Dont want my tv to show my computer display?

Here's my question... I have been connecting my macbook (intel) with an apple connector (the one that plugs into the video out with a yellow rca cable) from my macbook to my TV. I would like to show different clips on the tv without my audience seeing my computer screen on the display? Is there a way to have my computer showing my home screen and then the tv only showing what i want it to? Kind of like 2 screens on 1....

I agree. You should be able to avoid video mirroring, and change to dual-display or extended desktop mode. The user guide I've downloaded onto my MacBook mentions the following in the section on 'Using External Video Support' -
"When an external monitor or TV is connected, you can either have the same image appear on both the built-in display and the external monitor (known as video mirroring) or use the external monitor to extend the size of the Mac OS desktop (known as dual-display or extended desktop mode). By default, your MacBook starts up in dual-display mode. Press the F7 key to switch between dual-display and video-mirroring modes.
If you want sound to come from an external display, such as a projector or TV, you need to connect an audio cable (not included) from the computer’s headphone (f) port to that device.
Note: Because of the display limitations of most TVs, images displayed on a TV screen
are of lower quality than those on the built-in display or an external monitor."
I hope this helps.

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