All modern TVs come with a “calibrated” mode, usually called “movie” or “cinema”.
That’s quite close to calibrated settings, and unless you have measurement equipment (*), it’s as good as you will get.
If your TV is 1-2 years old it should be quite good really.I have my TV set like this (movie), but with higher brightness that default for SDR. I see no problem with personal preference, as long as you keep the baseline in mind.
- Yes, the correct white point will look yellowish. It’s usually even marked as “warm2” on many sets.
But it IS the correct white reference.You can check this even with no equipment.
- Get 6500k (D65) led lamps.
- If you have a window, look at an overcast sky.
Whites on the TV should match these references 😉
I’ve never understood this approach, as both an avid film viewer and cinematographer.
White is white, not yellow tinted. These modes are often called “cinema,” but never once in a theater have I seen a film projected with a “warm” color temperature, unless it was intentionally color timed that way. If anything, many theaters project their films with a more “cold” setting, which is equally as ugly.
I always keep my sets at “normal” and then tune in saturation, tint, etc.