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bwawn

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Jul 24, 2002
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Hi everyone,

We are going to make a MacBook Pro into a home theatre machine.

This is for my parents and I want it to be as SIMPLE as possible. Are there any speakers that power on when the computer wakes up, and power off when the computer goes to sleep? We don't want to have the hassle of turning them on and off, and don't want to be wasteful with electricity by just keeping them on all the time.

Bonus points: we already have a 5.1 speaker set-up. Are there any receivers that will do what I'm asking while letting us use our existing speakers?

Thanks for any help you can provide!
 
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