Useful, even if you have a receiver that autocalibrates (which isn't always accurate). Though primarily a video setup disc, the audio calibration section lets you verify/check levels, polarity, AV sync, and so on. A pattern to set Contrast on the "Spears and Munsil HD Benchmark 2nd Edition." These are great, among the better ones I've seen. Though all setup discs have these patterns, not all are as easy to use as they should be. A Brightness pattern from the Spears and "Munsil HD Benchmark 2nd Edition." Starting with setup, you get excellently designed Contrast, Brightness, Color/Tint, and other basic patterns.
Most of these sections have submenus that spread out on the horizontal axis. On the left you get your general categories, like Video Calibration, Audio Calibration, etc. Where the original disc had dozens of great patterns, the second edition has hundreds. What "HD Benchmark 2nd Edition" is, to use the same analogy, the rest of the undergrad courses, and beyond. This isn't to say it's limited to being the intro class, as it does have some great patterns for TV setup that even I use.
It has extensive tutorials to explain every setting and adjustment. If you're new to the idea of TV setup, "Disney's World of Wonder" disc is still your best bet. The updated second edition adds myriad new setup patterns, and a host of new tests for 3D, refresh rates, motion interpolation, additional patterns for TV setup newbies, and more. Though anyone could buy it, it wasn't as entry-level or as user-friendly as "Disney's World of Wonder" setup discs. The original "Spears and Munsil HD Benchmark", released in 2009, offered some excellent patterns to help setting up TVs, and ingenious test patterns to judge the performance of deinterlacers and scalers.
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