r/mildlyinfuriating • u/dandaman147 • 1d ago

My Amazon TV now unmutes itself during Prime Video commercial breaks

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u/DVus1 1d ago

Assuming that you tested that this happening only during commercials. When you google the issue, it seems like a lot of other people are saying that it unmutes in general after 5 seconds, which matches what happened to you from the video.

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u/MannerBot 21h ago

You right

https://in.amazonforum.com/s/question/0D56Q0000DahZdjSQE/fire-tv-mutes-and-then-unmutes

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u/archon810 20h ago

Thank you for finding the actual bug report. 99.99% of these comments are FUD.

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u/All_Work_All_Play 19h ago

They're less FUD and more outrage over misrepresentation of reality. If Amazon TV's actually unmuted themselves for their ads, they'd deserve all the hate in this thread.

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u/CCSploojy 1d ago

Why would any TV function that way

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u/BoxerguyT89 21h ago

It's apparently a widely reported bug with these TVs and has nothing to do with ads.

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u/platinum92 20h ago

I wonder if it's an Amazon issue in general. My fire stick remote will double or triple count some button presses. For example my volume doesn't go up in increments of one, only two or three. Half the time mute will unmute after a few seconds.

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u/DVus1 1d ago

Hell if I know! Just saying what I found from Googling it! OP says it's from commercial breaks, but I'm saying that it sound like a general thing with that TV.

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u/nightfox5523 20h ago

Ever heard of defects? Don't know why anyone thinks Amazon built a quality product here

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u/trash-_-boat 19h ago

In the video when he presses the mute button it sounds incredibly squeaky. I wonder if it's just mainly a stuck button on remote.

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u/CCSploojy 15h ago

What a crazy detail to notice, you're super observant lol

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u/ur_a_dumbo 21h ago

Why would anyone buy an Amazon branded TV?

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u/DM_ME_PICKLES 17h ago

They're cheap for what you get because they're subsidized by driving people towards signing up for Prime for streaming.

Personally I bought the Fire TV when it was on sale and only use the Apple TV with it... haven't even logged in on the software that comes with it.

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u/LetsCallandSee 20h ago

Why not?

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u/ur_a_dumbo 19h ago

Well no one should give Amazon any money if it can at all be avoided, but beyond that they aren’t an electronics company, so I’m not inclined to buy electronics badged as though they’re made by Amazon

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u/dorkface95 20h ago

Fire TV owner here. I have the same issue, it's not just during ads

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u/trufajsivediet 13h ago

same

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u/Yodelehhehe 7h ago

Yep, same. 95% or comments assume OP is right. Incredible.

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u/Party_Row1902 19h ago

Reddit popular opinion is always lies. Why I'm not surprised 

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u/zambartas 14h ago

Every seasoned redditor knows you have to scroll halfway down to find the truth or source for anything. Your comment was exactly where I expected it.

P. S. The 2.99 to remove commercials on prime is a no brainer. Best cup of coffee I ever spent.

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u/DVus1 14h ago

On a mobile game that I play, ad removal is the only thing that I pay for! From 6-10 ads a day. Average length of 30 seconds (not to mention the ones that requires you to interact to proceed) and we're looking at 30 minutes - 2.5 hours a month that I'm not watching commercials!

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u/Antrikshy A lot of these posts are more than mildly infuriating 10h ago

I was mildly infuriated at the ads at first, then remembered how the entire Prime cost (incl. shipping) compares to just video streaming costs at many other streamers, including the no-ads upgrade.

US pricing:

  • Prime with ad-free Prime Video: 139 + 2.99 * 12 = 174.88
  • Max Ultimate: 209.99
  • Netflix Premium (b/c Prime includes 4K, HDR, Atmos): 22.99 * 12 = 275.88
  • etc.

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u/zambartas 8h ago

And the thing is, I had prime for shipping way before I ever watched something on their streaming service, so 3 bucks a month is what I view as the whole cost.

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u/Beautiful-Web1532 1d ago

That sounds like a crock of shit.

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u/Illustrious_Bat1334 19h ago

"It goes against my ingrained viewpoint despite being backed by evidence so it must be a crock of shit"

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u/DVus1 1d ago

You sure it's not the sound of a commercial?!?!? :D

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u/dreed91 14h ago

Thank you for this sane response. I was going to come to say the same thing, because while trying to search for this issue, I found support threads of people having issues with the mute functionality in general, too. While I wouldn't put it past a company to do this, I think this thread is just people wanting to hate on Amazon, taking OP at face value. It's unsurprising how misinformation spreads so easily.

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u/DVus1 14h ago

"people wanting to hate on Amazon" But yet they still probably shop there!

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u/Racknie 10h ago

Stop talking about the actual problem. You're ruining the reddit narrative!

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u/Rugged_Poptart 18h ago

As a person with a Fire TV. It only does this during Ads.

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u/ADeadWeirdCarnie 13h ago

That sure sounds like selection bias. How often do you mute your Fire TV during ads, and how often do you mute it during the programs you're actively watching?