Optical Audio to Regular Speakers

Hello, I am planning to purchase a 3rd Gen Apple TV and I want to use it with my Acer monitor (20.1") over DVI with a HDMI-DVI adaptor but if I use that there will be no sound (My monitor has no speakers anyway), So my question is this: How to use the Optical Audio port and send it to a 3.5mm output (just the standard 3.5mm port, the one found on many speakers)? Is there a cable that does it?

To convert audio from the Apple TV optical cable to analogue you will need a DAC such as this (although I'm not posting the link to suggest this particular model), you would also need a cable to convert from phono to mini jack.
You should also be aware that DVI is not officially supported by the Apple TV, you would need to ensure your TV supported 1080p/720p and HDCP and may be worth testing before purchase.

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