TV not displaying DVD video from Macbook but showing slideshow instead

Connecting new MacbookPro to new LCD TV with newly purchased cables as follows: miniDVI to DVI converter connected to mini DVI port on Macbook and to DVI/HDMI cable which is connected into HDMI port on TV. Audio connected via standard one to two audio cable. When playing DVD on macbook the audio comes through on TV ok but the TV screen is showing a slideshow of photos from the macbook rather than the DVD video. Settings on TV are all as specified in TV manual - the issue is clearly what is being transmitted through the macbook's mini DVI port. Wierd thing is that no application appears to be running on macbook to play photos as a slideshow - there must be some background task or service running but, not being familiar with mac operating systems i don't know how to check for this. does anyone know what is going on? Are there some settings i need to tweak on the macbook?

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