SONY: Share Your Custom Display Settings

[Uncle Bud]

I've been experimenting with different settings, in conjunction with the Spears & Munsil HD Benchmark disc, across all different types of content...streaming, DVD, BD, and 4K HD. Although I never watch TV in complete darkness, I was looking for something more appropriate to lower light conditions, or when I have a headache, or when I just want a movie/show to have a more natural appearance. My goal was 2.2 Gamma and 150 - 200 nits (for SDR; I don't own any equipment for measuring this). I settled on:

Picture Mode: Custom
Brightness: 8 (Max for HDR)
Contrast: 90
Gamma: 0 (for both SDR and HDR)
Auto Local Dimming: Medium
X-tended Dynamic Range: Off (High for HDR)
Color: 50
Color Temperature: Expert 1
Advanced Color Temperature / Gamma Adjustment: Same as before

Clarity
Sharpness: 50
Reality Creation: Off
Smooth Gradation: Low

Motion
Off
Cinemotion: High (anything not mentioned is the same as before)

I think I acheived my goal; I'm pleased with how it looks.

A question for any calibrators or A/V enthusiasts out there: given the changes I've made, would the previous Gamma adjustments been thrown off? Would it be worth having them calibrated again? The set has also received two or three updates since 2021.