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Televisions that insist on telling me that they're muted
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Yeah, that'd be great. I also notice that sometimes when I access another menu, the word MUTE disappears, and then, when I exit said menu, the cursed MUTE returns.
Oh, I made that picture with Preview + a google image result for TV.
But the principle still stands. If the word MUTE is in the bottom left corner, that blocks the channel navigator thing for cable TV, blocks menus in video games, and still ultimately ruins the overall image. I just want the TV screen to be unobstructed.
My Samsung just puts a little speaker with an X over it in one of the corners. not really obtrusive at all. And my BRAVIA just puts a tiny "Muting" in white text in the bottom left.
Tell me you guys aren't buying nice flat screen HD televisions and pumping the audio through the crappy built in speakers.
I have no idea what my Sony does when I mute it because I mute through my surround receiver, like every one of you should be doing.
I have no idea what my Sony does when I mute it because I mute through my surround receiver, like every one of you should be doing.
That is strange most TV will put MUTE up for a little bit (30 sec) and goes away. That is what my TV did. The TV has been Muted for almost a year now as sound set up to go through some other speakers and never touches the TV at all.
Most TV I know do what my TV does. Puts MUTE for 30 sec or so then goes away.
Most TV I know do what my TV does. Puts MUTE for 30 sec or so then goes away.
Tell me you guys aren't buying nice flat screen HD televisions and pumping the audio through the crappy built in speakers.
I have no idea what my Sony does when I mute it because I mute through my surround receiver, like every one of you should be doing.
Me too with my Samsung.
Plus, there's an option in my settings to disable the speakers so I don't even get the MUTE crap on my screen.
I have something made by Sayno, my parents have a Plasma made by Panisonic, My brothers is made by Toshiba, my parents other Panisonic all do not leave the mute on the screen.
It just seem to me that is majority do not do that and I think if you go buy a new one the store would let you mute it to see what happens. I agree it is a design flaw.
I don't have a super high quality TV I got at the store. I bought an LCD TV from woot that was on sale whose cost I split with my roommate (that's what I get, I suppose!)
But my mom's TV did the same thing, and most other TVs I come across seem to do so.
But my mom's TV did the same thing, and most other TVs I come across seem to do so.
My Pioneer does not do this. It has a little speaker icon with an X on it and it disappears after five seconds.
Too unpleasant. That'd be like using Windows instead of OS X, just because you could ultimately get the same results.
I hate when I'm watching the news or something is scrolling across the bottom of the screen and the Volume bar will not disappear so I can read it. I think that a small red light near the buttons would be a better idea, that's on when the TV is muted and off when it's not. A huge design flaw of my Ölevia TV is there is a blue light on the power button that is on while the TV is OFF. I have it covered up with black electrical tape.
I used to have a really old TV that had a separate little screen just for the channel. When you muted it, no visual change happened, and when you changed the volume, that number for the channel would briefly change to the volume level. For some reason, we've gone backwards.
Perhaps, but if your reason for leaving it muted is because you use a surround sound system, then it's a one-time thing when you turn it down, then you don't have to mess with it any more.