1. 40" Full HD 1080p HDTV LCD-TV with 120Hz Fine Motion Enhanced
2. 10-Bit AVS Superlucent LCD Panel
3. 4 HDMI terminals, PC input, RS-232C Input
4. 4ms response time
5. Spectral Contrast Engine XD for Deep Black Level

Editorial Review :

The AQUOS LC40E77U sets a new standard for large-screen flat-panel TVs. With Full HD 1080p resolution and an elegant new design, the LC40E77U produces a breathtaking picture quality that is second to none. The LC40E77U utilizes Sharp's proprietary Advanced Super View Superlucent / Black TFT Panel with Spectral Contrast Engine XD, providing high Contrast Ratio, 4ms response time and wide viewing angles (176°H x 176°V). In addition, the LC40E77U includes 120HZ Fine Motion Enhanced for the ultimate in fast-motion image processing. The LC40E77U has built-in ATSC / QAM / NTSC tuners and include 4 HDMI inputs, compatible with 1080p signals, and 2 HD 1080p component video inputs. The LC40E77U features a sleek piano black cabinet with subtle recessed bottom-mounted speakers. The included table stand features swivel capability for viewing angle convenience, and is also easily removed for wall-mounting applications.

Customer Review :

Love my TV

I don't have a single complaint about this TV. It was super easy to setup and doesn't weigh very much. The picture and sound are great. I have even used it as my computer monitor by hooking up my laptop with an hdmi cable. Excellent picture quality.

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OK, but problems mounting it.

Picture: The wife likes it. 'nuff said.
Setup: The channel scan is really sloooow. No big deal, but be prepared to go have lunch while the scan works.
Mounting: Oops! Guess I didn't do my homework. This TV was intended for the bedroom, on a wall mount, in a corner so it would have to be both tilted and swiveled. No can do. The wall mount points on the back of the TV are spread WAY out, and will NOT accept a "universal" mount. The only wall mount it will accept is their own Sharp mount, and it only tilts, and does not swivel. So I had to return the mount I ordered at the same time, and install a shelf on the wall that I could set the TV on (it does have a good swivel base included). Also note that this TV will probably not fit onto those TV stands that have an integrated mount on a pillar. Before you purchase such a stand be sure to have the TV at home first, take good measurements, and shop for a stand with tape measure in hand. Otherwise you'll get the furniture home, and find out it's useless.
Just so ya know.

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Calibration Settings + Tips/Tricks

I actually own the sister version of this product (the Sharp LC-52E77U), but the information in this review is equally applicable to this TV since they use the same, albeit smaller, panel.

Since I have owned this TV for a few months now, I thought it would be helpful to share a few tips and tricks I have learned:

PROBLEM: INCOMPATIBLE AUDIO SIGNAL

All my A/V devices (360, PS3, Wii, Samsung DTB-H260F) were connected to my Onkyo TX-SR607 receiver with HDMI, which was set to output to my Sharp Aquos LC-52E77U. And, although the receiver was set to "Audio TV Out" off (and even with it on), the TV kept popping up this error:

"Incompatible audio signal has been received, please check the output signal."

It only pops up for a few seconds, and only when I would switch devices or resolution or whatever. Still, pretty annoying. Connecting the devices directly to the TV via HDMI caused the same error - the only time it didn't happen is when there was 2ch 44.1/48Khz PCM involved.

Unfortunately, unlike every other TV I have ever owned, the Sharp doesn't have a menu option to disable audio. Muting didn't help, either.

The solution? Set the audio volume to 0. No more error!


PROBLEM: NO DEVICE DETECTED (DVI -> HDMI)

When I first got this TV, I plugged in my Mac Mini, using a DVI -> HDMI cable. After using it for a bit, the TV would stop recognizing that the Mac Mini was connected. It turns out that, whenever the Mac Mini would be rebooted or would go to sleep, the Sharp would refuse to recognize that it was connected anymore.

