Display freezes while connected to external monitor (HDMI to TV), any advice to stop this from happening?

My MacBook Pro freezes (blue or gray screen) while playing music hooked up to my TV by an HDMI cable. The music still plays, but I have to restart my computer because once the screen turns color, I cannot do anything to stop it.

Hi Philip
here is the link:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300562
And it won't turn the built screen on since macbook has sensor to prevent it turn on while it closed.
Good Luck.

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Garbled display at startup when connecting to External Monitor - MBP Early 2011.

Hi,
When i connect my Early 2011 MBP to an external display i get a garbled display at startup.
I then have to disconnect the hdmi cable to the external monitor, after which the display clears up (on the laptop) and then when i reconnect the external monitor, it works fine. The problem with this process is that i have to do it each time i start/boot my laptop with the external display connected. The display mode is currently set to mirror displays if that helps.
Would appreciate any advice users with this kind of set up can provide. Thank you in advance.

Welcome!!
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