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post #1141 of 1516
3/22/12 at 11:11am
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Originally Posted by DaGamePimp View Post

Best of luck,

Their system showed several in my area but upon calling to verify all the inventories were off, how do you misplace a 70" HDtv (or several in this case).

Jason

Hey Jason, do you have any opinion on expensive HDMI cables? I bought an AUDIOQUEST "Chocolat" 10' HDMI cable at Best Buy for $160. BB said to give it a try and YOU WILL notice better PQ or come back and return it. I'm running the cable from my Onkyo 3007 AVR to the 632 and I swear the PQ is a touch better. Is this possible or am I suffering from the "placebo" effect?? Thanx
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post #1142 of 1516
3/22/12 at 12:14pm
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Hey Jason, do you have any opinion on expensive HDMI cables? I bought an AUDIOQUEST "Chocolat" 10' HDMI cable at Best Buy for $160. BB said to give it a try and YOU WILL notice better PQ or come back and return it. I'm running the cable from my Onkyo 3007 AVR to the 632 and I swear the PQ is a touch better. Is this possible or am I suffering from the "placebo" effect?? Thanx

Not to put words into Jason mouth, but @ $180.oo for a single cable is BB just making a Huge profit from you .
here's a suggestion
http://www.monoprice.com/products/pr...seq=1&format=2
these are the highest quality cable that you can get without all the BS & high profit margin excess that a BB cable will have,
they are large gauge wire , silver-plating thru out the cable , High speed ,Deep Color , return channel, supports all the newest HDMI specs @ $14.32 EACH for the 10 footers
if ordered by 11am EST they ship same day .
Mono-Price is The Place to buy cables without BS .

I have a Onkyo 5008 hooked to a 632 80" & these work Very Well . they are stiff as they are a large gauge cable . you can't buy a better cable & If anyone tells you different they are delusional .
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post #1143 of 1516
3/22/12 at 2:31pm
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Originally Posted by Turboo2u View Post

Hey Jason, do you have any opinion on expensive HDMI cables? I bought an AUDIOQUEST "Chocolat" 10' HDMI cable at Best Buy for $160. BB said to give it a try and YOU WILL notice better PQ or come back and return it. I'm running the cable from my Onkyo 3007 AVR to the 632 and I swear the PQ is a touch better. Is this possible or am I suffering from the "placebo" effect?? Thanx

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Originally Posted by Fastslappy View Post

Not to put words into Jason mouth, but @ $180.oo for a single cable is BB just making a Huge profit from you .
here's a suggestion
http://www.monoprice.com/products/pr...seq=1&format=2
these are the highest quality cable that you can get without all the BS & high profit margin excess that a BB cable will have,
they are large gauge wire , silver-plating thru out the cable , High speed ,Deep Color , return channel, supports all the newest HDMI specs @ $14.32 EACH for the 10 footers
if ordered by 11am EST they ship same day .
Mono-Price is The Place to buy cables without BS .

I have a Onkyo 5008 hooked to a 632 80" & these work Very Well . they are stiff as they are a large gauge cable . you can't buy a better cable & If anyone tells you different they are delusional .

Turbo,

As stated above by Fastslappy don't BUY into the marketing/salesmanship, that money is better spent elsewhere, return that sucker and grab one from MP.

Jason
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post #1144 of 1516
3/23/12 at 9:19am
Hello all,

I've been lurking this site for years now, and never really felt the need to register until now. I've been banging my head over the right TV to buy for my "man-cave" over the past few months (I was in the process of buying a home) and I can't seem to nail one down for sure.

So far, I've bought the 55ST30 (it was 899 at Target) for my living room which will be mainly used for movie and TV watching (where my fiance will reside for the most part) and so far it's been pretty good and fits the room nicely. The price was spot on as well.

Now, I've been mulling over what I want... I'm a gamer, and a HUGE sports fan. I need a TV that will satisfy these needs first and foremost. So I really didn't want to go with another Plasma because I know there will be some times where I'll literally be gaming for hours on end.

I see this set is going for 1999.99 on Amazon and Best Buy. So I'm contemplating on buying this one, or the 60in version. I would only be about 10 to 11 feet away from this set, so the 60in is still in play if I can find it, and the 70in is the absolute biggest I can go before it's just too much for the room's size.

