Volume on commercials

[BBB3000]

WMC blasts the volume on commercials. Is there a way to make it so commercials aren't so much louder than the TV shows? I don't have this problem with my FIOS STBs.

[Scallica]

Go to Control Panel-->Sound, Playback tab, Properties button, Enhancements tab, and check Loudness Equalization.

[BBB3000]

Thank you very much.

[DanH]

Is there any way to do this on an extender?

[WhatHappend]

That "Loudness Equalization" option shouldn't do anything if you are sending the audio as DD.5.1 to your TV or AVR.

If you want to send PCM audio (either 2 channel or 5.1 channel), then WMC has a option tasks-> TV > audio -> "Auto volume"
Minimizes the volume difference across TV channels. Disabes Dolby output.

[BBB3000]

FWIW, I already had "Auto volume" selected and it actually did not help for the volume difference b/w TV shows and commercials. the equalization seemed to make a difference.

[richard1980]

In December the new volume regulation law kicks in, and this shouldn't be a problem any more.

[adam1991]

What are these "commercials" of which you speak?

[lurch66]

These "commercials" are something that goes by in a flash during ff or gets auto removed with another program but I have not seen them in a very long time. I hope there vacation last's indefinitely.

[ExtraMedium]

Switched tvs and this became an issue. Must have had a setting on the old TV that managed volume. Grateful for this forum. Issue solved.