Reddit reviews Disney WOW: World of Wonder [Blu-ray]

No netflix? too technical for you? Disney also has a blu-ray that is pretty layman that can help too.

https://smile.amazon.com/Disney-WOW-World-Wonder-Blu-ray/dp/B0045ASBLG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1518145909&sr=8-1&keywords=disney+wow

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0045ASBLG

$17 version

I first googled my TV name and model and "calibration" and found forums where people recommended settings. That's a good place to start.

I also bought this:

http://smile.amazon.com/Disney-WOW-World-Wonder-Blu-ray/dp/B0045ASBLG?sa-no-redirect=1

which is also very helpful.

Calibrating your TV is so damned important on these newer TVs that it's not even funny.

I just picked up a 60" Plasma and the degree of impact that tuning stuff had blew my mind a bit. Previous LCD TV setups were minor variations from the baseline, the Plasma was all over the place with a high degree of configuration range.

I personally used http://www.amazon.com/Disney-WOW-World-Wonder-Blu-ray/dp/B0045ASBLG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1409500594&sr=8-1 to setup my plasma and it made a WORLD of difference. You're walked through each phase of configuration with clear directions. They tell you how each step may require modifying another aspect and going back and forth, etc. There's even breakdowns for different types of displays. It also does surround sound configuration and tuning as well.

Regardless of which product you use, absolutely make sure you spend the time to calibrate your monitors/screens.

Have you calibrated your TV? Rarely are the out of box settings very good. Just google HDTV calibration and there should be some online sources and/or blu rays. I use this for all my TVs and it works like a charm.

Get this and it will get you 98% there. Sure, there may be more a professional calibration can do, but that will run you a few hundred dollars. Try the disney disk first.

Calibrate your TV using this:

http://www.amazon.com/Disney-WOW-World-Wonder-Blu-ray/dp/B0045ASBLG

It's easy to set up, just make sure you take ~30 min to properly set everything. Depending on how much potential your set has, it'll feel like you're upgrading your tv.

EDIT: Get the blu-ray version, don't skimp out

calibration settings aren't an objective thing, they vary based on your model and environmental conditions. using simple calibration patterns and tuning even just brightness/contrast and saturation will yield better, more accurate results than copying values.

personally i recommend grabbing this disc: http://www.amazon.com/Disney-WOW-World-Wonder-Blu-ray/dp/B0045ASBLG/

I own the disk. Probably the best way. Removed all my destiny burn in after 48 hours straight. Unstuck a pixel on a monitor.

Things a godsend.

You could surely download it.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0045ASBLG/ref=tmm_mfc_title_sr?ie=UTF8&qid=&sr=

Go buy this and run the pixel flipper. It should remove them for you.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0045ASBLG?pc_redir=1414609665&robot_redir=1

Edit- not sure what plasma you have, but IMO plasmas are still the way to go if you want the best picture quality. Just need to be sure to watch something different every few days, or run this program. I had a local sports logo in mine from watching too much baseball, and this removed it for me.
Also, make sure your plasma is not running in torch mode (brightness and contrast way high).

Honestly people should look into properly calibrating/optimize their TVs/players.


http://www.amazon.com/Disney-WOW-World-Wonder-Blu-ray/dp/B0045ASBLG

Use something like that, then make sure you're viewing in a dark room.

The episodes are not even remotely dark on our TV.

I'm using the VUDU service with a properly set PS3 and 1080p plasma display. It also looks fine on my PC gaming rig.

So, I worked as an HDTV engineer for five years and can tell you about my experiences.

In order to achieve market differentiation and tv selling features, TVs (at least the ones from my company…) will ship with a bunch of image processing effects that, frankly, are gimmicks. Without "game mode" on input lag will be increased as the TV applies effects before displaying the image. (It should be noted that no HD signals--including those produced by games--are engineered anticipating to be processed a second time by another device. They expect just being displayed on a well-calibrated display without any other processing.)

