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General discussion

volume onflat screen TVs

Aug 17, 2018 8:14AM PDT

I notice that the volume on flat screen TVs is very low & hard to hear. Why do the TVs have small speakers on the rear or on the bottom of the TV ?

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Cheaper to manufacture (n/t)
Aug 17, 2018 8:52AM PDT

N/t

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Nod to Pepe7's cheaper comment.
Aug 17, 2018 11:48AM PDT

It's also done since many want to use a receiver to get 5.1 or better surround sound. Why put a dollar into a feature that may be disabled.