Posted by Walter Traprock on 01/25/06 21:35

Kimba W. Lion <kimbawlion@aol.com> wrote:

> >I need a DVD player that plays DVDs and doesn't do it too quietly in a
> >normal TV. Toshiba has a setting they call a "dialog" setting that
> >makes DVDs loud enough to hear; but Toshibas are weaker at reading DVDs,
> >some having too much freezing. Panasonic actually plays anything, but
> >is TOO QUIET for most DVDS.
>
> Sounds like you want dynamic range compression. The DVD players I've had
> have all offered this function, under Audio in their Setup menus.

I have these too but it's not the problem.

> If that's not good enough, you could try a dbx audio compressor between
> your DVD player and your sound system:
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5855625471

That's a compressor or de-compressor. My sound system is the TV.

I have no problem with TV, or VHS, it's only DVDs that are way too
quiet, as in the maximum volume on the TV is not loud enough. My TV is
Toshiba (Feb 2002) 20" flat screen.

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