My two cents: if you're concerned about image quality, start with a really good calibration disc (like http://www.amazon.com/Disney-WOW-World-Wonder-Blu-ray/dp/B0045ASBLG/) with game mode set to on. At the conclusion, the image displayed will be the closest match your tv can produce to what the content creator intended AND with the smallest amount of input lag. If you don't like it, turn game mode off and play knowing you've made an informed decision and explored your options fully. :)

Edit: game mode doesn't affect 60fps--you're still going to get 60 (or more, if you have a tv that adds frames to simulate faster refresh…) frames either way, but with it on, the time that the PS4 produces the image to the time it shows up on your screen very well may be increased. And I game with game mode on. In answer to your questions, which I forgot in my original reply. :)

Nice! Seems like it hit all of your requirements for a good price. If you're looking for some specific picture calibrations, you could always pickup something like this. It's a blu-ray (or DVD) that helps you fine-tune those settings

I don't think this has anything to do with the PS4 specifically, but it is definitely a good idea to customize your TV's settings. Usually 'Movie' mode or some equivalent will be significantly better right away, and then you can play around with it as you see fit. Like some suggested, AVS forums has some good information if you search for your TV, and reviewers like CNET, digital trends, etc generally post their recommended settings in the review. The best option of course is to get your TV professionally calibrated by an ISF calibrator, but that can cost around 300. If you're really interested in getting the best picture out of your TV but don't want to pay for calibration, I suggest getting a Disney WoW or Spears and Munsil calibration disc. They walk you through the calibration process step by step and give you test patterns and footage so you can adjust your settings till it looks right to you. The Disney one is especially useful for beginners, I've linked both below.

Disney WoW: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0045ASBLG/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1419794316&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SY200_QL40

Spears and Munsil: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00CKWI13O/ref=pd_aw_sims_1?pi=SS115&simLd=1

Thank you for taking the time to answer my question.

Regarding the bias lighting, do you have any personal experience with it? You sound like someone with quite some knowledge in the area, so would you recommend it yourself or no?

And thanks for all the in-depth answers, I will probably keep it simple and get a smart 1080, maybe 3D TV and let the technology develop for some years more before I head into OLED/4k so the prices drop aswell.

On the calibration, would you say it is worth purchasing this?

http://www.amazon.com/Disney-WOW-World-Wonder-Blu-ray/dp/B0045ASBLG

As you mentioned yourself it could be the way to go, and several reviews on Amazon says the same.

I bought this recently. Very happy with the results.

8700ub owner here. Simply amazing picture. Yeah, I don't think you are doing anything out of the ordinary. One thing I recommend is picking up the Disney Blu-Ray WOW calibration disc. It will help you get the best picture out of your pj.

BTW, you can't go wrong with Epson support. My first 8700 had some pink banding down the right side. They shipped one overnight for free and paid to ship the defective one back. Transaction was utterly painless. Have heard horror stories from other manufacturers.

Do yourself a favor and pick up the Disney WoW disc and spend an evening doing a proper calibration on that set and avoid that THX preset. Or read up on the AVS forums in the GT50 owner thread and copy other users professionally calibrated settings. It'll make a world of difference and give you more accurate color reproduction than the built in presets.

Do you have an Apple TV and an iPhone/iPad? Or an iPhone/iPad with an HDMI adapter? You can use the THX Tune Up app for an easy way to do basic calibration in a pinch. - http://www.thx.com/consumer/home-entertainment/mobile-apps/thx-tune-up-app-for-ios/

Otherwise check out Datacolor's Spyder4TV HD - http://spyder.datacolor.com/portfolio-view/spyder4tv-hd/

Or Disney's World of Wonder blu-ray calibration disc: http://www.amazon.com/Disney-WOW-World-Wonder-Blu-ray/dp/B0045ASBLG

Or, as Endymion86 said, google your TV model name and 'calibration.' If it's a popular model, you'll probably find people who've got good stats you can adjust your TV to.

Typically you'll want to turn off any feature that has an "On/Off" switch in the settings, in my experience.

Good luck. Calibrating a TV can really change your viewing experience for the better.

I would personally (and did) choose the Samsung. They consistently get the best ratings from sites like CNET.

As for properly tuning the tv, I would recommend that you pick up a calibration bluray. Disney makes a very easy to follow one called World of Wonder that will walk you through setting the color, contrast, brightness, etc to get the best picture possible for your environment.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0045ASBLG