1080 HD on a Sharp LC37XD1E

I'm trying to get my Mac Mini working with my Sharp LC37XD1E at 1920x1080 without much joy at all.
When using a DVI to HDMI cable the 1920x1080p output (in fact any other resolution as well) is either a few inches smaller than the screen or too big for the screen when overscan is switched on. I have spent hours playing around with SwitchResX and DisplayConfigX using settings that other Sharp owners have recommended but still cannot get a perfect picture to fill the screen neatly.
When I use the VGA connector instead the image is properly scaled by the TV to fit the screen and looks much better but the maximum resolution I can get is 1280x1024, which is the maximum resolution the manual says it will support on VGA. The problem with this resolution is it's a 4:3 ratio stretched to 16:9 and so video looks squashed.
What I don't understand though is I can get 1920x1080i through the VGA socket from my Xbox 360, the only difference being the Xbox outputs component not RGB.
So my question is this, does anyone know how to get a decent 1920x1080 image on this TV either with HDMI or VGA? The correct settings for either SwitchResX or DisplayConfigX would be nice to have.
Alternatively has anyone had experience with using a RGB to Component converter? As the Sharp clearly supports 1080i using component on the VGA socket even if it doesn't for RGB.
Any advice much appreciated.
Cheers
Gary

Guys - I wasn't sure where to post this question but it's related to this thread and you look like you might be able to help me with it.
- What is the difference between component (Y, Pb, Pr) and component (R,G,B) ?
I’d previously thought I was reasonably savvy on all things HD, but when I turned my thoughts to looking into getting a mac mini to run part of my home cinema I realise I have some confusions around the above.
Here’s what I think I know:-
The mac mini has a DVI output of the type which can output both digital and analogue, and so via physical adapters it could be used to connect to displays that take HDMI or VGA style RGB leads.
I know on the market I can get a DVI to Component cable lead which would therefore lead me to assume it could drive my HD plasma with component input (Y,Pb,Pr), as I currently drive the HD TV via component cable with a SKY HD box (720p and 1080i), an xbox 360 (720p) and a progressive scan DVD player (480p), all through a Denon AV-amp.
The problem is, I’ve heard somewhere that the DVI to component is R,G,B only and that it is not Y, Pb, Pr which is making me wonder it a) this will work and b) if I really understand component video afterall.
I notice the Apple TV outputs Y,Pb,Pr but colours them red, green and blue, so am even more confused….
Hopefully you can help educate me on this.

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