Connecting my Macboook late (2008) to my new samsung LCD TV

So I have a aluminum unibody macbook late (2008) and Im trying to connect it to my new samsung TV. I purchased the hdmi cords along with the hdmi adapter to plug into my macbook. I can get the display to show on the TV, but the sound is missing from the hdmi port. I also tried using an RCA cord for the audio, but the sound only works on the tv if i dont switch the source to hdmia and just leave it on TV. It's as if the hdmi and the audio are kept separate. Does anyone know how I could get it working?

When you connect the MacBook using a Mini DisplayPort to HDMI adapter you will probably need to use external speakers or a 3.5mm stereo headphone jack to RCA sound plugs connected to a stereo sound system if your TV doesn't have separate RCA input plugs or a 3.5mm stereo input plug for audio with the HDMI plug. The Mini DisplayPort to HDMI doesn't carry audio unless you have the Mid 2010 model 7,1 and there're no audio plugs on most TVs to work with HDMI since it's expecting audio with the HDMI. But check your TV manual to see if it has audio plugs that work with one of the HDMI ports.
With the Late 2008 model 5,1 Aluminum Unibody there is an adapter that uses the Mini DisplayPort and a USB port to combine video and audio to HDMI. It's only 2 channel stereo not 5.1 Dolby Surround.
http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=104&cp_id=10428&cs_id=1042802 &p_id=5969&seq=1&format=2

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