Best HDMI cable for 2009 Macbook?

I've been using this HDMI cable to connect my 13' macbook to my HDTV:
http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=104&cp_id=10428&cs_id=1042802 &p_id=5969&seq=1&format=2
It was great for awhile (over a year) but now the cable has stopped working.
Are there any newer/better cables out there that include audio support for an older Macbook (i.e., pre-2010?)?
The nice thing about this cable was that It was an all-in-one and thus not too bulky.

anyone, anyone??

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Firstly apologies if this question has been previously answered. However I have been trawlling the internet for ages trying to find out the correct cables to set up a macbook to an HD tv. All I want to do is connect two devices but everything I read seems to be about macbook pro 2009 onwards - what about those of us you have older macs?
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