4850 sound question

Hello there,

I am about to upgrade my graphic card. I am looking at 4850 and 4870. I am not a gamer but i am going to use it primarily for blu ray setup. I know some cheaper cards can do the trick but both of the cards are in my budget range. So, 4850 and 4870 are my choices.

Here comes the question.

i know that 4870 has 7.1 hd audio sound throgh hdmi. Does this hold true to 4850? If that is the case , i will go with 4850. or else, 4870 will be my choice.

Please help me clear my question.

Thanks.

If u know anything about Bluray and sound, then u know that while the audio does go thru the HDMI, its limited to about 700kbs.

The only way, atm, to get hd sound out a pc is to buy an asus xonar sound card. Then your video and HD audio go thru an hdmi from the sound card.