No video output via hdmi

I have a brand new Apple Mac Mini that was just delivered via Fed Ex a couple of hours ago.
I CANNOT get video to display over HDMI on my 50" plasma. When I comnect it and boot all I see is "no video input."
I have a newer, smaller Sharp plasma that will show the Apple start-up/splash screen for 15-20 seconds then the screen goes black.
I think the resolution in the settings is too high for my mini but how do I change if I cant see the **** screen?
I believe both of these TV's max out at 720p.
PS. AppleCare Support wants to send me another computer but I can guarantee it isnt a hardware failure.
Any thoughts?

Well, BSteely, where to begin? After my extensive discussions with more than one support engineer at Apple in Toronto as well as in Austin an interesting picture is emerging. Seems that I'd omitted a few things: First, I was not trying to display HD content but rather standard definition content. Second, I made the mistake hoping for an elegant and easy solution in hookup via HDMI (new flatscreens don't even have a DVI port anymore) - bad mistake! As one of the technicians put it, HDMI is an "unsettled" platform when it comes to HDCP, currently in version 1.4 , meaning, I should have tried VGA instead, a "settled" platform after all. Now, whether this will work remains to be seen because I don't have a micro DVI to VGA adapter yet but suffice to say that in essence I've been getting the message from Apple that, yes, the MacBook Air will - in the near future - support HDCP, but for now it does not contain the necessary software simply because HDMI is in its forth incarnation; plus, as they put it, Apple can't be responsible for testing compatibility with every single HD television set on the market - while it is true that there are thousands in existence, at the same time there are only four versions of HDMI with different HDCP specs! So, while I may be partially answering my own query here, it seems that Apple at this point is not particularly eager to make this software available because they rather would like to sell their new displays with the micro DVI ports instead of us endusers being able to hook the computer video signal up to just ANY monitor or TV. In the end, it is my hope that they will reconsider and not forget who their customers are, maybe after the Christmas season....

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