The solution? Physically unplugging and plugging in the TV (not just pressing the power button), and disabling sleep on the Mac. I still have to do this unplugging dance occasionally - like for system updates - but not as often as when sleep was enabled. I guess that's the price you pay for a beautiful 1080p HDMI signal, as opposed to a letterboxed 1600x1200 VGA signal - the max this TV supports.


CALIBRATION SETTINGS

This TV has some definite problems with blues in areas of high contrast. Here are the best settings I have found, in order of their appearance in the menus:

OPC: Off
Backlight: +6 (you can adjust up or down a smidge if need be)
Contrast: +36
Brightness: -6
Color: +1
Tint: +1
Sharpness: -1

CMS Hue/Saturation/Value: 0
Color Temp.: Low (leave at Mid for color managed devices like Macs, or OTA TV)
R Gain: +11
G Gain: 0
B Gain: -10
Fine Motion Enhanced: Off (leave on for sports if you prefer)
Active Contrast: Off
Gamma Adjustment: 0
Film Mode: Off (I used Advanced(Low) for sports)
Digital Noise Reduction: Off
Monochrome: Off
Range of OPC: +16 Max, -16 Min (it is off, anyways)

Rating :

Great TV at a good Price

I had shopped the electronic stores here locally and was told to stick with the 3 S's on more than one occasion (Sony, Sharp, and Samsung). For the price you can not get a better value than this Sharp 1080p 120HZ TV. One of my apprehensions regarding this TV is the brown that is at the bottom of the TV, as you can not tell how brown it is. After getting the TV wall mounted it really blends into the wall and is not noticeable. After getting the TV set-up with my system it truly is a great TV for the price. This is my second Sharp TV that I own and I do enjoy both of them very much.

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Good Buy!

Great "current day" price for a great tv! Not very tech savy but from what I've seen so far it is awesome! I probably wouldn't use a 40" tv as a computer monitor, but hey... to each their own. No dead spots on the tv, blur from fast motion games not an issue, and big difference from my samsung 52" plasma 720p as far as quality! Watched the Dark Knight movie on blu-ray and some of the Special FX looked kinda fake... Step it movie guys the tv's are winning! Very happy so far with tv and will update as I get more time with the tv.

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1. 52" Full HD 1080p HDTV LED-TV with 120Hz Fine Motion Enhanced
2. 10-Bit processing and Crystalucent coating Technology
3. UltraBrilliant LED System
4. 4 HDMI terminals, PC input, RS-232C Input, AQUOS Net, USB Photo Viewer
5. 4ms response time

Editorial Review :

With the introduction of the LC52LE700UN, Sharp combines its legendary AQUOS LCD panel technology with a newly developed, proprietary Full Array LED backlight system to create picture quality that is second to none. The LC52LE700UN illustrates Sharp's LCD technology leadership while also demonstrating its LED engineering advantages. Sharp's Ultra Brilliant LED system illuminates the TV to extremely high brightness and contrast levels and enables significant environmental benefits such as longer life expectancy, no heavy metals and lower power consumption. At the same time, the new XGen LCD Panel utilizes an ingeniously devised pixel design that permits more light to pass through even while minimizing light leakage, with the result being the deepest black levels that AQUOS has ever achieved. Overall, the LC52LE700UN shows that with Sharp, it's not just LED… it's AQUOS LED.

Customer Review :

Great buy!

You really can't ask for anything more for the current price you're paying. It's probably the best deal you can find in the US. I think.

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WOW, what a picture!!!

The quality of the picture at 1080i is outstanding. Quality of the built in speakers needs improvement. I added an Onkyo HT-S3300 Home theater system and that solved that feature. Blu-Ray plays well on this baby. The one thing that takes some patience is that all the latest technologies causes the systems to have to think about what they are suppose to do with the video and sound. This shows up especially on Cable boardcastes. When you change channels, there is a moments pause to analyze the signal - Is it - digital, 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p, dolby, HD
Etc. So, if you are a channel hopper, you might be testing your patience,which might be a good thing.
I showed my satisfaction with this Sharp tv by replacing the bedroom unit with the 40 inch size of the same model.



