It's wellknown that the volume level always increases to unbearable hights when commercials start (witch always wakes me up during my nap). couldn't it be possible to invent a device that keeps the decibel level steady on my TV???-- nema, Feb 03 2001 djchriski's "dissertation". http://www.halfbake...dea/TV_20Normalizer [jutta, Feb 03 2001] Most television sets come with a switch that, when pressed, keeps the decibel level completely steady...-- egnor, Feb 03 2001 Why not just get a helper monkey....-- Wes, Feb 03 2001 Please feel free to read my dissertation under Product/Television Filter/TV Normalizer-- djchriski, Sep 07 2001 Magnavox has been incorporating such circuitry in their televisions since aprox 1995. They call it Smartsound tm. ------Baked idea-- Ratita de Bodega, Aug 18 2002 random, halfbakery