MiniDisplayport to HDMI adapter

I have a mac mini (2009) that I have connected to a Polaroid 1913TDXB (19" LCD TV with built-in DVD player). I connect it as follows: mini DVI to Apple provided mini DVI to DVI adapter to Monster DVI to HDMI adapter to HDMI connector into the TV. I wanted to clean up some of the adapter mess and bought a generic mini-displayport to HDMI adapter from Amazon. Now my Polariod won't see the mac mini. I've used the Amazon adapter with the mac mini and connected it to my Sony Bravia 46" with no problem. I've even tested the adapter with my new macbook pro to connect to the Polariod and it see's it. Why can't the monitor see the mac mini using this new adapter? I must be missing something.

Apple reports that some cheap m=DP to HDMI adapters are not up to the current standards and so do not work with newer Macs. Perhaps you are running into an issue with the latest copy protection standards required by the content providers in the new Mac mini, that the other Mac does not have. You may find that the 3rd party adapter sold by Apple works.
http://store.apple.com/us/product/TY600VC/A?fnode=MTY1NDA3Ng&mco=MTY4NzA5MDY
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