i bought the one from them on the Emp. assembly and it was pretty good. informative anyway. it's made by someone else, not van's though.
not sure about these tools DVD that you are talking about. haven't seen that one.
the EAA online quick videos were pretty good for me as i didn't know much when i started a month ago. the practice kits were and are worth the money i think. especially if you are a tedious type of builder. they are good to work out the kinks and get used to the tools.
good luck
