Connecting Macbook 5,1 to HDMI

I was wondering if there's a way to connect a Macbook 5,1 to the HDMI port on my TV set. I've heard about people feeding audio and video from their laptops to their TV, but I'm not sure if this model is too old for to be able to pull that off.

I am thinking of buying a TV with 'an S-video socket, two SCART sockets, two HDMI sockets, a USB port and digital co-axial output for connection to an amplifier.'
Will this be suitable to use a s a monitor on a macbook?
What leads should I buy?

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