This is actually an awesome thing. Im glad someone is saying R600 is better than GV8X. I mean, we all know all the Nvidia fanbois have been crying about Nvidia being the first with DX10 cards out (we all know it, its on these boards plenty). However, the fact that they have integrated sound is a neat feature. Sure, Nvidia may not be able to do it, but they concentrate on graphics. If a user wants to watch HDTV on their pc, its up to them to come up with it. Anywho, nifty little thing ATI has going on. Also, HDMI is a better picture than DVI. Couple that with the fact that it carries audio, and one cable for everything is alot better than the tangle mess of wires I got coming in an out of my dvd player, tv, receiver and xbox 360. The video codecs and sound codecs with the HDMI is lossless and excellent. I can tell a huge difference over DVI and Component.