annoying noise when watching NFL on FOX

Leejai

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Anyone else noticing this annoying noise when watching NFL on Fox? It seems that on every play (mostly throwing), you'll hear this 'ziiip' when something moves on the top of the TV screen where the score is.

It's highly distractive and just wondering if anyone else is noticing it.
 

stash

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Yeah that was annoying the hell out of me. I noticed it during the preseason. The only way I can watch games with this is with the sound on mute.
 

Accipiter22

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hahahahahha from profootballtalk.com :

5. Revenge of the Nerds.

We still can't understand why the folks who come up with the computerized techno-crap for NFL coverage feel compelled to try to impress us with all sorts of bells and whistles that add nothing at all to the coverage.

Though FOX has been responsible for plenty of innovations during its twelve years of broadcasting pro football, there's a point at which further improvements really aren't.

Case in point -- the line at the top of the screen containing the score, the remaining time, the quarter, and the scores of other games makes various metallic, robotic noises, primarily when the down and distance pops up and then inexplicably is wiped out immediately before (and often during) the play.

Guys, we're not impressed by the sound effects. And to the extent that you're trying to skew younger, Florio Jr. says it's stupid, too.

There's already enough stuff to see and hear during an NFL game. Adding extraneous, unnecessary sights or sounds is a waste of your money . . . and of our time.
 

fatpat268

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No, NFL on ESPN sucks.

Somehow, even when my favorite team played, espn bored the hell out of me last year on sunday night.
And from what I've seen of the preseason monday night games... they're doing the exact same thing.
 

funboy6942

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Only annoying sound that would of come to my mind would be the wife if she was in the room :)