Failure to connect to projector

I recently purchased a Phillip picopx pocket projector but my macbook pro is failing to connect or display.
The current set up is:
Mac book pro> displayport to hdmi converter> Phillips hdmi to micro hdmi (supplied with projector)>back of the projector.
The mac book screen flickers as if it recognizes but doesn't show up on the display settings in system pref.
I have tried using the same cables,adapters and projector on another mac book and it recognizes straight away and projects perfectly with no issues.
I have connected through the same hdmi cables to other external screens with no issues.
I can connect other devices such as media players through the same hdmi cables with no problems.
Restarting both the mac and projector several times has made no difference nor has resetting the projector
Which leads me to think it is to do with the graphics card in my macbook pro i have been in contact with apple care online chat and resetting the NVRAM and SMC made no difference nor did deleting the com.apple.windowserver.plist from Macintosh HD>Library>Preferences then restarting.
MacBook Pro
13-inch, Mid 2012 (Brought refurbished from apple around 8 months ago)
Processor 2.9 GHz Intel Core i7
Memory 8 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
Graphics Intel HD Graphics 4000
Software OS X 10.9.4 (13E28)

Thanks for the advice, unfortunately I'm living and working abroad and wont be returning to the UK until after the warranty has finished.
UPDATE:
More help from apple care, deleting another folder from mac hd then a restart did not solve the problem. Another suggested test was to try using the guest or another full admin account to see if a program or previous connected device is causing the problem but it made no difference.
Apples last bit of advice is to contact Phillips and talk to there customer care see what they have to say, if everything checks out their end, then they suggest partitioning my mac hd to make space for a new osx install and seeing if the projector can connect through the newly installed os, which would point out if it is a software/firmware issue or incompatible hardware for some reason.
I have spoken to the manufacturer who have said as the projector works on hdmi from other devices they believe it to be problem with the mac and advised talking with apple.
I have since tested the projector on a dell laptop running windows 8 and 17" mac book pro running Mountain Lion, in both instances the projector connects automatically and displays correctly.
However when i tried connecting to another 13" macbook pro running latest mavericks same as my own mac with the same intel graphics, it has the same problem, which leads me to think it is either a problem with mavericks or the Intel HD Graphics 4000.
Maybe it will be fixed in yomesmite?

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