Connect Macbook to external monitor

Hello,
I am currently using this macbook without an external monitor. However, I find it more and more unpleasant working with a small at home. So I have bought a Mini-Display-Port to HDMI Adapter and a HDMI-cable to connect the macbook to my Samsung 16:9 full-hd monitor.
The problem: on my monitor I don't see a full screen display of what's happening on my macbook. So there I giant black rectangles around the display. Also, the display on my monitor is rather blurry and looks totally different from what I am seeing on my macbook.
Does anyone know how I can solve this problem? I would really want to be able to work on a bigger screen, 24'', instead of photoshopping and stuff on a 13'' screen every day.
Thanks!
Thomas

Apple's MacBook lines includes a form of digital copy protection that will prevent protected media, such as DRM-infused iTunes movies, from playing back on devices that aren't compliant with the new priority protection measures.
The Intel-developed technology is called High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) and aims to prevent copying of digital audio and video content as it travels across a variety of display connectors, even if such copying is not in violation of fair use laws.
Among the connectors supported by the technology are the Mini DisplayPort found on Apple's latest MacBook, MacBook Pro, and MacBook Air, in addition to others such as Digital Visual Interface (DVI), High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI), Gigabit Video Interface (GVIF), and Unified Display Interface (UDI).
Apple has apparently acquired a license for the technology and is now using it across its DisplayPort-enabled MacBook lines to to prevent transmission of purchased iTunes content (and some DVDs) to devices that don't include support for HDCP.

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