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The fight between Intel and AMD is definitely heating up with the rapid adoption of dual-core chips and the impending arrival of quad-core chips. Some said Intel had lost its mojo over the past year, as AMD progressed. Yet, Intel seems to be ahead once again, leading us to wonder what all the focus on speed and benchmarks means for end users?

Blu-ray, also known as Blu-ray Disc (BD), is the name of a next-generation optical disc format jointly developed by the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA), a group of the world's leading consumer electronics, personal computer and media manufacturers. The format was developed to enable recording, rewriting and playback of high-definition video (HD), as well as storing large amounts of data.

The HD (High-Definition) DVD standard was designed to be the successor to the standard DVD format, and is derived from the same underlying technologies. It can store about 3.5 times as much data as its predecessor. A 51 GB triple-layer preliminary spec has been approved. However, no movies are currently scheduled for this disc type.