When we posted the story last week about rescuing rabbits, we were checking out the collective name for a group of rabbits (âherdâ is right, by the way, so is colony, husk, warren and others). In searching we stumbled across this page from our cousins over at the U.S. Geological Survey.
When it comes to home electronics, ENERGY STAR qualification focuses on the reduction of energy while the product is on standby mode rather than while powered on. To qualify for the ENERGY STAR label, DVD and Blu-Ray players must use a maximum of 1 watt on standby. Standard units use up to 10 watts in standby mode. DVD players come in a variety of sizes and have diverse sets of functionality. You can find DVD players that play a single disc or multiple discs, as well as those that update images in interlaced or progressive scan signals. The latest DVD players even allow for playing CDs, MP3s, and AVI video formats, as well as display JPG images. Some even have USB inputs.
Blu-ray Discs do not work on a DVD player or a PC with a standard DVD drive. In order to get the best Blu-ray experience you need: 1  A Blu-ray Disc player âThis is a consumer electronics device that connects to your HDTV cable and plays Blu-ray Discs.