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Yes, it is the nVidia ION chipset (video/audio/memory controller/north&south bridge) which handles the video decoding. The DHCP encryption is handed by that chip too, as part of the AV processing. There's a second sound chip on board for the optical and analog outs. I thought most people these days were using ArcSoft TotalMedia Theater for Blu-ray playback.