Connecting brand new Mini to a Mitsubishi DLP TV

Hi,
I was thinking of creating a little Media center setup using my Mitsubishi 1920x1080 65 inch DLP TV and a new Mac Mini, but I have know idea if it will sync up correctly and display 1920x1080?
Has anyone successfully connected these two devices together and did they sync up at the 1920x1080 resolution or did you have to step it down to some 4x3 resolution and then stretch it on the TV?
Any input would be very appreciated!!
Thanks
Kalagan

Hi,
Thanks for the suggestion. It's encouraging that others have successfully gotten HD TV's to sync up at 1920x1080. I tried to set this up on a friends G4 mini and Samsung TV a couple of years ago and could not get it to work.
In reference to Audio. The specs on the Mini say it has an optical/analog out, but the connector looks like a regular mini 1/8 Analog Jack. Do you need a special Apple Optical Cable to to connect the Mini, Optically to a 5.1 Receiver? Does that optical output support 5.1 or 7.1 Surround? Can that connection be split, so I can send one signal to the Receiver and another one to the TV directly, so I can use the TV without the Receiver?
Any thoughts would be helpful.
Thanks
Kalagan

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