My tv is almost always on when we are home. Whether we actually r watching it is a different story. My wife needs the constant sound of TV or she can't sleep at night. It's the sound and glow that comforts her. Over the years I have gotten used to it. The sound has always been fine since I grew up by a hwy before the sound barrier was put up to block noise. I can't sleep in total silence. In fact total silence makes me wired cuz I hear every noise.