What cable do I need to connect my Macbook to my tv to watch netflix, What cable do I need to connect my Macbook to my tv to watch netflix

I would like to link my MacBook up with my HD tv to watch netflix, for example.  How do I do this?

The model 5,2 has a Mini-DVI port. You'll need a Mini-DVI adapter and a cable from that to your TV Here's the various types of Mini-DVI adapters on Amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_1_16?url=search-alias%3Delectronics&field -keywords=mini-dvi+to+hdmi&sprefix=mini-dvi+to+hdmi%2Ccomputers%2C287
When you connect the MacBook using a Mini-DVI to HDMI adapter you will probably need to use external speakers or a 3.5mm stereo headphone jack to RCA sound plugs connected to a stereo system for audio if your TV doesn't have separate RCA input plugs or a 3.5mm stereo input plug for audio with the HDMI plug. The Mini-DVI to HDMI doesn't carry audio and there're no audio plugs on most TVs to work with HDMI since it's expecting audio with the HDMI. If you do have an audio input for one of the HDMI plugs on your TV you run an audio cord from the headphone jack of your MacBook to the appropriate input plugs on your TV

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