Using my Sony Bravia as a second monitor..

My digital TV requires an HD15 cable and an audio cable connection to my PC in order to display my desktop computer screen. Of course, my PC -- Lenovo C325 All-In-One -- does not have ports for either cable.
Is the following wireless device -- http://j.mp/Qmk4dY -- what I need, or does Lenovo provide for another solution, or perhaps a similar Lenovo-built, less expensive device?
Thank you for help/suggestions...

Hi unFolded and welcome to the community,
No matter how you look at it, you're going to need some kind of converter box to do this. You can go cheaper, but you'd have to run wires all over the place.
The price for that unit seems reasonable for a wireless device. Notice that no cables come with it.
Dave
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