G5 + 1080p LCD

Hey fellas,
I just upgrade my TV from a 720p sharp to a 1080p panasonic. I used an hdmi cable before with no problems. when I hooked up my panasonic, the native resolution was not working properly and the image was flickering on and off and the colors were way off. I managed to open preferences and change the resolution 1280x720, which seemed to fit the screen best and give the most clarity, however the white bar on top of the screen with the file, menu, apple etc tabs is cut off. Now i just turned my computer back on and the color is way off, although the resolution is fine. whites appear blue and blues are red. I did the display calibration, but it didnt fix anything. Any ideas? Thanks for your time!

turning the tv off and on while the computer was on fixed the color issue. however the screen size is still wrong.

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