Problem w/resolutions on External Display after 10.5.7 update! Fixed yet?!

After installing 10.5.7, like half of the entire planets Mac users I had problems with the resolution my MacBook displayed when connecting to my TV whether in Mirror or Extended desktop.
I promptly reverted to 10.5.6 (thank the lord they recommend a backup!) and the problem was resolved.
HOWEVER, now I want to install Safari 4 and it isn't compatible with 10.5.6....
Does anybody know if the resolution problem has been addressed by Apple?
I did try some of the fixes suggested by other users on here but they didn't work for me.

Did you try the SwitchResX app (VersionTracker.com) that apparently worked for others, according to the users in the other thread where you posted http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2004318&start=180&tstart=0.

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