DVI to HDTV What Color Profile?

I have my iMac hooked up to a Panasonic plasma TV over DVI/HDMI cable. My TV is already calibrated on its hardware controls. I probably won't change it. *What system display profile should I use to view videos in VLC?*
Right now I'm on SRGB -2.1 I'm only concerned about viewing my videos in the right gamma. Is that pretty close??

Close to what?
Broadcast gamma is 2.2 in CCIR 709, but that is assuming EBU phosphor.
You may not have Quicktime FCP compatibility and so the remap is not even from the same starting point.
The preferred display is a Rec709 broadcast monitor hanging off an HD-SDI card.
jPo

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