Macbook air HDMI

Bought new macbook air and connected hdmi cable to thunderbolt port. Firstly, blue screen appears, but after 1-2 seconds screen comes back and nothing changes.Can't find how to connect tv to new macbook air. Any recommendations ?
Thanks beforehand.

price is somewhere between 6-15$. Buy the correct one, you have the mini-hdmi connector I suppose (otherwise you would not be able to enter it in the thunderbolt port), so you need thunderbolt to mini-hdmi.

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