MacBook to Sony Bravia - TV seems to ignore MacBook

I have a new MacBook and I'd like to get it set up with my Sony Bravia HDTV. I have the proper cabling to connect the MB video port to the HDMI port on the HDTV. But I don't get anything good when I have the tv and MB on.
I know that there are some other threads about this but none of the ones that I saw are recent and none of them fix my problem.
All that I get on the HDTV is a blank screen. I can still check all of the possible inputs to the tv but it seems like it doesn't realize that the MB is connected.
I've also been able to see the displays on the prefs on the MB, to the point where I check the "mirror" checkbox (or not). Nothing there helps.
Thanks to anybody who can help.

The "problem" was in the MacBook.
I turned off power to the MB. When starting it up again, I held "Command" "Control" and shift keys.
I went into the System Prefs for Displays. The "Sony TV" window popped right up!
I went to the Bravia, checked out my inputs, and found my MB desktop on the Bravia (after giving each input a few seconds). Amazing!
I learned that there is a power issue at times from the MB video out jack. It isn't a big deal; only the way that power is sometimes apportioned. The restart with the Command, Control, shift ensures a cleaner output. That's according to an Apple expert anyhow.
Now I only need to connect the audio. But video is good to go! Very happy!

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