What to buy?  I want to close it up & use VGA TV screen

Can you tell me what to buy? I have a Mac OSX 10.5.8 Intel MacBook. I want to close the case and use a separate keyboard and my HDTV as a monitor. The TV has a VGA connector like this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VGA_connector
There is a lot of contradictory advice on what to buy and I live in Japan so it's harder to get good advice. I'd be happy to hear from you.
By the way, if I close the case to the Macbook and connect to my TV I assume I can use the computer as normal if I have a keyboard. Am I right?

Hi Deepest Forest,
In order to engage "clamshell mode" you'll also have to have a mouse connected, in addition to that keyboard. You can use either USB or Bluetooth, you just need to make sure that they're both connecting the same way (can't do a USB keyboard and Bluetooth mouse).
Does your TV not have a DVI or HDMI connection? VGA is usually an analog signal, whereas the machine is outputting a digital signal. There's the prospects of clarity loss.

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