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Sweet Deal

I purchased this TV from Dell for 1200 bucks on June 15. They had a one day sale and I couldn't be happier. I saw it and didn't even bother to think twice about my purchase. I have a 32 inch LG LCD, a 42 inch Phillips LCD, and now this Sharp LED LCD. The other two do not even compare with the sharp and the blacks are so dark that I have to actually turn on the brightness. The best 1200 bucks I've spent. For the picture quality and price, there is no comparison.

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LED is the way to go

I previously had another 52" LCD TV. Then I got this one. There is no comparison. It is much brighter and lighter. Also, when I walk near the screen, I no longer feel the heat that the old LCD generated. The screen is very glossy and easy to clean.

I definitely recommend purchasing this TV.

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Wonderful picture

Amazing LCD... Unlike older display technology, picture clear and bright from any viewing angle up, down, left, right... Looks great with Uverse HD service, Sharp Bluray player, and Sony HD handicam.
Built in speakers lack bass but work fine at normal volumes.
USB picture viewer a neat feature. They even threw in a 2GB USB drive.
Overall very pleased!



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Editorial Review :

The 42" Class (42" Diagonal) LC-42SB48UT, with full HD Spec 1080p resolution and an elegant new glossy black design, produces superb picture quality. The LC-42SB48UT features high contrast, a fast response time and wide viewing angles. The LC-42SB48UT includes built-in ATSC/QAM/NTSC tuners, 4 HDMI inputs, is compatible with 1080p signals and has 2 HD Component Video inputs. The LC-42SB48UT features a sleek piano black cabinet with bottom-mounted speakers, and the included table stand easily removes for wall mounting applications.

Customer Review :

Great TV for the money

Bought this TV and installed it yesterday. It scanned in several additional HD channels that we did not get before...very cool. The picture is very clear and the sound is good as well. Great bang for the buck.

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1. 46-Inch Full HD 1080p HDTV LCD-TV with 120Hz Fine Motion Enhanced
2. 10-Bit AVS Superlucent LCD Panel
3. 5 HDMI terminals, PC input, RS-232C Input
4. 4ms response time
5. Spectral Contrast Engine XD for Deep Black Level

Editorial Review :

The AQUOS LC46E77U sets a new standard for large-screen flat-panel TVs. With Full HD 1080p resolution and an elegant new design, the LC46E77U produces a breathtaking picture quality that is second to none. The LC46E77U utilizes Sharp's proprietary Advanced Super View Superlucent / Black TFT Panel with Spectral Contrast Engine XD, providing high Contrast Ratio, 4ms response time and wide viewing angles (176°H x 176°V). In addition, the LC46E77U includes 120HZ Fine Motion Enhanced for the ultimate in fast-motion image processing. The LC46E77U has built-in ATSC / QAM / NTSC tuners and include 5 HDMI inputs, compatible with 1080p signals, and 2 HD 1080p component video inputs. The LC46E77U features a sleek piano black cabinet with subtle recessed bottom-mounted speakers. The included table stand features swivel capability for viewing angle convenience, and is also easily removed for wall-mounting applications.

Customer Review :

Fantastic TV!

I purchased the 46 inch Sharp LCD TV from an internet retailer for nine-eighty-eight including shipping in Oct 2009. It arrived within a week in a box as big as a small car. This is a great TV. When you go through the initial setup it will look for channels (a cable thing I think) so just let it finish. When done use the input button on the remote to select the input that you used (HDMI 7 for instance)and the picture will appear. The entire setup including attaching the base took about 30 minutes just in time for Monday night football. Watching football on this TV is unbelievable, it is like you are on the sidelines. The colors are perfect and the whole setup looks great. My old 26 inch lcd which was sitting in our built in now looks like we were watching TV in a closet or box. I hooked the TV to my Direct TV HD DVR. I also bought a Monster Home Theater power surge device to protect my investment. It did seem to slightly improve the picture, but since it was near perfect in the first place it is really hard to tell. I was going to buy and LG LCD but discovered it did not have a simple Audio out which I need for my wireless headphones. The Sharp has more inputs and outputs than I will ever need. The 27000 to 1 contrast ratio seems great. I can't imagine needing a higher ratio. I also recommend you pay extra to get a 120MHZ TV (4ms response time).

