Connect MBP to HDTV for audio

How do I hook-up my MacBook Pro to my HDTV 1080 for audio? I tried using Portable Music Player Audio Cables, but it didn't work. I hooked up the video and it works great. Any help would be appreciated.

Depends on your TV's audio input. If it's analog (red and white RCA-type jacks) you need a mini-stereo-to-RCA cable like this one. If it's digital you need a mini-toslink-to-toslink cable like this one. Either way, the miniplug goes into the audio out/headphone jack on the MBP (it's a combined analog/digital output).
Hope this helps...

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