Loss of picture with samsung and mac mini

I just bought a mac mini and tried to hook it up to a samsung flatsceen new'ish tv using a mini dvi cable it worked for about an hour after initially coming up with a blank screen, even on the tv stations, (screen went blue.) Then after turning everything of and starting again the picture came back, also mac mini picture working.
But as I said after about an hour the screen flickered and went to blue again and now we cannot get tv or anything just sound?
Any suggestions please.

Thanks for your reply:
I have two cables both supplied by mac when i bought the mini, one short one which goes into the mac and a long dvi cable which goes into the tv one end and the mac mini adapter the other. I will try all the cables again to see if any are loose it is a possibility. I also have booked samsung tech to visit as the tv is still under warranty. He is coming on Saturday which might or might not resolve if it is a TV issue - thanks

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