Macbook 2008 and connecting to Sony Bravia-help needed!

I have a macbook 2008 (early) and wanted to hook it up to watch on my sony bravia tv. I have been told to get a mini DVI to hdmi and then an hdmi cable. Is this correct and is there anyway to get sound other than purchasing another audio cable?

Ok, based on your photo, it's a bit blurry, it looks like your TV comes with a VGA + Audio input AND HDMI + Audio input, so you get to choose which one you want to use.
How to connect:
VGA + Audio (Red)
Video - A Mini-DVI - VGA adaptor, with VGA cable to TV.
Audio - Computer headphone outlet to the Audio input, using a 3.5mm male to male stereo cable. (it looks like a 3.5mm socket on the TV, confirm on site)
HDMI + Audio (Yellow)
Video - A Mini-DVI - HDMI adaptor, with HDMI cable to TV
Audio - Computer headphone outlet to the Audio IN, using a 3.5mm male to RCA male (red/white connectors) stereo cable.
No surround sound option here, as I cannot se a TOS Link input
Which is better?
Your computer puts out a digital signal via the DVI, so HDMI is probably the better option. you will get a higher resolution to the TV, better for movies. Some say the VGA option is better, if you are going to use it for text.
I mentioned earlier that you may get some audio sync issues using HDMI. That was probably more likely when I was thinking that you were going to need to use an adaptor to add the audio to the HDMI cable. As yours can be kept separate to the TV, it probably won't be as much of an issue.

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