How to setup Final Cut to preivew on HD TV (beginner question)

FINAL CUT NEWBIE HERE...
I just got a new Mac Pro and the new Final Cut studio. I'm trying to figure out the best way to set everything up. I've been watching a lot of the videos on Apple's website about the new features and the "In action" videos.
One thing I'm confused about is how you are able to preview in HD on a HD Television while you're editing like in this screen shot:
http://jasonbobich.com/finalcut.jpg
The only way I'm aware of to preview on a Television is to have a Firewire cable go through some sort of analog converter and then hook up to the tv... BUT this obviously wouldn't be showing in HD format.
So, is there a way to simultaneously preview your project in HD on an HD television while you're editing, while still keeping the standard preview window open on your computer monitor? What plugs into what? Anything to do with the ProRes codec?
As you can see, I'm a little lost. Any help would be appreciated Thanks in advance!

Hello,
One way is to get a Blackmagic Intensity card for your computer. A bit less than $200. It is
a poor mans output monitor for HD. It is clean, neat and trouble free. It also gives you TV
output for Photoshop, Motion, and many other applications. It connects by HDMI.
You might get some other suggestions here as the pros have been working with this issue
for a long time.
Tom

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