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<blockquote data-quote="bobtomay" data-source="post: 1135473" data-attributes="member: 24160">sachilshah:**No, the mini displayport on your MBP does not support audio out.&nbsp; You will have to use the headphone out.Optical input?&nbsp; No.&nbsp; The optical port on every TV I've ever seen or heard of (including this one) up to this point in time is for output only, not input.&nbsp; Ever heard of a TV with 5.1 speakers built in?&nbsp; No reason for digital input.&nbsp; But, they can receive and transmit 5.1 audio to another device.(outdated image link removed)It's pretty clear on page 7 of your owners manual.(outdated image link removed)That is not the white and red jacks of the RCA ports.Which automatically makes it a 3.5mm mini-plug - link provided above.These are the only two types of audio input connections on TV sets at this time (unless the new 3D sets have some new connection).**Actually, you can feed the audio through the HDMI, but it'll cost you about $40 instead of the $4 for a mini-plug cable and you're still going to be using a separate port on your Mac for the audio - <a href="http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=104&amp;cp_id=10428&amp;cs_id=1042802&amp;p_id=5969&amp;seq=1&amp;format=2" target="_blank">Option</a> along with an HDMI cable, which means replacing the video cable you already have.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="bobtomay, post: 1135473, member: 24160"] [B]sachilshah:[/B] **No, the mini displayport on your MBP does not support audio out. You will have to use the headphone out. Optical input? No. The optical port on every TV I've ever seen or heard of (including this one) up to this point in time is for output only, not input. Ever heard of a TV with 5.1 speakers built in? No reason for digital input. But, they can receive and transmit 5.1 audio to another device. (outdated image link removed) It's pretty clear on page 7 of your owners manual. (outdated image link removed) That is not the white and red jacks of the RCA ports. Which automatically makes it a 3.5mm mini-plug - link provided above. These are the only two types of audio input connections on TV sets at this time (unless the new 3D sets have some new connection). **Actually, you can feed the audio through the HDMI, but it'll cost you about $40 instead of the $4 for a mini-plug cable and you're still going to be using a separate port on your Mac for the audio - [URL='http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=104&cp_id=10428&cs_id=1042802&p_id=5969&seq=1&format=2']Option[/URL] along with an HDMI cable, which means replacing the video cable you already have. [/QUOTE]

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