Belkin DVI to HDMI cable on Apple Store

When I ordered my Mac Mini just now from the Apple Store, I also ordered the Belkin 6ft DVI to HDMI cable they offered.
However I just noticed on the Apple Store site there was one review of this cable, dated 1 Dec 08, and it states:
"Unfortunately the graphics card on the mini wont power the screen even in low resolutions."
Is the above statement true? Have I ordered the wrong cable?

It should work. Remember that review was for the last generation of mini's where the gpu was an intel model. The mini you bought uses the nvidia 9400m.
I'd worry about your monitor/tv being compatible with the mini heh.

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