my attention, but I guarantee it's negative attention! I use the mute button a lot, and I have a hunch there's probably a lot of others who automatically mute the commercials too.

Yes and it can get to be very annoying. Even on satellite TV channels it occurs. On Showtime after a movie they have previews of other movies they have on and those are even a lot louder than the regular show. This is a pain in the keister. HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~

It is especially annoying when someone in the household is trying to sleep! All of a sudden a slight noise becomes the sound of a freight train! Living in an apartment I try to keep the noise down. So when a commercial comes on I get ready with my remote to turn the volume down. I hate that! Especially when the Oxyclean guy comes on yelling about the product he is trying to sell.

Yeah, I know! And, I hate that too. It's very annoying. And, usually I'll be watching a TV program and another person walks into the room about the time commercials come on and they say, "Turn that down,you'll wake the neighbors." As if, I'm at fault for the sudden increase in volume. As if, I'd actually INCREASE the sound just to soak up every precious word! Can you imagine?

Yes! I can't remember which network it is, but it's the channel that Grey's Anatomy come on. Along about 4 in the evening the sounds fades away so bad I have to turn the tv up all the way just to hear the program when I'm in the room, then the commercial comes on and blasts me out! I thought it was my local TV station, but while my Daughter and Son-in-Law were here in April they were watching Grey's Anatomy. When the commercial came on, my Son-in-Law jumped up and grabbed the remote to turn it down. He said I hate (whatever network it is). So obviously it does that in Oregon too.

Omgosh I was just talking to my boyfriend about this last night watchign tv. It is so frustrating because I'm constantly grabbing the remote and adjusting the volume! I have it at perfect volume for the show and then a commercial comes on and it's blaring! I mean I understand they want people to buy their products but come on ya don't have to make me go deaf to get the message!

it drives me nuts!! i think some one said on my post on this (long time ago) that its not louder but they way they use the speakers or something that made NO sense to me lol.. i hate it because i watch tv while my hubby is asleep and im always afraid i will wake him up

omg yes very irritating different channels have different levels but this is way annoying!!! I don't sleep very well and will often flick during the night but just as i find the right level so as i can hear it but not wake my boo then it goes to commercials and blasts out and i end up jumping and waking him up trying to turn it down or i've drifted off and it wakes me up again. I agree with you 100% very annoying never really noticed it before but recently seems to happen all the time.

i think i have to agree with you on this... but not all commercials... only some commercials they make the sound louder... and it really annoys me as well... i usually switch to other programmes when they have commercials as i don't really like watching commercials... take care and have a nice day...

Yes I have noticed this and at times it is irritating. I've been told this is done on purpose. Seems to be an attention getter and it really works. When Billy, can't remember his last name, comes on I mute the television. He is loud anyway and sounds like he's yelling even more so now the commercials are so loud. I notice this moreso on channels other than local tv.

I have noticed that a lot lately and I thought for a long time that it was our television. However, I was at a friends house and it happened again so I knew that it had to just be the commercials. There is a Pillsbury one that is louder than any of them that I know of.

Hey jill! Yes I don't know what they think that it is going to accomplish by blasting the commericials so loud that we can go deaf. The first thing most people do if they are in the room when the commericals go on is to reach for the remote and lower it or mute it. I wonder if like some other people said they do it so that if people are getting up to leave the room that we will still hear it in the rooms we are going to like the kitchen or bathroom. I just don't see the point of how much louder they are and sometimes the volume is actually startling because it really goes up quite a few decibels. I know that people have complained about this I just don't understand why we still have to put up with it.

Yes that does happen to me. I hate it. Have to turn down then back up. It bites the big one. There are times that I yell at my son turn that down. He say's Mom I never turned it up. Have a nice day. Your friend onlydia

I agree it can be very annoying with all that noise .One gets the feeling that one is being blackmailed into buying the products or challenged...i wish they had more subtle messages..