The bottom line: Disney's WOWis a fantastic disc that should be the go-to choice for all beginners looking to learn about their TV, and how to set it up.īD: $39.99, DVD: $34.99- .com/disney-wow-world-of-wonder Digital Video Essentials: HD Basicsĭigital Video Essentials: HD Basics is the latest disc from TV sage Joe Kane. The bad: The other discs here have more patterns, but the ones on the Disney disc are well-designed and offer all the basics and then some. Test patterns are good, if not extensive. More than that, it teaches more advanced subjects like deinterlacing, 24p, and more. The good: Excellent tutorials teach the basics better than any other disc.
There's a similarly designed pattern to set brightness. This is one of the Disney WOW disc's patterns to help you set contrast. Screenshot: Geoffrey Morrison - Content: Disney Here it's explaining interlaced and progressive exceedingly well. Screenshot: Geoffrey Morrison - Pattern: DisneyĪ screenshot from one of the tutorials on the Disney WOW disc. The main menu of Disney's WOW: World of Wonder Blu-ray. Extremely high production values, well-made and easy to follow tutorials, and even extensive test patterns. Disney went all out with its foray into the setup disc world.
