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PeterTHX · 02-10-2009, 09:01 PM

To those complaining about DRC:

Well, it seems that you don't have guests, or neighbors, or family members who complain when things get "too damn loud". A good example is a certain lady friend of mine doesn't like it when things get too loud. I don't want to sit there and toggle the volume all the time, DRC takes care of it for me. Same when I have my parents come over. My Dad doesn't mind it but my Mom does. We were able to watch Iron Man at a comfortable (for her) level that day, but Wall*E was impossible: it was either too high or too low so the terrific effect of the sound design was lost to them.
Contrast that experience to when I had my lady friend and her 3 year old son over to watch Cars. Rather than run it in 5.1 LPCM I ran it in DD 5.1 and they were more than happy because it was neither too loud nor too soft, and she didn't worry about her son's hearing.

I would be love to be able to watch Fox or Universal titles late at night, but it's a pain. Incredible Hulk after 10PM? Nope!

02-10-2009, 09:01 PM	#3467
PeterTHX Banned Top contributor Member since:Sep 2006 Blu-ray collection:563 Trading Score:14	To those complaining about DRC: Well, it seems that you don't have guests, or neighbors, or family members who complain when things get "too damn loud". A good example is a certain lady friend of mine doesn't like it when things get too loud. I don't want to sit there and toggle the volume all the time, DRC takes care of it for me. Same when I have my parents come over. My Dad doesn't mind it but my Mom does. We were able to watch Iron Man at a comfortable (for her) level that day, but WallE* was impossible: it was either too high or too low so the terrific effect of the sound design was lost to them. Contrast that experience to when I had my lady friend and her 3 year old son over to watch Cars. Rather than run it in 5.1 LPCM I ran it in DD 5.1 and they were more than happy because it was neither too loud nor too soft, and she didn't worry about her son's hearing. I would be love to be able to watch Fox or Universal titles late at night, but it's a pain. Incredible Hulk after 10PM? Nope! Last edited by PeterTHX; 02-11-2009 at 02:00 AM.