Mac MiniHDTV in DVI or HDMI: Which ones?

I intend to buy a Mac Mini and a new 26'' HDTV.
Which HD-TV's (26'' - 1366x768) with DVI or HDMI connection are DEFINITELY compatible with a Mac Mini ? I want to use the maximal resolution, and not be limited to VGA input.
I have specific Models in mind: "LG" 26LX2R, "Samsung" LE-26M51B, "Sony" KLV-27HR3, "Philips" 26PF5520(D), "Panasonic" TX-26LX52F, but am open to other brands and models if needed.

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DVI to HMDI is not supported on the Core 2 Duo Mac Mini.
You need to connect via DVI or VGA to your projector.
I have had Core2Duo Mac minis working with Sony LCD TVs and a Toshiba Plasma via DVI to HDMI cables with no problems. Obviously audio has to be run separately. There have been many reports from others that this works. It should do since both DVI and HDMI support HDCP and both are digital video connections, this after all is why a simple DVI to HDMI cable works.
What can be an issue is if your trying to do things like 3D or YCbCr colour encoding. However standard video works fine. Another common issue is if your are switching inputs to the TV perhaps via an AV Receiver or if the TV is allowed to sleep or be turned off, in these cases the Mac can see the handshake signal disappear. It is for this sort of situation Gefen makes the DVI Detective+ and the HDMI Detective+.
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http://tinyurl.com/MiniDVI-Amazon
The current MacBook Pros/iMacs (I make no assertions about future ones!) have Mini DisplayPorts that route both audio and video:
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