Playing sound from Mac Mini through Sony TV

Hi all,
I want to use my 2005 mac mini as a system to just play movies throught my Sony Bravia TV.
The images/ video plays fine but no matter what I do there is no sound. I have tried 2 phono cables from the mac's headphone jack connected to the right ports on the TV but I still can't get sound. I have checked that the volume is up on the mac and TV.
I can't change the setting on the Mac - when I go to the sound menu it automatically shows in the output tab Name = headphones, Type = built-in speakers. There are no other options and I can't change it. the only thing the Apple store could advise me to do was to click on the sound symbol on the desktop while holding down the Option key but I don't get the options that are supposed to come up, maybe because my mini is too old. I have tried all the sound settings available on the TV but still no sound.
Is there anything I can do to get it working? Any help would be great.
Braininabucket

Not sure exactlly which model mini you have? > How to identify Mac mini models
But audio is not supported out of the DVI or Mini DVI ports.
Unless you have a newer model with an HDMI port you will have to use a 3.5mm audio cable from the Mac Mini's headphone jack to the TV.
Depending on the TVs audio input (3.5mm or RCA) you will need a long enough cable to reach the TV using either:
a > Amazon.com: 3.5mm Stereo Male To Male Cable 12 ft.: Electronics
or > Amazon.com: RiteAV - 3.5mm to RCA Stereo Female Cable - 6 inch: Electronics and RCA cables.

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