This idea started because I unfortunately have an early '09 mini without HDMI so that forces me to do the mini DVI to HDMI and digital output to TOSLINK thing. I just got a new smart tv with TOSLINK out and it would be SO much easier if I could plug my mini directly into the TV and get 5.1 going through the HDMI cable with the video and not have to split them up. I can't get a clear answer from any blogs on if this...
http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10114&cs_id=1011405&p_id=5369&seq=1&format=2
will actually work or not. I talked online to someone at Monoprice and they said "it probably will work but they can't guarantee it and there might be some quality loss" because I would have to go through a mini DVI to DVI adaptor first. I'm not really crazy about the thought of getting a newer mini just for the HDMI because the one I have now works fine and now that I have a smart tv with streaming (netflix, hulu, etc), I'm only really using the mini and Plex for MKV movies and MP3s.