Connect iMac to an HDTV??

Hi,
Does anyone know if an HDTV will work when hooked up to the new iMac? I can't seem to find anything on the topic. I have a Toshiba 30HF85 TV with HDMI and I have a DVI-to-HDMI cable.
I'll obviously need to get the mini-dvi adapter. I'm going to order the iMac soon and am just curious if I'll be able to mirror and use Front row on the TV...
Anyway, if anyone has attempted a similar hookup please let me know... Thanks!
iBook G4 12 inch   Mac OS X (10.4.3)   40 GB iPod Photo, Airport Express
iBook G4 12 inch   Mac OS X (10.4.3)   40 GB iPod Photo, Airport Express
iBook G4 12 inch   Mac OS X (10.4.3)   40 GB iPod Photo, Airport Express

Just last weekend I connected my Intel iMac to my Sony HDTV with the mini-DVI to DVI connector. My TV has a DVI input. It automatically showed up on the iMac as a Sony TV (in the display preferences). I wanted to try playing a HD movie trailer on it. In some ways it worked better than I was expecting (when opening an app such as iPhoto or Safari, it automatically enlarges and takes up about the same real estate as it does on your monitor. Very easy to read). But there is a problem with overscan. When I set it to mirrored mode, the image is cut-off on all four sides. There is an option to turn off overscan, but this then makes about an inch of black around the (full) image displayed. I only played with this for about five minutes and then put my iMac back in my office. When the MacBook Pro arrives (next week), then I will play around with this a little more. On a seperate occasion, I attached another LCD monitor to use in extended desktop. This setup is extremely useful for dragging and dropping from one app to another (such as iPhoto to iDVD or iMovie).

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