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A great choice for HD

This is not just a fantastic TV, but also a fantastic value. After weeks of research in the 46" LCD 1080p TV class, I finally decided on this one, and am I glad I did. I was drawn more by reviews from trusted sources to the Samsung, but because I've been so impressed with Sharp over the years, I went with my gut instinct and I am glad I did.

Sharp is not just a brand name, but also an accurate description of their products. There is no other way to describe the picture clarity. Set up was a snap. Once I attached the stand, I pretty much plugged it in and was ready to go. The picture is crisp and provides a lot of contrast. I've experienced NONE of the problems my friends do with their LCD HDTVs. The picture is bright and there are no trails, mosaics, artifacts or other picture distractions. I love the HDMI link feature, which allows me to control devices attached via HDMI with the TV remote, with no setup required.

The only cons I can think of are the instruction manual. It lacks. If you want to change your digital audio set up, you have to be in TV mode, not one of the HDMI inputs. That's just an example of a small lapse in explanation in the manual. The TV also comes set to auto adjust to light levels. So the whole time you are watching, it keeps dimming and brightening. That feature can easily be disabled. The audio optical out port seems a little too 'big' for my cable. It fell out when I brushed against it. Not an issue now that the TV is set up and won't be moved. These are the ONLY complaints I can even pretend to have. Their set up menus are intuitive, like all Sharp products. The TV has an enormous amount of inputs and outputs. I think it has about 8 HDMI inputs. Ridiculous, in a good way. The remote is simple, not too many functions and easy to navigate.

I wasn't disappointed at all in the sound quality. While LCDs are notorious for having small, fairly useless speakers. While certainly not like a decent home theater system or similar, they don't sound bad and would be more than adequate for someone who just wants to watch TV or movies quietly.

I've had friends buying different HDTVs for years and spending twice as much. I think this TV looks the best out of all the ones I've seen, period. This TV is also a great price. If you want a great picture and easy use, this TV is for you. I'm more than 100% satisfied, it exceeded my expectations and then some.

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Calibration Settings + Tips/Tricks

I actually own the sister version of this product (the Sharp LC-52E77U), but the information in this review is equally applicable to this TV since they use the same, albeit smaller, panel.

Since I have owned this TV for a few months now, I thought it would be helpful to share a few tips and tricks I have learned:

PROBLEM: INCOMPATIBLE AUDIO SIGNAL

All my A/V devices (360, PS3, Wii, Samsung DTB-H260F) were connected to my Onkyo TX-SR607 receiver with HDMI, which was set to output to my Sharp Aquos LC-52E77U. And, although the receiver was set to "Audio TV Out" off (and even with it on), the TV kept popping up this error:

"Incompatible audio signal has been received, please check the output signal."

It only pops up for a few seconds, and only when I would switch devices or resolution or whatever. Still, pretty annoying. Connecting the devices directly to the TV via HDMI caused the same error - the only time it didn't happen is when there was 2ch 44.1/48Khz PCM involved.

Unfortunately, unlike every other TV I have ever owned, the Sharp doesn't have a menu option to disable audio. Muting didn't help, either.

The solution? Set the audio volume to 0. No more error!


PROBLEM: NO DEVICE DETECTED (DVI -> HDMI)

When I first got this TV, I plugged in my Mac Mini, using a DVI -> HDMI cable. After using it for a bit, the TV would stop recognizing that the Mac Mini was connected. It turns out that, whenever the Mac Mini would be rebooted or would go to sleep, the Sharp would refuse to recognize that it was connected anymore.

The solution? Physically unplugging and plugging in the TV (not just pressing the power button), and disabling sleep on the Mac. I still have to do this unplugging dance occasionally - like for system updates - but not as often as when sleep was enabled. I guess that's the price you pay for a beautiful 1080p HDMI signal, as opposed to a letterboxed 1600x1200 VGA signal - the max this TV supports.


