contecting laptop to tv?

[dux5]

i have a sony 1080p tv with hdmi, I need a 15 foot hdmi cable and something to connect to the displayport

would this hdmi work?
http://www.monoprice.com/products/produ ... 1&format=2

I ordered a t410 it is on the way.

the displayport supports audio?

[Cigarguy]

I believe you will also need a display port to HDMI converter. I'm not sure about audio being carried over after the conversion.

[pianowizard]

the displayport supports audio?

Yes.

There are HDMI/Displayport cables, if you don't want to buy an adapter plus an HDMI cable.

[fastbiter]

There are HDMI/Displayport cables, if you don't want to buy an adapter plus an HDMI cable.

This is a much better option than a Displayport/HDMI adaptor! Many such adaptors don't pass through audio! (Speaking from experience, anyway.)

[dux5]

which HDMI/Displayport cable do you recommend?

[dux5]

this has a Limited Lifetime Warranty, it is also cheaper, 25 feet, would i be loosing signal quality going to 25 feet?

http://www.amazon.com/Mediabridge-High- ... ediabridge

[pianowizard]

this has a Limited Lifetime Warranty, it is also cheaper, 25 feet, would i be loosing signal quality going to 25 feet?

That is an HDMI-to-HDMI cable, not HDMI-to-DP. I haven't used any HDMI-to-DP cables and so I don't know which ones would be good. All my HDMI-to-HDMI cables are ultra cheap (~$1 each) and they all work fine.

I believe digital signals degrade less than analog signals over long distances.

[EOMtp]

You may need to do the following, per the note (below) I saw somewhere:

Additional info. For me (as mentioned in the comments below), in order to send the audio through the HDMI cable, you will need to get into the "sound and Audio devices" of the control panel and change the sound playback Default Device to the displayport cable. If you don't the sound will come out the laptop speakers or whatever speakers you have hooked up to the laptop.