How to watch iTunes rental movie on HDTV and keep MBP display off

I would like to watch a movie on my flat screen TV. I rented the movie from the iTunes movie store, and I am attaching my MBP to the TV via the HDMI port on the TV and the sound cable to the RCA jacks.
My understanding is that I have to use the F7 key to switch to mirror the display, but then I would like to make the MBP screen go black.
I plan to try to watch using the front row feature and the MBP remote.
Can this be done, and if so, how?
Thanks,
Boris

My desktop was stolen a few weeks ago and I am left with this brand new hp thing.When I put itunes on and try to watch a movie or tv show I get a loud humming and after a while I can't take it anymore I turn it all off.I had actually given up and was ready to trade my ipad,ipods,and,itunes to anyone who can give me my movies and shows so I can actually watch them.Nero will stream my songs but not video and my ps3 will not see my istuff when I plug it in. Sony has gotten to be the same thing if I go anywhere on a trip I need to take a sony phone to play playstation store movies and an ipod or ipad to watch itunes stuff.
Is there any other way to see stuff I own? If so please tell me because it seems that I have more trouble watching stuff I own than the pirates on the internet and I would think that google is where I should be going because it will play anywhere on about anything.I hope I am just a dumb old man who doesn't know how to work this stuff and someone can tell me what I can do so I can watch my movies I paid for. any help would be great.
Thanks,
Chris

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