Older Mac to HD TV

I have an older Macbook (2006 Core Duo) and I'm trying to connect it to my HD TV. I have the mini-dvi to hdmi adapter but my TV says no signal. What am I doing wrong? I tried switching the resolution. I've seen many threads about this but found it all very confusing and usually only address the issue for newer macs. Did I buy the wrong adapter? Can my old mac not handle converter to HDMI? I'm trying to avoid returning yet another cable!!

Hmm, maybe its my graphics card?
I've tried it both on a TV and a HD projector, getting the same result.
If i go to windows then set the resolution to 1920x1080 then it works, so cable and everything is good. Its just the Mac that doesn't pick up the display. If there was anyway I could force it to find the display or be able to set my resolution to 1920x1080 it might help!
Frustration is really setting in now!
Also, I remember a while back I got two new monitors. I couldn't get these to work until I plugged in my old monitors, reduced the resolution, then plug in the new ones. I dont know if its some bug with my computer specifically or its something more generic.

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