CALIBRATION SETTINGS

This TV has some definite problems with blues in areas of high contrast. Here are the best settings I have found, in order of their appearance in the menus:

OPC: Off
Backlight: +6 (you can adjust up or down a smidge if need be)
Contrast: +36
Brightness: -6
Color: +1
Tint: +1
Sharpness: -1

CMS Hue/Saturation/Value: 0
Color Temp.: Low (leave at Mid for color managed devices like Macs, or OTA TV)
R Gain: +11
G Gain: 0
B Gain: -10
Fine Motion Enhanced: Off (leave on for sports if you prefer)
Active Contrast: Off
Gamma Adjustment: 0
Film Mode: Off (I used Advanced(Low) for sports)
Digital Noise Reduction: Off
Monochrome: Off
Range of OPC: +16 Max, -16 Min (it is off, anyways)

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Software update fixed DVI-HDMI problem

I bought my LC-46E77U to serve both as a TV and as a monitor for my living room computer (Mac Mini), so I was deeply disappointed to experience the same problem April King (11/7/09) and other internet reviewers have described: the unit would not consistently recognize the MacMini video signal via a DVI-to-HDMI cable. I'd have to power-cycle the TV, time the Mac's reboot, all kinds of nonsense simply to get a picture. Pretty darn useless as a monitor, no?

GOOD NEWS: Sharp's software update appears to have fixed the problem. Now that my E77 plays well with my Mac, I can happily give it five stars. The procedure is simple:

1) [...] / customer support / product downloads
2) LCD TVs / LC-46E77U / Firmware
3) Select firmware update for your set and save onto USB drive. Unzip and place in root of drive.
4) Follow installation directions in manual, page 30 (or just insert drive into TV and press MENU / Digital Setup / Software Update)

If it works for you as it did for me, your beautiful and expensive doorstop will turn back into an excellent monitor. Thank goodness -- I was thinking of returning it.


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i'm loving it....lol

all i can really say is that my PS3 really loves this tv. great picture, great features , great sound and great price. if you can get one of these straight away..!

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1. Full HD 1080p (1920 x 1080) Resolution for the sharpest picture possible - 120 Hz Fine Motion Enhanced
2. High Contrast Ratio and 4ms Response Time produces spectacular picture quality - Five HDMITM Inputs and Dual Component Inputs
3. Spectral Contrast Engine XD provides very deep black levels-ASV Superlucent LCD Panel Technology provides high-performance video processing
4. OPC automatically adjusts brightness - Built-in ATSC/QAM/NTSC Tunersprovide access to DTV and analog TV channels.
5. High Brightness (450 cd/m2) Sharp LCD TVs are very bright. Y- PC Input conveniently turns your TV into a PC monitor

Editorial Review :

The LC-C5277UN 52" Class (52-1/32") AQUOS® sports an ultra-clear full HD 1080p image with 120Hz Fine Motion Enhanced Technology. The LC-C5277UN utilizes Sharp's proprietary Advanced Super View Superlucent / Black TFT Panel providing extreme dark high contrast ratio and 4ms response time. The LC-C5277UN is an HDTV with built-in ATSC/QAM/NTSC tuners and includes 5 HDMITM inputs, compatible with 1080p signals, a PC input and 2 HD component video inputs. The LC-C5277UN features a sleek piano black cabinet with bottom-mounted speakers

Customer Review :

Great Picture and overall value

I bought this TV from local club store last week. I believe the club stores are the only place to find this particular model number, but from the research I did online, it is identical to the 52E77U.

Setting up the TV was extremely easy. First you have to attach the stand, then just plug in the power cable and your inputs and turn it on. The first thing that you see when you turn it on is an initial basic setup menu. Once you go through the few questions, then you are all set. I did spend a little time tweaking the settings as you would have to do with pretty much any TV you buy. I found a site that had some users posting their settings and I tried a few of those. I then made a few more adjustments and I found what I feel is the perfect setting combination. The picture quality is truly amazing, very vivid and clear, and everything in HD is just phenomenal.

