Connecting 2011 MBP to HDTV (Samsung)

Hi all.
New to the Apple community and Apple computers, but I just recently bought a 2011 13.3" MBP.  Since we are a cable-less household, we watch lots of programs through the XBox 360 (Netflix, Hulu) and through our computers.  Today, my order from Monoprice.com arrived including a display port to HDMI adapter and a new 1.4 HDMI cable.
I was able to get video out of my MBP to my Samsung PN43D450, but no audio.  I've read that in the past, you've had to use 2 cables to get audio from the MBP to an HDTV, but this has supposedly changed.  Additionally, the only way I could get the HDTV to act as a display was to mirror my display to the second monitor (HDTV) and play with the resolution settings.  Is there an easier way to set this up so that I don't have to mess with any setting when I connect my MBP to my TV?  Also, can anyone confirm that I should be able to transmit audio through the display port to HDMI connection?
Thanks for the help.

AguasAg wrote:
I was able to get video out of my MBP to my Samsung PN43D450, but no audio.  I've read that in the past, you've had to use 2 cables to get audio from the MBP to an HDTV, but this has supposedly changed.
The new MacBook Pros supports Audio via MiniDisplay Port to HDMI. Be sure the adapter you're using is supporting the audio. Have a look in System Preferences -> Sound -> Output if it show's the HDMI connection as an output device.

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