Is my viewing distance ideal for a set of this size (especially for videogames?)?
Does the set handle action sports well? (how does basketball look on it?)

I'm guessing movies look fine on here from what I've read, outside of the syncing issue I've seen brought up. And I'm willing to go without 3D for the increased size, and I have a 3DTV already I could use anyway.

And is there any chance the price drops any lower on this model any time soon?

Thanks in advance.
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post #1145 of 1516
3/23/12 at 9:36am
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Originally Posted by Research-Ken View Post

Hello all,

I've been lurking this site for years now, and never really felt the need to register until now. I've been banging my head over the right TV to buy for my "man-cave" over the past few months (I was in the process of buying a home) and I can't seem to nail one down for sure.

So far, I've bought the 55ST30 (it was 899 at Target) for my living room which will be mainly used for movie and TV watching (where my fiance will reside for the most part) and so far it's been pretty good and fits the room nicely. The price was spot on as well.

Now, I've been mulling over what I want... I'm a gamer, and a HUGE sports fan. I need a TV that will satisfy these needs first and foremost. So I really didn't want to go with another Plasma because I know there will be some times where I'll literally be gaming for hours on end.

I see this set is going for 1999.99 on Amazon and Best Buy. So I'm contemplating on buying this one, or the 60in version. I would only be about 10 to 11 feet away from this set, so the 60in is still in play if I can find it, and the 70in is the absolute biggest I can go before it's just too much for the room's size.

Is my viewing distance ideal for a set of this size (especially for videogames?)?
Does the set handle action sports well? (how does basketball look on it?)

I'm guessing movies look fine on here from what I've read, outside of the syncing issue I've seen brought up. And I'm willing to go without 3D for the increased size, and I have a 3DTV already I could use anyway.

And is there any chance the price drops any lower on this model any time soon?

Thanks in advance.

it's on close-out , So some are having a hard time even finding one @ any price . the new 2012 models are edge lighted & this is a Full Back Lighted Array . @ $1999.99 it's a steal that will not be around much longer . anything @ a lower cost is gonna be a re-furb....
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post #1146 of 1516
3/23/12 at 9:53am
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Originally Posted by Research-Ken View Post

Hello all,

Now, I've been mulling over what I want... I'm a gamer, and a HUGE sports fan. I need a TV that will satisfy these needs first and foremost. So I really didn't want to go with another Plasma because I know there will be some times where I'll literally be gaming for hours on end.

I see this set is going for 1999.99 on Amazon and Best Buy. So I'm contemplating on buying this one, or the 60in version. I would only be about 10 to 11 feet away from this set, so the 60in is still in play if I can find it, and the 70in is the absolute biggest I can go before it's just too much for the room's size.

Is my viewing distance ideal for a set of this size (especially for videogames?)?

Does the set handle action sports well? (how does basketball look on it?)

I'm guessing movies look fine on here from what I've read, outside of the syncing issue I've seen brought up. And I'm willing to go without 3D for the increased size, and I have a 3DTV already I could use anyway.

And is there any chance the price drops any lower on this model any time soon?

Thanks in advance.

Hello, Ken. I can attest to the gamer part since I've been gaming on this TV since last November when I purchased mine at Costco for a hundred less. I have the TV set for "gaming" and I don't get any lag on my PS3 playing sports games.

I also bought this TV for sports and the upcoming Olympics. I can attest that the PQ is great on my sports watching (basketball) using Uverse. Again, it all depends on the source of the programming and compression that determines how good your PQ will be as I've found this out on this forum as well.

Now the main reason I wanted this size was due to watching letterbox bluray movies. With the 2:35 aspect ratio, this set is perfect at about 11-12 feet. I also thought it would be too big (I had to adjust to it for the first few days) but it turned out to be the right size for the room. I think you will enjoy this set especially once it's calibrated via posted settings on this forum. You will find a few settings to try out and tweak to your liking.

