Alphabet for writing to TV (very small code)

You could also try my library for outputting to a tv:
http://www.arduino.cc/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1272593798

you would have to switch the pins the resistors connect to:
IE:
sync on pin 9
vid on pin 8

It has a much higher resolution than the arduino pong and runs in the background.