What cable to buy to hook up my macbook pro to pc input

Hi, I recently purchased a Samsung HDTV and a macbook pro. The Samsung has a PC input in the back, so I was wondering which cable I need to buy to hook these two up? Thank you.

Depends on what type of connecotr the PC Input is. If it's a DVI connector (looks like the video connector on your MBP) all you need is a DVI-DVI cable. If it's a VGA connector you can either buy a DVI-DVI cable and use the DVI-VGA adapter that came with your MBP else a DVI-VGA cable.

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