Cannot connect Mini PPC 1.42 GHz to Panasonic Plasma via DVI-to-HDMI-Cable.

Saw this question many times but never found a real Solution for that...
I'm trying to connect an old Mac Mini Power PC 1.42 to my Panasonic Plasma. Using the DVI out and an Adapter to HDMI.
In the Monitor-settings, I can see that the PPC found the TV. It is shown as "Panasonic TV" in the settings when I connect the cable. This, I can see while using Teamviever on my iPad, because the TV stays black. The TV does not seem to receive any signal actually.
Does anybody know what to do? I can't imagine there's no solution.
Please help!!

Unbelievable but true! I've managed to solve the issue yesterday on my own.
For those who are interested and didn't find a forum that helped much, here is an easy manual:
Boot with normal Monitor using a normal DVI cable.
Start Teamviewer so you can follow the next steps on an iPad, iPhone etc.
Unplug normal monitor.
Now use a DVI cable with HDMI at the other end.
Plug in Panasonic Plasma TV by using the above mentioned cable.
Now the plasma stays black, no signal arrives. Look at the iPad via Teamviewer and open monitor settings.
This should show that the Panasonic has now been found.
Switch the resolution to 1280x720.
Tataaaaa!
The Plasma TV now proudly shows the content of your Mac Mini PowerPC. Play with further settings in order to optimize the display width etc. Set the TV to 16x9 manually.
Enjoy!

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