Viewing Canvas on TV

New to FCEHD but learning quickly. I have a Powermac G5 Dual 2.0. I am curious if I am able to use my 13 inch TV instead of another monitor for viewing my canvas. I know this is not ideal, but is it possible? If so, what is the procedure for making this happen? Would this be a benefit?
Thanks for everyones help thus far!

Brandon,
There is the "toggle video out" command to switch between canvas or tv viewing.
Personnaly, I've added two buttons in top of my timeline window: toggle video and refresh video out. This way I can simply switch for my "viewing device of choice".
The toggle video is also usefull to switch between canvas and ... apple display (for a full screen on my iMac).
On my iMac, the TV monitoring do not allow RT previewing, but I switch (toggle) to canvas viewing.
Michel B.

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