DVI to Video problem

Hi everyone !
I've got a big problem using my MacMini with TV.
I bought the Apple DVI to Video converter, and connected my Philips cathodic TV to the Mac. But the TV only displays gray and deformed pictures. I tried all resolutions available, but nothing changed...
Two things are strange :
1) When I restart the computer, I can see the gray Apple with the tunring wheel very weel, but when the first starting screen appears the picure becomes deformed again.
2) I have no problem using my Powerbook and miniDVI to Video converter with this TV, the pictures are perfect.
Can it be the converter ? Thanks for your answers !
Powerbook G4 12" 1,5 GHz & MacMini G4 1,5 GHz Mac OS X (10.4.6)

Since you have two computers at your disposal, I recommend you put them both on the same network and make a VNC connection between the two. Use the PowerBook as the VNC client and install a VNC server on the mini. By doing this, you will be able to remotely reflect the mini's desktop to the PowerBook and in this way from the PowerBook you can control the mini.
Once you have this working, what you want to do is go into the mini's Display Preferences (remotely from the PowerBook) and change the the resolution being sent by the mini to the Philips TV. Hopefully you will find a working resolution that gives you a stable image. Once you get the picture on the Philips where you want it, you can quit the VNC connection and the mini will now retain the resolution as you have set it.

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