A method of calibrating a flat panel display, comprising the steps of: providing a flat panel display, calibrating the display to establish desired chromaticity and/or luminance for one or more colors of interest at a first reference angle, measuring the chromaticity and/or luminance data for at least one color of interest at a minimum of one additional reference angle distinct from the first reference angle, and selecting a target calibration angle in response to the measured data and calibrating the display to establish desired chromaticity and/or luminance for colors of interest at the selected target calibration angle. The target calibration angle may be selected to deliver optimal display performance as a function of one or more desired viewing angles. These viewing angles can be in the tip direction, turn direction or in a direction that is some combination of tip and turn.