As far as sound quality, I have not listened to the speakers at all as I am using a seperate receiver for the sound. I would not expect much in the way of quality as these types of TV's are built for picture quality, not sound, and really, I'd be fine if they did not even have speakers.

I cannot find a single thing to be negative about with this set, except for one very odd quirk. With my setup, I have my cable and PS3 running to my ONKYO receiver, which then has one output to the TV. Whenever I first turned on the TV, I got a message about sound not being compatible. I had seen this mentioned on another site, and all I had to do was turn the TV's volume control down to 0, and I never get the message.

One final thought. While doing research on Sharp LCD TV's, there was some mention of banding issues. Everything I could find said this issue was resolved and limitted to some run of screens at one of the factories. I have not noticed any flaws of any sort with my picture. I highly recommend this TV, at least, for the price I paid for it, you get more value than comparable Samsung, Sony, etc. models.

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missing parts

Do not buy refurb from sharp. They do not guarantee that all of the required parts will be included in the box. They will not replace or sell any missing parts.

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Great looks, grating sound

I just picked one of these sets up a few days ago at a club store after seeing its price just a couple hundred over the LC-46D65U I've had my eye on for the last year or so. The screen is good. No dead pixels, no blurring issues that I can see, and best of all, no perceptible input lag with my xbox. (this is the feature of the Aquos sets that was my primary interest in them)

Out of the box, the image quality was quite good but in need of tuning. The colors are not oversaturated as with many televisions. The menus are intuitive and easy to use so it took just a few minutes to adjust the temperature to what looks right to me. However, after 3-4 attempts, I still haven't struck the right balance with the gamma, contrast, and brightness. I am a little bit of a nut over these, however, so I wouldn't consider it a fault of the set. Overall, I would say the image quality is excellent.

Sound quality is terrible. I mean, it is embarrassingly bad. I have never heard a TV with worse speakers. And the TV that this is replacing is an Olevia that couldn't play in stereo without major distortion. This set is worse than that. The sound is tinny and shrill. It is about as high in fidelity as the cheap transducer in a laptop computer. There are menu options to adjust the bass and treble up and down, but even with treble cut as far as it'll go and bass set to the max, there is little to no change in the atrocious noise noise this thing puts out. The best I can guess is that the expectation by Sharp's marketing and engineers is that this set was never meant to play its own sound. Graciously, there are audio out jacks on the TV. If you have a home theater set, this is a non-issue. If you don't, be sure to budget in a decent set of powered speakers. The built in audio is simply unusable.

The input/output jacks are plentiful. I count 5 HDMI's, 2 YPbPr's, 2 RCA's, a VGA dsub, an s-video, and a serial port, as well as a stereo 1/8" jack, and as I meantioned, it has the ever-so-necessary audio output jacks, both in RCA and digital form factors. One HDMI port, one RCA input, and a USB service terminal are situated on a side panel, keeping them easily accessible for temporarily installed devices. The rest of the jacks are on the back of the unit, off to one side, with the power jack on the opposite side. It would have been nice to have these closer together and nearer to the center of the chassis. The included power cord is a measly 4 feet. I had to reorganize my runs around my entertainment center to accommodate this. It's not a major issue but it is needlessly annoying. If you don't have a plug immediately behind the set, you're going to need an extension cord.

The remote is neither the best nor the worst I've used. It's an awkward shape and I don't like the positioning of the channel and volume buttons but the buttons have a nice feel and the controls are instant and responsive.

All in all, I would say that it is a good set. The case looks good, the picture is crisp, clear, and fluid, and it's loaded with everything necessary to be the centerpiece of a solid home theater system. The minimal screen lag is great for gamers. The terrible treatment they've given the audio system precludes this set from being a standalone piece, however, and if your interest is in getting the most TV for your money, remember that this is not complete out-of-the box, and the savings it offers over comparable quality displays may well be eaten up in the purchase of a listenable audio rig.

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