Macbook Pro connected to TV

To hook my MacbookPro to TV, will i have to get a miniport to DVI adapater and DVI to HDMI?
Also, for the sound, will i be able to play it through a pair of external speakers that I have? (Since sounds doesn't come out of miniport, I think)

To expand a bit on Kay's post: MBPs made before June 2009 do not output audio through the mini-Displayport. Those models are identified in System Profiler as MacBook Pro 5,1 and 5,2 (and, of course, all previous models, which don't have mini-Displayports at all). All MBPs made since June 2009 do send audio through the mini-Displayport.

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