Graphics card blinks out while Front Row is in use

I have a Dual Core Mac Mini and works fine while I'm on my desktop working, iTunes and other programs but when I use Front Row to watch Podcasts, Movies etc. it blinks out on me and seems to like go to sleep on me and when I press a button on the remote it wakes up and for a few seconds keeps a live image and then blinks out again.
Any help or known issues? thank you! - JRider

I've been having the same issue but maybe slightly different. I have a Mac Mini and an InFocus X1A projector. When Im working on the Mac everything is beautiful, but when I go into Front Row, beyond the first menu, the image blinks and the projector seems to have trouble holding the resolution signal; frequently goes blank and reports the resolution of the Mini and after 2-3 seconds go back to the image. Any thoughts? I upgraded to the latest, 10.5.1 and I wonder if there's an issue there with that.
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