Older MacBook Pro to HDTV

I'm considering connecting my MacBook Pro (Late 2006) model to my HDTV but don't want to buy all the cables necessary if it won't work regardless. Does anyone know if the late 2006 MacBook Pro 17" model would connect appropriately to my Samsung HDTV? My model has a standard DVI output that I was going to get a DVI to HDMI cable for and connect it directly to the HDMI on my LCD. Does this model MacBook have the capacity to output in 1080p? What audio cables would I need to go from the laptop to the HDTV RCA jacks? Any help is REALLY appreciated!

What you propose should work fine. For the audio, get a cable with two RCA plugs on one end and a 1/8" stereo headphone plug on the other, and plug it into the headphone port on your MBP.
Your TV probably has one particular HDMI port that you must use if you are also sending a separate audio signal to the TV. See the TV's manual for information about which HDMI port to use.
Be sure to select the TV as the audio output device in the Sound pane of System Preferences, and be sure to select the proper HDMI port as the input source in the TV's menu system.

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