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Michael Desjardin

Tired of hard-to-hear dialogue on your TV? Here's how to fix it once and for all

Woman watching a streaming program on her television while holding remote and popcorn.

It's become a ritual: Dimming the lights, settling in for a movie or show, and immediately reaching for the rewind button when an important piece of dialogue lands with a garbled thud.

Having tested cheap TVs, mid-range models, and high-end flagships, and I can tell you that no TV is immune to the issue of hard-to-hear dialogue — even the best TVs on the market. But if TVs are getting better, why is it still a struggle to hear what the characters on your screen are saying sometimes?

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