Good luck in getting one before they sell out. I think this 70" is the best bang for the buck out there in terms of size/pq/features. I have enjoyed it the last 4 months with no issues whatsoever.
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post #1147 of 1516
3/23/12 at 10:06am
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Originally Posted by Fastslappy View Post

it's on close-out , So some are having a hard time even finding one @ any price . the new 2012 models are edge lighted & this is a Full Back Lighted Array . @ $1999.99 it's a steal that will not be around much longer . anything @ a lower cost is gonna be a re-furb....

Thanks for the reply.

I went in to Best Buy yesterday and talked to a rep about the set... He had 1 left at the store, but he said there's 300+ at the warehouse. But I'm pressing now because I believe the sale ends tomorrow and I'm really tired of waiting. The Full Backlit is pushing me to get this now over the 60in version also.
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Originally Posted by rbanez View Post

Hello, Ken. I can attest to the gamer part since I've been gaming on this TV since last November when I purchased mine at Costco for a hundred less. I have the TV set for "gaming" and I don't get any lag on my PS3 playing sports games.

I also bought this TV for sports and the upcoming Olympics. I can attest that the PQ is great on my sports watching (basketball) using Uverse. Again, it all depends on the source of the programming and compression that determines how good your PQ will be as I've found this out on this forum as well.

Now the main reason I wanted this size was due to watching letterbox bluray movies. With the 2:35 aspect ratio, this set is perfect at about 11-12 feet. I also thought it would be too big (I had to adjust to it for the first few days) but it turned out to be the right size for the room. I think you will enjoy this set especially once it's calibrated via posted settings on this forum. You will find a few settings to try out and tweak to your liking.

Good luck in getting one before they sell out. I think this 70" is the best bang for the buck out there in terms of size/pq/features. I have enjoyed it the last 4 months with no issues whatsoever.

This is good to know. Thank you.
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post #1148 of 1516
3/24/12 at 4:12am
Ok, made the movie setting the default on the DTV feed (HDMI#1).

Been looking at this for a number of days, and indeed, it's near perfect for me.

Jason, there appears to be a slight brown or yellow tint to the picture.

Not really that noticeable, but I keep seeing it on pretty much on all the content.

Would you recommend any small tweak to set the the yellow tinge just a bit less?

Thanks ever so much.

--Tom
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post #1149 of 1516
3/24/12 at 8:32am
10-12 units in stock as of early today.

--Tom
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post #1150 of 1516
3/24/12 at 3:22pm
I have spent the last few days calibrating my tv with a spyder3. I was able to get perfect gray scale calibration at D65 6500k, however the CMS controls didn't work very well and I'm still having trouble getting Red and Blue perfect.

Brightness and Gamma gave me a little trouble. My subjective observations wanted the brightness around 0 to +1. My objective measurements were around -4 to -6. I settled with a -2 compromise. Basically a -4 brightness and -2 gamma was needed to get the gamma accurate. As you can see below, the gamma is still a bit away from the 2.2-2.5 range.

Here are my results and settings using Game mode. Maybe some of the other modes may perform better, however since i'm using an HTPC i notice the audio delay when not using game mode. I started with one of the DaGamePimps settings and went from there:










GAME MODE

OPC OFF
Backlight +4
Contrast +28
Brightness -2
Color -5
Tint +4
Sharpness 0

CMS Hue
-4
-10
-4
-3
-10
+3

CMS Saturation
+1
-6
-14
0
+13
+1

CMS Value
+23 <--- this value sets the proper luminance for red, but makes red look worse
-1
+5
-14
+30 <--- not enough to get blue luminance matched
-9

Color Temp LOW
+9
-10
-16
+12
-10
-13

Active Contrast OFF
Gamma -2

Note: The Red and Blue primary colors are really difficult to adjust. You can move the CMS settings to both extreme ends and have barely any movement towards the reference setting....


Enjoy!
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post #1151 of 1516
3/25/12 at 4:16am
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Originally Posted by vdoefx View Post

Ok, made the movie setting the default on the DTV feed (HDMI#1).

Been looking at this for a number of days, and indeed, it's near perfect for me.

Jason, there appears to be a slight brown or yellow tint to the picture.

Not really that noticeable, but I keep seeing it on pretty much on all the content.

Would you recommend any small tweak to set the the yellow tinge just a bit less?

