HT3232 How do you attach your MacBook Pro to your television (sound too)

Hi
How do I attach my MacBook Pro to my television so I can watch movies from Lovefilm, so I will need sound?
What attachments do I need?
Thanks

What model/year is your Macbook Pro? What inputs does your TV have?

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PCIe Lane Width:          x4
VRAM (Total):          256 MB
Vendor:          NVIDIA (0x10de)
Device ID:          0x0407
Revision ID:          0x00a1
ROM Revision:          3212
Intel ICH8-M AHCI:
Vendor:          Intel
Product:          ICH8-M AHCI
Speed:          1.5 Gigabit
Description:          AHCI Version 1.10 Supported
USB Bus:
Host Controller Location:          Built In USB
Host Controller Driver:          AppleUSBUHCI
PCI Device ID:          0x2834
PCI Revision ID:          0x0003
PCI Vendor ID:          0x8086
Bus Number:          0x1a
BRCM2046 Hub:
Product ID:          0x4500
Vendor ID:          0x0a5c (Broadcom Corp.)
Version:          1.00
Speed:          Up to 12 Mb/sec
Manufacturer:          Apple Inc.
Location ID:          0x1a100000
Current Available (mA):          500
Current Required (mA):          0
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Thanks for looking in to this and alerting me. I don't know how to interpret all the data in the descriptions of the USBs in your post (or mine, for that matter) Which descriptive line/codes show a USB 1.0 and a USB 2.0. I would like to understand how to read that.
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Host Controller Driver:          AppleUSBUHCI
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PCI Revision ID:          0x0003
PCI Vendor ID:          0x8086
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Current Required (mA):          0
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Vendor ID:          0x05ac (Apple Inc.)
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Current Required (mA):          0
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Vendor ID:          0x0451 (Texas Instruments)
Version:          1.25
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Location ID:          0x1a200000
Current Available (mA):          500
Current Required (mA):          0
BRCM2046 Hub:
Product ID:          0x4500
Vendor ID:          0x0a5c (Broadcom Corp.)
Version:          1.00
Speed:          Up to 12 Mb/sec
Manufacturer:          Apple Inc.
Location ID:          0x1a100000
Current Available (mA):          500
Current Required (mA):          0
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Product ID:          0x820f
Vendor ID:          0x05ac (Apple Inc.)
Version:          1.80
Serial Number:          001EC28C27BA
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Manufacturer:          Apple Inc.
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Product ID:          0x820f
Vendor ID:          0x05ac (Apple Inc.)
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PCI Revision ID:          0x0003
PCI Vendor ID:          0x8086
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PCI Revision ID:          0x0003
PCI Vendor ID:          0x8086
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Vendor ID:          0x05ac (Apple Inc.)
Version:          0.16
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Current Required (mA):          100
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