Quote Originally Posted by gaelic cowboy View Post
I read somewhere that actually they are the same sound level it is just some kind of electronic wizardry that makes it seem louder.

If you had a decibel meter in the room it would probably not show any great variation between the programmes.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17229281/

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7388473.stm
That I will not believe.

Often television programs I watch have highs and lows in their broadcast, but the immediate sound impact of the first commercial, sustained throughout, causes hurt to my ears and even gives me headaches.

Either I have been a victim of mass hypnosis, or there's a difference between programs and commericals which is very real.