FCP Display Gamma and brightness shiftsng a broadcast

I am well aware of the standard recommendations for using a video monitor for critical evaluation of color and density.
Having said that, however, I have been working on using a well calibrated Sony Trinitron computer monitor, and I have found a way, both with FCP and Color, to get visually fine results output to DVD via Compressor. My solution is to use the Trinitron calibrated with a Spyder 2 to a normal 6500K color temperature, and a gamma of 1.45. This yields very good matches using instrumentation, and visually between a calibrated HD Sony SXBR, Photoshop on the computer monitor, and FCP with monitor gamma of 1.45.
My question is why the monitor gamma needs to be tweaked this much to get good results with FCP. This seems to be the cause of what folks refer to as a "dark" shift when images are displayed by FCP.
I am hoping that some of those folks that have delved into the innards of FCP can enlighten me. I have detailed data as well, if anyone cares.

Not familiar with FCE. Did you try the other advice offered in this thread and go to the Apple Menu > System Preferences and click on the Displays Icon.
When that opens click on the Color Tab.
Verify that your setting is correct for your display.
Also, what are the properties of your source video?
MtD
Message was edited by: Meg The Dog to fix typo

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Ok. I figured out how to reduce brightness through windows.
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