Mac to TV connection Problems

I would like to connect my mac to my televison so i can play videos. I have the mini display to HDMI converter and I also have the HDMI chord. after I plug the chord into the televison my computer screen flashes white then goes back to normal function while my tv simply stays black and does not respond. I double and tripple checked that the tv was on the right imput I even tried all of the HDMI ports. Does anyone know what is wrong?

Within the Displays preference pane in System Preferences is a choice whther to extend your desktop, or mirror your desktop. Apparently, the current selection is to "extend the desktop".
Set the preference to "mirror the desktop", so that your internal display shows the same image as your external display.

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What you described is what I think I've done. I've been following what may be your paper "Moving a Catalog from Windows to Mac" dated 10/7/10. I suspect my problem revolves around areas in which I need a little more guidance. These are 1) when restoring the "New Location" I don't understand the criteria that defines the location and 2) I'm confused by the suggestion to create a new folder for the restore. My chosen location was somewhat arbitrary and I didn't create a new folder for the restore. Any guidance you have would really be appreciated.
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