maxlistener's Review of Curtis DVD5038 DVD Home Cinema System
24th Nov 2003
Overall Rating
- Value for money
inexpensive, good for action DVDs on newer TVs
Bad Points
problems with amplifier noise and compatibility with older TV
General Comments
DVD picture quality from the Curtis DVD5038 was good when the video signal was sent through a friends' Philips Magnavox VCR to their Magnavox TV using the included composite video cable with RCA connectors. However, connecting to our older GE television through our Sharp VCR resulted in a picture that kept swinging between perfect and terrible. The shop clerk explained this was caused by a copy protection scheme designed to prevent copying DVDs to videotape. She said we could solve the problem by buying one of two products the shop sells to defeat the scheme, but that would have increased the total cost by a third. The other solution would be to connect the DVD directly to the TV, but we could not do so because our TV has only a coax RF input socket and the Curtis 5038 lacks the corresponding output.
The sound quality was alright for moderately loud sounds. Unfortunately, the equipment produced a loud hiss - a continuous static-like hum from the 5 small speakers which I found objectionable during quiet or silent moments, especially quiet music. All efforts to reduce the hissing failed, the shop display model had the same problem, and the clerk said the other Curtis International model, the DVD 5045 also had this problem.
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Trouble Shooting -- CURTIS INTERNATIONAL
Q: I accidently set it up in Chinese. How do I reset it up for English?; 1. Switch on the unit. 2. Select "Setup", the middle icon in the 2nd row, using Left & Right buttons. ... CURTIS REMOTES
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Manuals -- CURTIS INTERNATIONAL
Curtis International manufacturer and distributor of quality, value priced consumer electronic products. Products for changing Lifestyles. ... DVD5038 DVD5038 English Manual Discontinued ENG PDF
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