Mini Display to VGA or DVI

have a late 2008 MBP with the mini display port.
I am looking into getting an adapter for it, but have heard stories about some displays and projectors not working with the adapters etc.
It'll mainly be hooked up to a samsung syncmaster T200HD TV (20") that has a whole load of ports, but the only one free is DVI. It will also be brought out to events as a backup machine, so would need to be able to be used!
Which adapter would be better to get, the VGA or DVI? I would probably need to get a second, third party adapter to go to which ever interface the apple adapter doesn't, for maximum compatibility. I can't justify €60 for two adapters....
Any ideas would be great.
Regards

Hello,
I have a weird problem with my Macbook pro 13" bought in sep 09. I have connected my Samsung HDTV 720p via mini display of Macbook pro 13 to DVI adapter n thn DVI to HDMI cable to HDMI port of TV.
When the display cable is unplugged, i am able to surf the internet and watch videos, as soon as I connect the mini display port to macbook pro, iternet freezes.
I even tried to move my macbook far away from the HDTV, but it never helped.
I noticed, macbook was connected to wifi in this situation but internet was not working, even i tried to ping my Netgear wifi router, it could not ping. and turned off the Airport and again turned it on (while the Display cable was connected to HDTV), it was not accepting password for my wifi router.
I dont know what is the problem, i tried all I knew to solve but still helpless.
Anybody please help me get this resolved.

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