Can the 9800 GX2 decode Dolby TrueHD through the HDMI port?

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#1 shrink45
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I'm about a week away on stepping up to a GX2. Since then, I bought a Blu-ray drive for my computer and some movies. For the most part, Casino Royale and Terminator 2 sounded great on my Logitech Z5500. Both had regular 5.1 tracks. Then, when I rented Walk Hard, it only has a TrueHD trasck and outputs to stereo only. The question I ask is whether this card can decode the TrueHD tracks and output over SPDIF. I know that optical outputs TrueHD in stereo, but technically, if the sound is already decoded from the card, can it output regularly over these speakers? Or do I need a compatible external receiver? I'm stumped guys! Any help would be great! :)
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#2 riggers29
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i have the logitech z5500 and mine was outputting everything in stereo aswell untell i went into advanced settings on power dvd ultra and set the output to optical and put DTS/spdif mixing on and evrything from my blu-rays is 5.1 now or DTS. im not sure weather the GX2 decodes HD audio sources but im not sure
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#3 shrink45
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Wow, that'll certainly do for me! The only thing left now is to upgrade to Ultra. Newegg has it for 80, but if anyone else knows cheaper places post 'em up.