Thanks ever so much.

--Tom

Hey Tom,

Try the settings on my next post...


Jason
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post #1152 of 1516
3/26/12 at 2:23pm
I have added a Movie Mode 35 ftL 6500k/D65 CAL to my collection...

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showp...2&postcount=22

These may work better for some (YMMV).

* Tweaked them even more

Jason
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post #1153 of 1516
3/26/12 at 2:55pm
Any one have info on the Sharp 70 inch 6400U. Is it the same as the 632, and does anyone have the calibration info for the 6400U
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post #1154 of 1516
3/26/12 at 3:19pm
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Originally Posted by dreamsky View Post

Any one have info on the Sharp 70 inch 6400U. Is it the same as the 632, and does anyone have the calibration info for the 6400U

Based upon the 60" 640/6400 the calibrations may not be similar to the 632.

Jason
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post #1155 of 1516
3/26/12 at 3:53pm
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Originally Posted by BassLake View Post

I always wondered how much does the intensity of the backlight change the calibration. We have western facing windows and quite often use OPC to compensate for the sun. Is the TV picture still "in spec" running a strong backlight?

It should remain reasonably close but it does alter the calibration.

Jason
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post #1156 of 1516
3/27/12 at 2:15am
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Originally Posted by DaGamePimp View Post

Hey Tom,

Try the settings on my next post...


Jason

YES!!! Perfection!!!



--Tom
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post #1157 of 1516
3/27/12 at 2:32am
Excellent, glad to hear it.

Jason
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post #1158 of 1516
3/27/12 at 5:57am
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Originally Posted by DaGamePimp View Post

I have added a Movie Mode 35 ftL 6500k/D65 CAL to my collection...

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showp...2&postcount=22

These may work better for some (YMMV).

* Tweaked them even more

Jason

I'll check them out, though I dig your previous set...thanks again, Jason!
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post #1159 of 1516
3/27/12 at 6:49pm
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Originally Posted by BillyC26 View Post

http://www.amazon.com/Sharp-LC-70LE632U-70-inch-Internet-Ready/dp/B005LYRYPE/

I'm thinking about getting this and wondering if this is a price drop since it's the '11? Thanks!

Check out open box items at Best Buy, if you have one close to you. I picked up an open box LC-70LE632 for the price of a 55 inch. It was too much of a smokin hot deal to pass up. (Slightly above cost) The 3 years no interest sealed the deal for me. This is my 4th attempt with a Sharp 70 inch panel, but after what I paid for an open item, I think I can deal with some slight uniformity issues. If I can't deal with it, Best Buy will come and pick it up after 30 days with no restocking fees.

I looked at an open box 70-LE732 today, and felt the price delta for the Quattron panel was not worth the extra $300 over the 632. Used my Disney WoW disc, spears and munsil disc, and content from my wdtv live hub (Steeler Games ) to evaluate both sets.

The big difference between my soon to be retired Mits WD-Y65 DLP and the Sharp LC-LE632 is that the Sharp is dead silent in its operation. And the text is much clearer to read when using the LED panel as a freakin' huge htpc monitor for these old eyes.
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post #1160 of 1516
3/27/12 at 8:53pm
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Originally Posted by myoda View Post

Check out open box items at Best Buy, if you have one close to you. I picked up an open box LC-70LE632 for the price of a 55 inch. It was too much of a smokin hot deal to pass up. (Slightly above cost) The 3 years no interest sealed the deal for me. This is my 4th attempt with a Sharp 70 inch panel, but after what I paid for an open item, I think I can deal with some slight uniformity issues. If I can't deal with it, Best Buy will come and pick it up after 30 days with no restocking fees.

I looked at an open box 70-LE732 today, and felt the price delta for the Quattron panel was not worth the extra $300 over the 632. Used my Disney WoW disc, spears and munsil disc, and content from my wdtv live hub (Steeler Games ) to evaluate both sets.

The big difference between my soon to be retired Mits WD-Y65 DLP and the Sharp LC-LE632 is that the Sharp is dead silent in its operation. And the text is much clearer to read when using the LED panel as a freakin' huge htpc monitor for these old eyes.

