Using a television as a second display

In order to watch videos and movies on a larger scale I'm wanting to connect my new aluminum macbook to my television. Is it possible to use a USB -> component video adapter to create this connection, or do I have to use a DP cable of some sort? Is there a Displayport -> component cable adapter possible?

I believe you need to click on the 'monitor' icon in your tool bar, appears when a device is plugged into the mini dvi(and tv or extra monitor) and you select 'system preferences'/'display'/and tick 'show monitor in menu bar'.
Then you will have the option to 'turn on mirroring' and 'select display' This should produce a desktop on both displays.
If this doent help, say it doesnt recognize the display at all, are you using HDMI and the correct mini to regular DVI apple cable? And when you say control screen, is that just the background? I have had that happen before but the monitor icon was still in the menu bar and I was able to select monitors.

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