So I've posted some settings over on the M7000 thread but they seem to get lost in the quagmire of firmware and update posts - so I've had a play with my TV today and reset it from scratch and re-calibrated it. I've done a full calibration on this which took me a few hours and as such will be the final settings that I post. They are (without trying to make myself sound too big headed) the best settings I've used. I have done a day, night and HDR setting. Please feel free to use them. Adapt them if you must but I mean it when I say this is it so there will be no game settings I'm afraid.
THESE SETTINGS WERE MEASURED ON A 55M7000 ON FIRMWARE 1230. THEY SHOULD WORK ON ALL FIRMWARE VERSIONS. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. THEY WORK FINE ON MINE BUT IM SORRY BUT I CAN'T GUARANTEE THEY WILL BE PERFECT ON YOUR SET BUT THEY WILL BE A STARTING POINT
Night (for day use THE SAME settings on STANDARD mode)
Mode - Cinema (use standard for day settings though I just leave it on these all the time)
Brightness - 51
Contrast - 38
Colour Saturation - 40
Backlight- 46
Colour Temp - Warm
White Balance - 2 Point
BT709
RO -10
GO 3
BO 6
RG 2
GG 0
BG 1
10 Point
80%
R -1
G 0
B -1
70%
All 0
60%
R 1
G 0
B 5
50%
R -2
G 0
B 7
40%
R -8
G 0
B 3
30%
R -6
G 0
R -1
20%
R -2
G 0
B 1
HDR Settings
Brightness - 47
Contrast - 42
Colour Saturation - 40
Backlight - 100
Colour Temp - Warm
White Balance - 2 Point
Native
RO -5
GO 0
BO 0
RG 2
GG -1
BG -1
10 Point WB and the Colour Tuner are pretty much useless on HDR so I haven't touched them.
It's been suggested that using adaptive contrast on low for HDR brings some improvement. I agree though it was measured with it off- I've also removed the colour tuner settings as it doesn't work. It doesn't matter though as back in the day the Pioneer Kuro CMS was renowned for its poor quality and also no current Sony model - including the OLED even had a CMS so we should feel privileged we have one even though it's doesn't work
Enjoy