Thunderbolt to external display and speakers

what is the best or cheapest way to connect my audio and video from my ipad mini to an hd monitor and speakers?

Cheapest is Apple's Digital AV Adapter, or a third-party equivalent, and an appropriate 3.5mm stereo to whatever connector your speakers, if they're self-powered, or amplifer uses.
Regards.

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