MBP and Samsung plasma PS-50P96FDR. No 1920 x 1080 mode. Help

I connect my MBP 2.2 GHz to Samsung plasma using DVI-to-VGA adapter. But when I choose 1920x1080 mode on MBP for plasma, TV is showing picture for 2-3 seconds and turning off. It's work only in 1600x1200 mode.
What happend and what should I do?
PS3 work on Full DH Mode properly ...

There is no Options and no overscan button.
And I can't set in 1920x1080 mode frequency other then 59.9Hz. Others are greyed and unavaliable
I think the probles is 59.9Hz. But how can I change it to 60Hz or other?

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