On: Why do all these 20-somethings have closed caption...

[atmosx]

I thought it was my tv having completely broken audio… Or the broadcaster. I noticed that, the volume goes up when commercials kick in, but also explosions, shootings, etc. the volume has to be adjusted every 5 minutes and we are watching 90% of content with captions on since I can remember…

[Gordonjcp → atmosx]

The volume doesn't go up, it goes down when adverts kick in. The peak level is slightly lower than programme material.

The difference is that adverts are very heavily compressed so the quiet bits are much much louder making the whole thing seem loud.