Quicktime - External Monitor

Hi,
I am wondering if I can play quicktime movies out through firewire to a DV camera, which is then connected to a TV. So I can have multiple movie windows open on my MacBook, I press play on one and it goes fullscreen on the TV.
This can be done in Final Cut, would just be easier if it was possible in Quicktime.
Thanks!

No, but you can always output TV from a suitable video card or adapter and just connect to the TV directly. I have a DVI to S-Video adapter from Apple, I think it came with it or I bought it for like $30.

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