Color inversion from iMac to TV

Hey,
My iMac desktop is extended to a Sony EX402 40" TV screen with this:
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/mini-di...er-1080p-34025
The problem is when im watching content on the TV it will go black after a couple of min and im getting color inversion. Its also a familiar problem for the Apple TV (scroll down for screenshots):
http://www.macstories.net/news/apple...d-philips-tvs/
Anyone knows a solution for this? I tried several HDMI ports on my TV but no luck. I could try to plug a different HDMI cable in or maybe the adapter is faulty
Im getting this on my SONY tv:
Anyone familiar with this?

Did you check Sony's support pages to see if there's a firmware update available for your TV? For example this which gives you version M8.717. (That link is to Sony UK. You better find the relevant page for your region.)
If that doesn't solve it then I'd suspect the HDMI converter.
My iMac is an older model, the late 2009 21.5" model. But I have it connected to a Sony V530 with no problems using a Kanex mini DisplayPort to HDMI converter (this one). Initially I had problems with the sound. I only got mono sound, but it turned out to be a problem with the HDMI socket on the TV. After I moved the cable to another socket, I got stereo sound.

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