I'm not 100% certain, but from browsing the 2012 models on sharp's website, it appears the 2012 70" are now edge lit, which should eliminate the cross hatch diamond pattern from the full array.
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post #1161 of 1516
3/27/12 at 9:48pm
Hey 632U owners... quick question. Does the stand that comes with the TV allow for any slight angling? I'm going to put this TV atop a taller entertainment stand that I have which will put it about a foot above eye level (16' away viewing seat) so if the stand allows for an ever so slight downward tilt that would be ideal. Hopefully the set will be arriving later this week or early next week... Thanks fellas.
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post #1162 of 1516
3/27/12 at 10:49pm
No tilt.

Jason
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post #1163 of 1516
3/28/12 at 12:08am
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Originally Posted by BrutalBodyShots View Post

Hey 632U owners... quick question. Does the stand that comes with the TV allow for any slight angling? I'm going to put this TV atop a taller entertainment stand that I have which will put it about a foot above eye level (16' away viewing seat) so if the stand allows for an ever so slight downward tilt that would be ideal. Hopefully the set will be arriving later this week or early next week... Thanks fellas.

I put a half inch shim under the back of my 735 stand so it has a slight downward tilt since my tv stand was 28 inches high. At 12 feet, the proper stand height for a 70 inch tv is around 18 inches. In fact, with a half inch shim under the back of the stand, the top of screen tilts 2 inches closer than the base, so it doesn't take much of shim. All I did was find an old piece of baseboard that I cut to the length of the stand. It is wedge shape with the thickest part only 1/2 inch thick. Does not make the stand unstable.
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post #1164 of 1516
3/28/12 at 6:52am
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Originally Posted by af22 View Post

I'm not 100% certain, but from browsing the 2012 models on sharp's website, it appears the 2012 70" are now edge lit, which should eliminate the cross hatch diamond pattern from the full array.

The key word is should. I have 30 days to eval the OB unit I purchased, by then, they should have some of the 70" edge led panels available. Some new users say the off angle viewing is not so good for the 2012 models.
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post #1165 of 1516
3/28/12 at 3:50pm
Sounds good... a little shim should do the trick.
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post #1166 of 1516
3/28/12 at 5:31pm
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Originally Posted by DaGamePimp View Post

I have added a Movie Mode 35 ftL 6500k/D65 CAL to my collection...

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showp...2&postcount=22

These may work better for some (YMMV).

* Tweaked them even more

Jason

I don't post much but felt the need to express my gratitude for all the hard calibration work you've been doing for us 632 owners. I've been using your 40ftl settings and they look great.

Now that you've posted 35ftl settings I'll probably give those a looksy as well. Have you ever considered a 45 or 50 ftl group of settings. My tv resides in a room with a lot of ambient light (windows, kitchen lights etc.) I'm curious to know how a brighter grey scale would affect picture quality given my viewing environment.

Thanks again.
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post #1167 of 1516
3/28/12 at 8:50pm
DOH43,

I'll look into a 50 ftL and see if the numbers work.

You're welcome.

* By the way there's a new Game mode CAL in my 632 settings link below for those that use the mode, GAME will not calibrate out totally accurate but it's much closer than my factory presets (best of luck to those that try it).

Jason
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post #1168 of 1516
3/29/12 at 8:30am
Stupid question... what does ftL stand for? Thanks
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post #1169 of 1516
3/29/12 at 9:18am
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Originally Posted by DaGamePimp View Post

DOH43,

I'll look into a 50 ftL and see if the numbers work.

You're welcome.

* By the way there's a new Game mode CAL in my 632 settings link below for those that use the mode, GAME will not calibrate out totally accurate but it's much closer than my factory presets (best of luck to those that try it).

Jason

Hi Jason..thanks again for the 35 ftL cal..I plugged them in and will try it out in the evening when lights are out. I have a question regarding what setting to use when playing PS3 games. I currently use the GAME mode but using default settings. Do you think when playing games, we need to be as close to accurate as possible? What is your advice on this? Thanks again!
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post #1170 of 1516
3/29/12 at 11:30am
Can anyone tell me the width of the base? All I can find is information for the depth of the TV with and without the base. I'm wondering how wide my TV stand will need to be.
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