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I have a macbook pro that I use in conjunction with a mini display port to HDMI cable to my HDTV. XBMC shows up fine on my tv but the main question here is how do I get the sound to my receiver? I have a lot of mkv HD files with dts 5.1 and all that I'd like to have the signal pass through to my receiver. Is there some way I can make this work? I heard that my macbook pro has a digital out, but it looks like a standard 3.5mm jack to me and not the TOSlink kind. Is there a 3.5mm to Optical out cable that I can use and will this work?

i think you are looking for that kind of adapter. A lot of optical cables come with that adapter but you can buy them separately.

http://www.amazon.com/Toslink-To-Optical..._e_title_1

What version of MacBook Pro? Only the newest ones support audio over display port.

And yes, the 3.5mm is both analog and digital, you need a special TOSlink cable that inserts into there, it's cheap and available all over eBay.