Connecting a MBP to a Samsung 32" HDTV

Hey guys,
I've been trying to connect my MacBook Pro to my Samsung LN-S3251D LCD. I am currently going through a DVI to HDMI cable. When I connect laptop and TV, my desktop mirrors on both, which is fine...
However, I am not using all the real estate on my TV. When I set the display preferences on my MacBook Pro to 1280x720p (the native resolution of my TV) for the Samsung, it expands the image too much. That is, the finder bar at the top is off the screen, the dock is partially cut off on the bottom, and some of my icons on my desktop don't show up. I thought it could be a problem with overscanning, so I shut off overscanning in the Samsung options in Display Preferences. When I did that, though, it started boxing my picture (putting black bars on all four sides of the desktop image.
So, to wrap up this really long winded question: How do I get my MacBook Pro to display a FULL 1280x720 image on my TV, AND a 1440x900 picture on my actual laptop screen?
Thanks a bunch ahead of time!

Wow...what a rookie mistake. I just pulled out my owner's manual and noticed that little disclaimer.
I have always liked DVI's picture a little better ( I do a lot of HD stuff on my MBP), so I guess I was just getting a little greedy.
Building on my question, though, is there a way to have both my MacBook Pro and my Samsung display my desktop in their full resolution? As in have my MBP show my desktop and applications in 1440x900 and the TV show the same thing in 1280x720?
By the way, thanks for the advice BSteely...I just hooked up a spare VGA cable using the DVI to VGA connector and everything is scaled perfectly.

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