Mac Mini vs Sony KDL46W3000

Similar issue to what I've seen with some other users with an interesting twist - TV has HDMI input so I've got a DVI to HDMI cable. Hook up the TV to the Mini and no picture. If I hook up a monitor open up displays and set the mouse on 'detect display' and then hook the TV up and execute - still no picture, but if I hook the monitor back up it shows the Mini detected a "Sony TV XV" and set the resolution to 1920x1080, NTSC, exactly what it should be. So the Mini sees the TV but the TV doesn't see the Mini. I can't see any settings on the TV that adjust the input settings. Any thoughts? Thanks.

There could be a problem with the DVI pixel clock being too high. This has been a commonly reported problem, especially with the G4 mini. I encountered it myself. The only way to get around the limitation is to drop the pixel clock by shortening the video blanking time. You can use a program like SwitchRes X to do this.

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