False information in the articles: No UVD in R600

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So is the UVD dedicated silicon (on the GPU) or is it just using the shaders to do the work?

The only thing that user as to test is if the performance is as good as it is promised -> Performance is very good
The quality of image is as good as it is promised -> it is
It as all features of that are promised -> it has

So having the external chip or have it integrated on GPU or have the work done by the shaders is exactly the same. The user only have to ensure that everything is OK in performance/quality/features.