Best export format for viewing on external TV?

I have a small project that I'd like to show via hooking my laptop up to a TV. What's the best Quicktime format/setting for exporting for doing this? Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Kristin.

Hi(Bonjour)!
The problem relies on the application that you will use to output your movie to the TV monitor.
If you use iDVD in full screen, outputed to TV set, simply burn your movie with iDVD and play it.
If you use quicktime player, in full screen mode,the image may be outputed to TV (I do not know).
May be with a presentation softwares like Keynote or powerpoint ?
TV format is NTSC interlaced 29.97 fps ( or PAL in Europe), but even if you export to this format, how will you play it on TV ?
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