Mini with Toshiba 32C120U

Anyone ever hooked up a mini to a Toshiba 32C120U TV. Planning to use this configuration as a household computer for the family, phot editing for me and video streaming for netfix, hulu, etc. Will connecting to the internet with an Airport Extreme.
Thank you!!!!
Guy Vitetta

All you need is an HDMI cable, both the Mac Mini and the Toshiba have HDMI video connections.
Apple - Mac mini - So many new features for such a small space.
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