Trying to watch macbook pro on Panasonic   HD Plazma

I am trying to watch my Macbook Pro on my Panasonic Plazma.  It has a PC select in the menu.  I have hooked it up using a HDMI to what looks like a mini firewire connection.
The picture is all static with an occasional flash of my computer screen.  Help!

I Would have thought PC Select was for a VGA or DVI connector.
For HDMI I would expect one of the available HDMI input sources.
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